• To check on road conditions in Vermont: http://crisislanding.appspot.com/?crisis=2011_flooding_vermont
• For information on the Vermont Foodbank: http://www.vtfoodbank.org
• Vermont Public Radio News coverage: http://www.vpr.net/news/
• Seven Days Newspaper resource list: http://7d.blogs.com/blurt/2011/08/after-irene-how-you-can-help-vermont.html

Vermont Disaster Relief Fund -- for Help with Vermont Victims of Hurricane Irene

If you would like to help Vermonters impacted by the devastation of Irene, please make a donation to the statewide Vermont Disaster Relief Fund by dropping off a check made out to the fund at any local United Way office (addresses below). The Vermont Disaster Relief Fund was created by the United Ways of Vermont in cooperation with the executive board of the Vermont Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (Vermont VOAD) and Vermont Emergency Management (VEM) to be used specifically for long term recovery. The United Ways of Vermont is the fiscal agent for the fund. Expenditures from the fund will be used 100% for the unmet long term needs of survivors from the Irene disaster, and decisions will be made by Long Term Recovery Committees recognized by VOAD and Vermont Emergency Management.

Businesses should call the Agency of Commerce and Community Development at (ACCD) at 828-3211 to report damage which will be collated for VEM and FEMA. ACCD will also make referrals for financing and technical assistance. The information needed when businesses make the call is: name of business, location (complete address), description of damage, point of contact, date damage occurred. There are additional questions for historic properties.

Individuals who would like to report damage from the storm should contact Vermont 2-1-1 by calling "211" -- a local call from anywhere in the state.  Call specialists will fill out official disaster reports while on the phone call.

For more information on the Vermont Disaster Relief Fund, or to donate online, go to www.vermont211.org OR contact your local United Way listed below. 

For detailed information about the fund, click here.

• United Way of Addison County 48 Court St, PO Box 555 Middlebury, VT 05753 (802) 388-7189 http://www.unitedwayaddisoncounty.org
• United Way of Bennington CountyPO Box 1430 Manchester Ctr., VT 05255-1430 Physical address: 58 Bonnet Street, TD Bank Bldg., 2nd Floor  Manchester Center, VT 05255 (802) 367-1155 http://www.unitedwayorbenningtoncounty.org
• United Way of Chittenden County412 Farrell Street, Suite 200 South Burlington VT 05403 (802)  864-7541 www.unitedwaycc.org
• Franklin/Grand Isle United Way 109 North Main Street, PO Box 387 St. Albans, VT 05478 (802) 527-7418 www.fgiunitedway.org
• Green Mountain United Way(Caledonia, Essex, Orange, Orleans & Washington) 963 Paine Turnpike North #2 Montpelier, VT 05602-9163 (802) 229-9532 www.gmunitedway.org
• Green Mountain United Way (Northeast Kingdom) PO Box 33, 69 Main StreetDerby Line, VT 05803-0033(802) 647-2148
• Green Mountain United Way (Caledonia/So.Essex) 1325 Main Street, St. Johnsbury, VT 05819 (802) 745-0101
• United Way of Lamoille County 20 Morrisville Plaza, TD Bank Bldg.,Morrisville, VT 05661 (802) 888-3252 www.uwlamoille.org
• United Way of Rutland County 6 Church St., Rutland, VT 05701 (802) 773-7477 http://www.uwrutland.org
• Granite United Way/Upper Valley 21 Technology Drive, West Lebanon, NH 03784 (603) 298.8499 http://www.graniteuw.org
• United Way of Windham County 28 Vernon Street, Suite 312 Brattleboro, VT 05301-4313 (802) 257-4011www.unitedwaywindham.org

Champlain College is a supporter of United Way.