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Community and Economic Development Office (CEDO)

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The City of Burlington's Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO)

The Community and Economic Development Office (CEDO) is a department of the City of Burlington. We work with the community to foster economic vitality; preserve and enhance neighborhoods, quality of life and the environment; and promote equity and opportunity for all residents of Burlington.

11/12/2025

We want to hear from YOU!

06/18/2025

Thanks for having us, Old North End Farmers' Market!

Missed out on your chance for a FREE soil screening yesterday? Catch us at the Burlington Farmers Market on June 28th or again at Dewey Park on June 24th and September 23rd!

Reminder that we're still taking applications for the Lead Hazard Control Program!

Whether you are a landlord who is looking to improve the safety of your building or a homeowner or renter with small children who could be exposed to lead paint hazards, please contact us to find out more about how you can qualify for our program

💻 burlingtonvt.gov/240/Apply-and-Qualify
✉️ [email protected]
☎️ 802-865-5323.

06/13/2025

📆Tuesday, June 17th
⏰3:00-6:00pm
📍Old North End Farmer’s Market
Dewey Park, across from the Integrated Arts Academy

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in conjunction with The Burlington Lead Program and UVM Extension is offering FREE soil screening for lead.

Bring 2 cups of your soil in a sealed, plastic bag and NRCS will perform analysis and give you the results on the spot!

Lead is a toxic metal that can affect the health of children and adults. In urban areas, soil contamination is frequently linked to bare soil near pre-1978 homes and adjacent to busy roads.

06/11/2025

We want YOUR input on the development of the City of Burlington’s 2025 One-Year Action Plan for Housing & Community Development!

This is a great opportunity for folks who:
• Want their voices to be heard
• Have thoughts and/or opinions
• Love Burlington
• Have always wanted to participate in local government
• Live in Burlington
• Really like discussions on the planning and allocation of federal funds
• Care about their communities

On Monday, June 23rd, 2025, there will be a Public Hearing before the Burlington City Council to hear comments on housing and community development needs, and the draft 2025 One-Year Action Plan.

More information on the City Council meeting can be found online at https://burlingtonvt.portal.civicclerk.com. Written comments will also be accepted on the Action Plan through July 11th, 2025, via email at [email protected]

To view or download the Draft 2025 Action Plan, please visit the CEDO landing page on the City of Burlington website.

For more information, or information on alternative access, contact Community & Economic Development Office, (802) 865-7144.

06/02/2025

📢HIRING EVENT ALERT 📢

Giri Hotels is excited to announce a hiring event for the brand-new AC Marriott Burlington!

Hiring Event Dates:
June 3: 9am - 7pm
June 4: 9am - 7pm
June 5: 9am - 3pm
June 7: 9am - 7pm

Location:
The Farmhouse Tap & Grill
160 Bank St, Burlington, VT

05/07/2025

Do you have a passion for working as a healthcare professional? Then apply now to get trained and become a Personal Care Assistant (PCA) in only five weeks!

The Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO) is pleased to announce a brand-new session of its PCA Plus Workforce training program. While our May 27 Cohort is full, applications for our September 29 Cohort are now open!

This free PCA Plus program combines course work and lab skills for a total of 60 hours of training.

Prospective students must submit an application to be eligible for the interview stage of the selection process. If you need assistance with filling out a hard copy application, call us at 802-865-7144.

Students who successfully complete this 5-week training program will each receive a $300.00 completion bonus.

More information, including the application of the PCA Plus Workforce training program can be found at the link below:

https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/237/Personal-Care-Assistant-PCA-Plus-Program

The Program aims to train people from Burlington’s underserved communities to become PCAs, helping to advance their economic mobility and fill scores of open positions in home health.

Start an in-demand career in healthcare today!

04/15/2025

Congrats to the new PCAs! CEDO Continues to Fill Job Gaps

On April 10th, six students from Burlington’s underserved communities had every reason to celebrate! All received the results of their final exams, and all are now qualified and eager to enter the Burlington workforce, to provide professional caregiver services as Personal Care Assistants (PCAs).

Recognizing a dire shortage of workers in the healthcare field, the City of Burlington/Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO) designed this one-of-a kind PCA Plus Training Program that combines classroom instruction, lab skills, personal and professional development (PPD) and diversity and equity training. First launched in July 2023, CEDO has coordinated the training of several cohorts and trained 30 persons from Burlington’s low-income and BIPOC communities, including immigrants and refugees. CEDO, for close to eight (8) years, has been designing and implementing through third party providers, unique workforce development and job training programs, particularly in the construction and healthcare sectors. The PCA Plus Workforce training program is being implemented by Age Well, the leading experts and advocates for the aging population of Northwestern Vermont.

The next PCA Plus training session will begin on May 27, 2025.

For more information visit: http://bit.ly/4hJoSaB

03/14/2025

CEDO's Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Plus Workforce Training program is taking applications!

Our next 2025 cohort will be starting classes on May 27th. Click on the link to learn more! bit.ly/4hJoSaB

The PCA Plus Workforce Training program combines coursework and lab skills training over 5 weeks. At the end of the 5 weeks, students who complete the training and earn their completion certificate are eligible to receive a $300 training incentive.

Childcare and transportation requests will be carefully evaluated and accommodated to the extent possible.

03/11/2025

Last Monday, seven enthusiastic students arrived early at TLC HomeCare-South Burlington on Williston Road to commence the five-week CEDO-Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Plus Workforce Training Program which combines 60 hours of coursework and lab skills training. Free to all eligible participants, the PCA Plus Workforce Training Program also offers three hours each of personal and professional development (PPD) and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) training. Successful students also receive a $300.00 completion bonus.

Designed by CEDO and first launched in August 2023, the PCA Plus Workforce Training Program has, to date, trained 24 persons – low-income, unemployed, underemployed, women and persons of color, including immigrants and refugees – to become PCAs, supporting their economic mobility and helping to fill scores of open positions in home health and assistant living facilities. As a proof of concept, CEDO also successfully implemented and trained five persons from Burlington’s underserved Arabic-speaking community to become PCAs, utilizing Wordly AI real-time translation and captioning technology.

The PCA Plus Workforce Training Program is implemented by Age Well, the leading experts and advocates for the aging population of Northwestern Vermont.

Another cohort of trainees will begin their PCA Plus training on May 26. Submit your application today to join them!

For more information, please visit: https://bit.ly/4hJoSaB

02/28/2025

The City of Burlington will be operating the Extreme Cold Weather Shelter (ECWS) from 5pm on March 2 - 8am on March 3.

Transportation WILL BE provided from two pick-up points at 5pm and 6pm:
- COTS VT Daystation @ 95 North Ave
- Fletcher Free Library

⏰5pm - 8am
📍130 Gosse Ct
📞211 or 802-829-6326

Many thanks to our partners at CVOEO and the VT Agency of Human Services!

02/14/2025

The City of Burlington will be operating the Extreme Cold Weather Shelter (ECWS) from 5pm on February 17 - 8am on February 18.

Transportation WILL BE provided from two pick-up points at 5pm and 6pm:
- Community Resource Center/Feeding Champlain Valley
- Fletcher Free Library

⏰5pm - 8am
📍130 Gosse Ct
📞211 or 802-829-6326

Many thanks to our partners at CVOEO and the VT Agency of Human Services

02/11/2025

The Burlington Lead Program offers FREE IRC classes, once a month at Burlington City Hall from 1-4pm. We are offering classes on:

📆 February 20
📆 March 13
📆 April 17

If you are a rental property owner or Child Care facility operator, you are required to file your IRC (Inspection, Repair and Cleaning) practices statement every year.

For more information on the class schedules and the Burlington Lead Program’s mission to reduce lead paint hazards in Burlington and Winooski, please visit our web page: https://www.burlingtonvt.gov/713/IRC-and-RRPM-Training

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149 Church Street
Burlington, VT
05401

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Monday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 4:30pm

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http://www.burlingtonvt.gov/CEDO

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