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Free‑clinic network asks Vermont agriculture committee for $500,000 to stabilize Bridges to Health
Summary
Vermont's Free and Referral Clinics (VFRC) told the House Agriculture, Food Resiliency & Forestry committee VFRC will fiscal‑sponsor Bridges to Health on July 1, 2026, and requested $500,000 in FY2027 to support staff and operations for community health worker outreach to immigrant and migrant workers; committee members asked for budget comparisons and noted the request is not in the governor's proposal.
Olivia Sharrow, executive director of Vermont's Free and Referral Clinics, told the House Agriculture, Food Resiliency & Forestry committee that VFRC will assume fiscal sponsorship of Bridges to Health on July 1, 2026, and requested a $500,000 appropriation for fiscal year 2027 to cover part of the program’s operating budget.
"This funding … would act as a critical stabilizing funding source and would bolster this essential program," Sharrow said, describing Bridges to Health as an outreach and care‑coordination program that helps immigrants, migrant workers and their families…
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