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Vermont 211 director urges restored funding, cites rising unmet transportation requests

Senate Transportation · March 25, 2026
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Allison Lammana, executive director of United Ways of Vermont, told the Senate Transportation committee that Vermont 211 handled more than 61,000 contacts in 2025 and documented 139 unmet transportation needs last year, and she asked the committee to preserve the program’s full funding.

Allison Lammana, executive director of the United Ways of Vermont, told the Senate Transportation committee that Vermont 211 is a statewide information-and-referral system that connects Vermonters by phone, text and online to services and that the program needs full funding to meet rising demand.

"Vermont 211's mission is to promote the health and well-being of all Vermonters through a statewide information and referral system that streamlines access to community resources," Lammana said, describing 211 as a frontline resource…

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