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In 2020, JUMP will continue to explore community initiative’s which support shared effort and resources to reach out and meet families where they are at.


If you'd like to support the important work that JUMP does for approximately 2200 householdss a year, please consider making a one time or reoccurring tax-deductible donation.

The JUMP Drop-In Center offers hospitality, direct assistance with utilities, food, laundromat, bus passes, gas vouchers, vouchers to area thrift stores, toiletries, referrals and more. JUMP can assist up to 20 households/individuals on Thursday and on Friday mornings. 

 

You are eligible for assistance if this is your first visit to JUMP - or - if it is has been 3 months since you received JUMP assistance. Please bring your ID. If you need utility assistance, please bring a copy of your bill.  


Not eligible for assistance but have a question, need a referral, or want a cup of coffee or tea and a healthy snack?  Come see us at JUMP any Thursday or Friday morning!   


JUMP's Staff:  Shannon Lemley-Willis, Manager of Client Services, and Matt Van Wagner, Director of Outreach and Development, and our great team of volunteers will be here to greet you and assist you. 

December 2024 Update from the JUMP Board President

We are pleased to report that, thanks to generous donors like you, this has been a good
year for JUMP. Together, we’ve done what we set out to do – to do more to help more
people. We added new services and increased JUMP’s direct service budget – the result:
We are pleased to report this has been a good year for JUMP. We've done what we set out to do -- to do more for more people. 
Our two staff members, Shannon and Matt and volunteers have truly devoted themselves to creating a positive and warm atmosphere for our guests.  
This year, over 3000 men, women and children from 29 Vermont cities and towns, across 9 counties came to JUMP for assistance. JUMP guests include young and old, housed and unhoused, employed and unemployed, long-time Vermonters an newly arrived refugees, all of whom needed help to get housed, stay housed and meet basic needs. 
The financial support of our generous sponsors and donors has enabled JUMP to assist more Vermonters, add new services, and increase our direct services budget.  The result: 
    -  Larger utility grants are helping folks keep the lights on and stay warm.
    -  Increased food assistance supports families facing inflation at the grocery store.
    -  Added transportation assistance providing both bus passes and gas vouchers.
    -  Increased access to personal care supplies, laundromat and thrift store vouchers.
Yet, our work is far from done.  
 
The number of people without housing in Vermont is at a record level.  The number of households struggling to meet basic expenses including rent, has also soared. We helped thousands of people this year, but also turned away hundreds more.
 
That is why we are asking for your support now to fund the much needed assistance that JUMP hopes to provide during the winter months ahead.  
With gratitude,
Anne Tewksbury-Frye
JUMP Board President
We are pleased to report that, thanks to generous donors like you, this has been a good
year for JUMP. Together, we’ve done what we set out to do – to do more to help more
people. We added new services and increased JUMP’s direct service budget – the result:
We are pleased to report that, thanks to generous donors like you, this has been a good
year for JUMP. Together, we’ve done what we set out to do – to do more to help more
people. We added new services and increased JUMP’s direct service budget – the result:afeWe are pleased to report that, thanks to generous donors like you, this has been a good
year for JUMP. Together, we’ve done what we set out to do – to do more to help more
people. We added new services and increased JUMP’s direct service budget – the result:
We are pleased to report that, thanks to generous donors like you, this has been a good
year for JUMP. Together, we’ve done what we set out to do – to do more to help more
people. We added new services and increased JUMP’s direct service budget – the result:
We are pleased to report that, thanks to generous donors like you, this has been a good
year for JUMP. Together, we’ve done what we set out to do – to do more to help more
people. We added new services and increased JUMP’s direct service budget – the result:
 Larger utility grants are helping folks keep the lights on and stay warm.
 Increased food assistance supports families facing inflation at the grocery store.
 Added transportation assistance providing both bus passes and gas vouchers.
 Increased access to personal care supplies, laundromat and thrift store vouchers.


We are pleased to report this has been a good year for JUMP. 


We've done what we set out to do -- to do more for more people. Our two staff members, Shannon and Matt and a growing crew of JUMP volunteers have truly devoted themselves to creating a positive and warm atmosphere for our guests.


This year, over 3000 men, women and children from 29 Vermont cities and towns, across 9 counties came to JUMP for assistance. JUMP guests include young and old, housed and unhoused, employed and unemployed, long-time Vermonters an newly arrived refugees, all of whom needed help to get housed, stay housed and meet basic needs.


The financial support of our generous sponsors and donors has enabled JUMP to assist more Vermonters, add new services, and increase our direct services budget. The result:


   - Larger utility grants are helping folks keep the lights on and stay warm.
   - Increased food assistance supports families facing inflation at the grocery store. 
   - Added transportation assistance providing both bus passes and gas vouchers.
   - Increased access to personal care supplies, laundromat and thrift store vouchers.


Yet, our work is far from done.

The number of people without housing in Vermont is at a record level. The number of households struggling to meet basic expenses including rent, has also soared. We helped thousands of people this year, but also turned away hundreds more.


That is why we are asking for your support now to fund the much needed assistance JUMP hopes to provide during the winter months ahead. 

We are pleased to report this has been a good year for JUMP. We've done what we set out to do -- to do more for more people. 
Our two staff members, Shannon and Matt and volunteers have truly devoted themselves to creating a positive and warm atmosphere for our guests.  


This year, over 3000 men, women and children from 29 Vermont cities and towns, across 9 counties came to JUMP for assistance. JUMP guests include young and old, housed and unhoused, employed and unemployed, long-time Vermonters an newly arrived refugees, all of whom needed help to get housed, stay housed and meet basic needs. 

The financial support of our generous sponsors and donors has enabled JUMP to assist more Vermonters, add new services, and increase our direct services budget.  The result: 

    -  Larger utility grants are helping folks keep the lights on and stay warm.
    -  Increased food assistance supports families facing inflation at the grocery store.
    -  Added transportation assistance providing both bus passes and gas vouchers.
    -  Increased access to personal care supplies, laundromat and thrift store vouchers.

Yet, our work is far from done.  
 
The number of people without housing in Vermont is at a record level.  The number of households struggling to meet basic expenses including rent, has also soared. We helped thousands of people this year, but also turned away hundreds more.

 

That is why we are asking for your support now to fund the much needed assistance that JUMP hopes to provide during the winter months ahead.  



With gratitude,

Anne Tewksbury-Frye

JUMP Board President
We are pleased to report this has been a good year for JUMP. We've done what we set out to do -- to do more for more people. 
Our two staff members, Shannon and Matt and volunteers have truly devoted themselves to creating a positive and warm atmosphere for our guests.  


This year, over 3000 men, women and children from 29 Vermont cities and towns, across 9 counties came to JUMP for assistance. JUMP guests include young and old, housed and unhoused, employed and unemployed, long-time Vermonters an newly arrived refugees, all of whom needed help to get housed, stay housed and meet basic needs. 

The financial support of our generous sponsors and donors has enabled JUMP to assist more Vermonters, add new services, and increase our direct services budget.  The result: 

    -  Larger utility grants are helping folks keep the lights on and stay warm.
    -  Increased food assistance supports families facing inflation at the grocery store.
    -  Added transportation assistance providing both bus passes and gas vouchers.
    -  Increased access to personal care supplies, laundromat and thrift store vouchers.

Yet, our work is far from done.  
 
The number of people without housing in Vermont is at a record level.  The number of households struggling to meet basic expenses including rent, has also soared. We helped thousands of people this year, but also turned away hundreds more.

 

That is why we are asking for your support now to fund the much needed assistance that JUMP hopes to provide during the winter months ahead.  



With gratitude,

Anne Tewksbury-Frye

JUMP Board President

With gratitude,


Anne Tewksbury-Frye

JUMP Board President

2024 Winter Fundraising Campaign  JUMP in for Good! 
Matt Van Wagner, Director, Outreach & Development

I joined the JUMP staff in February and continue to be impressed with all that we are doing together.  

We are making a difference for our neighbors in need - providing warm hospitality and direct, immediate, practical assistance at our Outreach Center. 


Our neighbors include families with children of all ages; single adults, senior citizens, families and single adults without housing, or at risk of losing their housing; adults with disabilities, newly arriving refugees and new Americans. 

 

We show hospitality and we provide vouchers for food, clothing, utilities, laundry services and personal care items. 

And still, a growing number of our Vermont neighbors struggle daily with the realities of strained budgets, the challenge of staying housed and the devastation of homelessness. 

I see it. You see it. We all see it.  We can and must do more. 

Nearly every person who comes to the JUMP Outreach Center tells us how grateful they are for JUMP.  With your help, we can do more for more people! 


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We are grateful for all who have supported JUMP in 2024: