In June, I started working full-time as a Job Crew Leader for a non-profit called COVER. Based in White River Junction, Vermont, COVER specializes in home repair and weatherization for people in need who live in the Upper Connecticut River Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont. COVER relies on the generosity of individuals, foundations, local businesses, and the proceeds from its “ReCOVER Store” to fund home repairs and weatherization. The mission of COVER is best summed up by “providing hope and community” to the people of the Upper Valley.

I have found this work to be highly rewarding in that I have to apply several skill sets: teaching, construction knowledge, leadership, and the ability to hear people’s concerns. In a time when there is so much negative hyperbole directed toward people in poverty and the safety nets of our government are under attack, it feels good to be part of a positive solution. Learn more about COVER.