Organizations Filed Purposes:
VERMONT LEGAL AID PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE THROUGHOUT VERMONT WHO ARE POOR, ELDERLY, OR HAVE DISABILITIES AND WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE DENIED JUSTICE OR THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE. THROUGH ITS HEALTH CARE OMBUDSMAN AND LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAMS, VERMONT LEGAL AID ALSO PROVIDES INFORMATION AND ADVOCACY FOR VERMONTERS WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT HEALTH CARE, HEALTH INSURANCE, AND LONG-TERM CARE.
VERMONT LEGAL AID PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE THROUGHOUT VERMONT WHO ARE POOR, ELDERLY, OR HAVE DISABILITIES AND WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE DENIED JUSTICE OR THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE.
THE POVERTY LAW PROJECT PROVIDES THE FULL RANGE OF LEGAL SERVICES SUBJECT TO INCOME AND SUBSTANTIVE ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES IMPOSED BY THE RELEVANT GRANTS AND CONTRACTS OF THE VLA BOARD. SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROVIDING LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO VICTIMS OF FAMILY ABUSE, TENANTS FACING EVICTION, VERMONTERS DENIED GOVERNMENT BENEFITS, AND CONSUMERS SUBJECT TO FRAUD AND EXPLOITATION.
THE HEALTH CARE ADVOCATE OFFICE ACTS AS AN INDEPENDENT ADVOCATE THAT INVESTIGATES REPORTED COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS OF HEALTH INSURANCE. IT HELPS PEOPLE WITH CLAIMS OF DENIAL OF CARE, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, BILLING PROBLEMS, COMPLAINTS, AND APPEALS. IT ALSO PARTICIPATES IN HEALTH INSURANCE RATE FILINGS WITH THE BOARD CHARGED BY THE VERMONT LEGISLATURE WITH OVERSEEING THE RATE OF HEALTH CARE COST GROWTH IN VERMONT AND THE QUALITY OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
THE ELDER LAW PROJECT PROVIDES SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE CLIENTS WHO ARE OVER THE AGE OF 60. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING REPRESENTING INDIVIDUALS WHO SEEK HELP THROUGH THE VARIOUS AREA AGENCIES ON AGING, DUAL-ELIGIBLE ELDERLY MEDICAID RECIPIENTS, AND STATEWIDE ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF VERMONT ELDERS IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND WITH VARIOUS AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENT SUBDIVISIONS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Eric Avildsen | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $110,316 |
| Nanci Smith Until June 2019 | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Massiti Mohamed Until Jan 2019 | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Olivia Smith-Hammond | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Jessica A Oski | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Joan Lavoie | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Peter B Kunin | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Erin Jacobsen | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Alicia Araje-Van Dyk | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Hans Huessy | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Appel | INTERIM PRES | 2 | $0 |
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