Dear Neighbors:

Howard Center will join with Vermont Care Partners, the VNAs of Vermont, the Area Agencies on Aging Association, and the Community of Vermont Elders to sponsor a Gubernatorial Forum on Community Health on Monday, June 27, from 7:30-9:00 p.m. at Main Street Landing’s Film House at Lake and College in Burlington, VT. The debate will include candidates Matt Dunne, Peter Galbraith, Bruce Lisman, Sue Minter, and Lt. Governor Phil Scott. The debate will be moderated by Peter Mallary from the Vermont Association for Mental Health and Addiction Recovery, and interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing will be available. Vermont PBS will broadcast the event live. Seating is limited and is first-come, first served. Overflow seating with live streamed viewing will also be available on site.

The forum will address key issues about how resources can best be directed to strengthen and sustain home and community based services. This is a critical topic for thousands of children, families, and seniors across Vermont, as often the most important aspects of health care happen in homes and communities. As Vermont strives to redesign oversight, management, delivery, and payment for health care, the community based service system may hold the key to success.