Working Bridges

Working Bridges is a prime example of Opportunity Employment. The program, developed by the United Way of Northwest Vermont in partnership with a working group of local employers (including Rhino Foods), brings access to community supports to the workplace.

This support includes confidential, one-on-one resource coordination, income advance loans, classes or workshops, and an onsite Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site during tax season. Working Bridges works with employers to capture data & stories that give a new perspective on what employees in a workplace are experiencing that might interrupt their opportunity to stay employed.

Watch the video below to learn how Tammy, a batter maker at Rhino Foods, worked with a Working Bridges Resource Coordinator to get past a financial emergency, get her driver’s license, and buy a new home.