About Us
Physical Address
51 Ballards Corner Rd., Hinesburg Mailing Address PO Box 444, Hinesburg, VT 05461 Phone Number (802) 482-4946 Our Mission The Hinesburg Community Resource Center is a volunteer non-profit organization of neighbors helping neighbors. HCRC responds to the needs of Hinesburg area residents while we build community and extend a helping hand. Our Vision We envision a community where people are connected and are not in need. Our Values Compassion Collaboration Support Volunteer-Oriented Service Community Building |
The People
Board of Directors:
Anna Main, Chair Derek Nelson, Vice-Chair Patty Whitney, Treasurer Laura Hoppes, Secretary Becky Cook Melissa Levy Cheryl Park Kupersmith Heather Purinton Ginny Roberts Kenneth Russell Roberta Soll |
Executive Director:
Shannon Wheeler Friends of Families Coordinator: Alexandra Koncewicz Food Shelf Co-Directors: Jeff Glover and Hank White Twice is Nice Thrift Store Manager: Mary Crane Medical Equipment Lending Coordinator: Monica Glover Bookkeeper: Heidi Simkins |
Our 2020-2021 Partners
These community partners make it possible to do our work of neighbors helping neighbors through donations of funds and in-kind supports:
These community partners make it possible to do our work of neighbors helping neighbors through donations of funds and in-kind supports:
Blue Heron Building
Bucky's Pub Coffee Enterprises Community Alliance Church CVU Class of 2020 Energy Futures Group Everyone Eats/Skinny Pancake Good Times Cafe Hinesburg Fire Dept. Hinesburg Police Dept. Hinesburg Record Hinesburgh Public House Industrial Services, Inc. J.A. Morrissey, Inc. Lafreniere Electric |
Lantman's Market
Larry & Son Heating Service Marie & John Zimmermann Fund National Bank of Middlebury National Life Group Foundation New England Grassroots Environment Fund Optimal Energy Papa Nick's Richmond Community Kitchen Reap and Sow Farm Red Wagon Rice Lumber SCHIP |
Saint Jude's Catholic Church
Shelburne-Charlotte-Hinesburg Rotary Stan Burritt Plumbing & Heating Steven Palmer Construction Trillium Hill Farm Town of Hinesburg Town of Huntington Town of Monkton Town of St. George Trout Lily Foundation United Church of Hinesburg Vermont Electric Cooperative Vermont Food Bank Waitsfield/Champlain Telecom |

2021 Annual Report
The work we do is all about meeting basic needs and helping people find connections to community supports. We invite you to learn more about our work over the past year through our Annual Report, and we would be honored to have you join us as a donor, a volunteer or a community partner.
A Short History
The Hinesburg Community Resource Center was established in 1986 after the work of two Adelphi University Masters of Social Work students, who conducted a community assessment to learn about the resources of the area and to identify unmet needs in the community.
Working with the Hinesburg Volunteers for Community Service, a grant was submitted to the United Way in March 1986, requesting $5,000.00 to assist in establishing a community resource center. Early work of HCRC was based on connecting community members with programs and supports in the era before people could do an internet search or call 211.
HCRC has grown to include several programs which aim to respond to the needs of our community by providing support, resources, education and services to help meet basic needs and connect residents to community supports. They include Friends of Families, The Hinesburg Food Shelf, a School Vacation Food Program, Medical Equipment Lending, Emergency Assistance Fund, and a Senior Calendar.
In December of 2018, the building HCRC had been loaned at 51 Ballards Corner Road was donated to us by Jan Blomstrann. This generous gift gives HCRC the opportunity to expand the services offered to clients and opens up exciting new avenues for community partnerships in the years to come.
HCRC currently receives ongoing support from area towns, foundation grants, and donations from area farms, businesses, churches, organizations, and individuals. Our Twice is Nice thrift store profits also support programming. Programs are run almost entirely through the efforts of volunteers.
The work we do is all about meeting basic needs and helping people find connections to community supports. We invite you to learn more about our work over the past year through our Annual Report, and we would be honored to have you join us as a donor, a volunteer or a community partner.
A Short History
The Hinesburg Community Resource Center was established in 1986 after the work of two Adelphi University Masters of Social Work students, who conducted a community assessment to learn about the resources of the area and to identify unmet needs in the community.
Working with the Hinesburg Volunteers for Community Service, a grant was submitted to the United Way in March 1986, requesting $5,000.00 to assist in establishing a community resource center. Early work of HCRC was based on connecting community members with programs and supports in the era before people could do an internet search or call 211.
HCRC has grown to include several programs which aim to respond to the needs of our community by providing support, resources, education and services to help meet basic needs and connect residents to community supports. They include Friends of Families, The Hinesburg Food Shelf, a School Vacation Food Program, Medical Equipment Lending, Emergency Assistance Fund, and a Senior Calendar.
In December of 2018, the building HCRC had been loaned at 51 Ballards Corner Road was donated to us by Jan Blomstrann. This generous gift gives HCRC the opportunity to expand the services offered to clients and opens up exciting new avenues for community partnerships in the years to come.
HCRC currently receives ongoing support from area towns, foundation grants, and donations from area farms, businesses, churches, organizations, and individuals. Our Twice is Nice thrift store profits also support programming. Programs are run almost entirely through the efforts of volunteers.