February 6th, 2025 is 3SquaresVT Awareness Day! Join us virtually as we celebrate, educate, and share the ways this critical program supports people, farms, and businesses across Vermont.
Below are links to watch live on YouTube as 3SquaresVT advocates testify in committee rooms in the Vermont House and Vermont Senate throughout the day. You can always watch Vermont House and Senate Committees and Vermont House Chamber or Senate Chamber via YouTube live streams. If you log on before the hearing has begun, click on the “Live” links to see the new hearing when it begins. For many of these links, hearings will be in session when you click on the links at the times advocates are scheduled to testify.
- 9:00 am – 9:30 am: 3SquaresVT Advocates testify before Vermont’s Senate Committee on Agriculture.
- 9:00 am – 9:30 am: 3SquaresVT Advocates testify before Vermont’s House Commerce & Economic Development Committee.
- 9:30 am – 10:30 am: 3SquaresVT Advocates testify before Vermont’s House Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry Committee.
- 10:00 am 10:30 am: 3SquaresVT Advocates testify before Vermont’s Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee.
- 11:45 am – 12:00 pm: 3SquaresVT Advocates testify before Vermont’s Senate Health & Welfare Committee.
- 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm: 3SquaresVT Advocates testify before Vermont’s Senate Government Operations Committee.
- 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm: 3SquaresVT Advocates testify before Vermont’s House Human Services Committee.
- 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm: 3SquaresVT Advocates testify before Vermont’s House Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee.
- 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: 3SquaresVT Advocates recognized with a Proclamation on the floor of the House of Representatives by Representative Jubilee McGill of Bridport.
For a full list of all House and Senate Committees, view this Vermont Legislative webpage for streaming links.
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