About Us
Northeast Kingdom Council
on Aging
on Aging
About Us
The Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging has been serving older Vermonters since 1974, when the Northeastern Vermont Development Association launched Project Seniors in St. Johnsbury. As the second program of its kind in the state, it provided a welcoming space for older adults to gather, enjoy a meal, and stay connected to their neighbors.
With support from the Older Americans Act, along with local and state funding, the program expanded by 1979 to meet growing needs across Caledonia, Orleans, and Essex Counties. Civic leaders formed a Consumer Board, laying the foundation for the Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging, Inc. — a nonprofit organization now recognized as the Area Agency on Aging for Northeastern Vermont.
Our mission is simple and essential: to provide communities with the tools to age well. From nutrition and wellness to caregiver support and case management, we remain committed to empowering older Vermonters to live with independence, dignity, and connection — right here in the communities they call home.
Northeast Kingdom Council
on Aging
on Aging
Vermont Aging Network Consortium (VANC)
Vermont's five Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) are affiliated together through a non-profit entity, called the Vermont Aging Network Consortium (VANC). VANC will positively impact the overall cost of health care by leveraging economies of scale, combining resources, and reducing duplication within the community-provider network of home- and community-based services. A focus on establishing future contracts with payers and healthcare systems is expected to further enhance financial sustainability for aging services as they evolve.
The Vermont Aging Network Consortium is a separate nonprofit entity within which the individual AAAs will remain active and independent nonprofits as they continue to serve clients in their communities. It will help the AAAs create a sustainable financial model of service by leveraging their strengths, their buying power, and their high-quality systems of service. The AAAs trade association, the Vermont Association of Agencies on Aging (V4A) will continue to separately serve as the lobbying, advocacy, and educational organization for the AAAs.
This affiliation together will support the Vermont area agencies on aging as a unified entity providing a high standard of services throughout the state. It will promote the pursuit of best practices within our case management, nutrition, and caregiver support programs, to list just a few, and will strengthen the role of the AAAs as community partners in delivering critical services that reach a growing population of older Vermonters.
Our Values
Communities: We value our communities because they are small and close-knit, with strong and caring systems of grassroots support. We value our communities' cultural differences and their independence.
Co-workers: We believe in supportive work relationships based on trust, respect and honest communication. WE value the knowledge and commitment each shares with sensitivity to support each other and the team.
Workplace: Within our workplace we value a healthy, safe, respectful, and supportive work environment that is dedicated to keeping employees well informed to better serve our clients. We value our employees by providing a positive mix of benefits and pay.
Our Key Partners
