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The home for VPR's coverage of health and health industry issues affecting the state of Vermont.

Open Door Clinic Ends Rides For Migrant Workers

The Open Door Clinic
The Open Door Clinic began coordinating rides for migrant workers in 2009, but the program became so successful staff couldn't afford the time to continue it.

Changes at a clinic in Middlebury have some concerned that migrant workers could lose access to medical care. 

The Open Door clinic has stopped coordinating rides for migrant workers to get to their medical appointments. However the clinic has provided lists of volunteer drivers and translators for Addison county's estimated 500 migrant workers.  

And clinic officials, along with Addison County Transit, have applied for a grant to eventually re-establish the coordinated ride program. 

VPR's Mary Carol Maganzini spoke with reporter John Flowers from the Addison Independent about the issue.

Mary Carol joined Vermont Public in January of 2013. She began her broadcast career 25 years ago as news director at WEZF in Colchester. She has a BA in Economics and Fine Arts from St. Michael’s College and an MFA in acting from Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. She appeared in various roles over the years on the stage of St Michael’s Playhouse, and teaches young actors in The Broadway Workshop summer camp at St Mike’s.
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