Awards
Jack Hickey, O.P. Award from Vermont Dismas House
In 2008, Peter Coldwell (VFP Founder & Treasurer) and Volunteers For Peace received the Jack Hickey, O.P. award for their steadfast work promoting voluntary service, conflict resolution, reconciliation and peace.
International volunteers painting the Burlington Dismas House ~ 2000
VT Dismas House reconciles prisoners with society and society with prisoners. For many years Volunteers For Peace has organized projects with Dismas House of Vermont at both of their Vermont locations, Burlington & Rutland. In the 1990's VFP Volunteers worked on readying the Rutland house for occupancy and in the summer of 2007 VFP Volunteers from around the world helped paint the exterior. In 2000 International Volunteers painted the exterior of the Burlington Dismas House. Dismas House has hosted individuals from Kenya, Japan, Belgium, Germany, Italy, England and South Korea. These volunteers live in community with Dismas House residents while helping staff with their work.
e-achievement award from etown
In 2006 Volunteers For Peace was honored with an e-achievement award for the impact of our international voluntary service projects. etown is a weekly radio broadcast on NPR® offering high quality programs of diverse music and conversation in order to entertain, educate and engage a wide audience in appreciating and protecting our cultural and natural resources.
Daily Point of Light Award
In 2002, Volunteers For Peace received the Daily Point of Light Award from the Points of Light Foundation, supported by both Presidents Bush and Clinton.