Cofounded by volunteers in 2021, incorporated in 2023, and staffed in 2024, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project (VAAP) is a legal services and technical assistance organization that exists to raise Vermont noncitizens’ awareness of and access to critical immigration legal help and support.

Driven by a growing cadre of talented staff, service learners, and volunteers, we pursue whole-sector advancement by building on trusted community infrastructure, adapting proven models to meet proven local needs, and right-sizing immigration legal infrastructure to ensure equitable access statewide.

We don’t want to leave unrepresented immigrants unsupported, so we curate a Resource Library, a clearinghouse of nationally recognized and original materials designed to give Vermont communities easy access to trusted guidance and tools on immigration and related issues.