Grantees: Professional Development
Boys & Girls Club of Brattleboro
The Boys and Girls Club of Brattleboro (BGCB) is expanding College and Career Support Programming to include new partnerships, offer new components, and serve more youth in their region. Plans for this programming during the 2024/2025 school year include:
1) Eight College Visit Field Trips
2) Ten College and Career Prep Workshops
3) Afterschool college and career prep tutoring with professional mentors
Together, these programs will engage community partners to provide youth with the guidance and encouragement they need to pursue higher education and make informed decisions about their futures. BGCB College and Career Support Programs are operated free of charge with the core purpose of helping youth achieve their potential.
Hatch, Inc. DBA HatchSpace
HatchSpace is expanding their Youth Design+Build Camps by piloting a new Woodworking Intensive camp for young people. During the summer of 2026, HatchSpace will offer five grant funded Youth Design+Build Camps, including their new Intensive Camp, two sessions of our Skateboard Build Camp, and two sessions of our Rosie’s Girls Camp. All of these programs expand youth engagement opportunities for learning trades skills in southern Vermont. Outcomes of these programs include exposure to career skills as young people build confidence, relationships, and projects with wood and tools. A total of 50 young people will participate in these camps during the grant period, with recruitment supported by community outreach and existing partnerships.