Grantees

Funding will be used for crib replacement.

Provide cross-country skills for afterschool program, vacation camps, physical education class and all-school recreation activities

The In-Sight Photography Project began in 1992 as a free summer course for Brattleboro’s teenagers. In-Sight’s mission is to empower youth through the photographic arts to find their own creative voices and communicate their unique personal visions. Over the last 25 years, In-Sight has expanded into a national youth arts organization with year-round programming. Today, In-Sight offers accessible photography education programming to underserved youth in Windham County, Vermont. Having reached the milestone of a quarter century of operations, In-Sight is launching a 25th Anniversary Campaign to move to a larger facility.

To purchase equipment which will fill basic needs and expand and enhance developmental activities for thie at-risk population of infants and toddlers in Lund's early childhood program and cild care center.

Purchase iPads for the Y Early Education Program.

We are requesting funding to overcome structural barriers to teachers’ use of our Farm to School garden for learning. We have maintained an educational garden since 2017 to foster an early exploration of where healthy food comes from. Over the years, there has been one teacher, the Garden Coordinator, who primarily takes care of the garden, which led to one group of children spending the most time there. We have practiced rotations for the Garden Coordinator to facilitate garden exploration and cooking with other groups regularly. However, we are striving to encourage use of the garden by all teachers. We seek to mitigate their structural barriers and continue to provide professional learning and leadership. We believe that the garden is a setting not only for learning about nature and food, but also for all the same learning objectives that one can practice indoors including motor skills, observation, language, and problem-solving. Children who visit and tend the garden will also understand deeply how they can grow something beautiful and nourishing from a small seed. By adding equipment that facilitates learning, safety, and comfort, all children in our Center can benefit from the emergent learning opportunities offered by the garden and its produce.

The Early Learning Center seeks funding to expand its sensory tool library through the acquisition of specialized equipment designed to support children’s cognitive, emotional, and physical development. These tools will promote inclusion and provide therapeutic benefits for children with sensory sensitivities. Our future location will have a room specifically designed for sensory breaks. Children enrolled at the Early Learning Center represent a diverse population with varying developmental needs. The current sensory library is limited in scope and lacks varied equipment that could more effectively support regulation, engagement, and learning. Upgrading the space will help address these gaps and provide equitable access to sensory interventions. Our goal is to support neurodivergent learners better in our community and these additions will create a safe, stimulating space where all children, especially those with sensory processing challenges, can engage, regulate, and grow in alignment with our core values.

They would like to expand the program to include extended materials for families to use together as a way to give all families an opportunity to foster their child's learning and increase their social emotional, communication, and cognitive skills