Grantees

Eliminating health access barriers by providing free dental care & education for Burlington School District children who are low-income or uninsured at our School-Based Dental Center

SMART Moves is an evidence-based prevention curriculum developed by the Boys and Girls Club of America desigend to discourage young people from using drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and from engaging in premature sexual activity

This is a farm-to-school program that encourages children to form healthy eating habits. Children learn to plan seeds, grow vegetables in a school garden, harvest the produce they have grown and cook healthy meals.

Notch has successfully run summer daycamps for over 25 years currently offering a six week program attended by nearly 200 children in Richford and a newly added two week camp in Swanton this program has steadily grown and expanded to meet the needs of Swanton and the surrounding communities. Our goal is provide free high qualify, enriching activities to our rural impoverished service areas as well as providing access to free nutritious breakfast and lunch daily. Expansion of our existing programming from two weeks to four weeks in addition to our successful partnership with Swanton Recreation and area 21C funded programs would help bridge the summer food insecurity gap, address summer learning loss, and build community connections.

Promote healthy use of technology among youth by educating students and adults to prevent negative technology and facilitated behavior. Through TECHNICOOL trainings, youth in grades 4-8, parents/guardians, educators, and community members receive the tools to make healthy and informed technology use decison for themselves and to promote safe choices and behaviors among others in their communities.

Expand capacity to serve fresh produce in snacks and meals and engage children and families in gardening and healthy eating practices.

Support the expansion of farm to (pre)school initiatives that will enable children ages 2-12 to choose healthy dietary choices and increase access and exposure to a broad array of fresh, healthy food on-site.

A book and curriculum created by AWARE for use in teir vioilence prevention programs. The purpose is to encourage critical viewing, especially around themes of violence, bullying and stereotypes.