Grantees

We R H.O.P.E. is using this funding for its 2022 Upper Valley Youth Wellness Retreat which allows 75 kids to learn about their mental health, learn coping mechanisms, and create strong vulnerable connections with their peers. The Upper Valley Youth Wellness Retreat is an affordable camp that provides life-changing mental health support to kids who in many cases would not be able to receive mental health support without the retreat. Our Wellness Retreat is offered to low and moderate-income families for just $25 per day because We R H.O.P.E. understands how crucial it is to be able to provide affordable and accessible mental health support to all those that need it. We are so thankful to help the children within our community.

Financial support to assist in achieving the 50% sustainabiity as required by 21st Century Community Learning kCenters for out of school time programs serving sutdents in grades 5-12 in Enosburgh and Richford, Vermont

The program seeks to create a continuum of evidence-based prevention programs that begin for families at the early childhood education years (age 0-5) and continue through high school (age 14-18).

A summer camp for incoming freshmen at CVU

Youth with disabilities or from low-income families are often defined by the challenges they bring to a classroom, yet rarely recognized for their leadership. It is perhaps no surprise that these students are in a higher risk category and are less likely than their non-disabled peers to complete high school, obtain gainful employment, or achieve successful independent living. These students are often left-out from after-school enrichment activities because their support services end with the final school bell, or because their family doesn't have the resources to provide tuition, transportation, or a snack. For students to thrive in school, their families must have access to afterschool activities and community resources. For adults to support these students, they must have proper training. This program provides opportunities for at risk students and their families, while also providing training for staff from multiple organizations so they can better serve youth with disabilities.

ACORN Youth Arts is creating a Regional Literary Arts Program to connect rural VT youth with VT authors for a series of day long workshops culminating in a published literary journal and public reading at the VT State House.

To prepare schools in Swanton so they are ready to teach children when they enter kindergerten.

To increase staff and make direct connections between teen drop-in center and the natural resources of Addison County.