Grantees

Purchase equipment for 4 afterschool programs in the Orleans Central Supervisory Union.

At King Street Center (KSC), children practice building their social-emotional skills, try new physical activities, and strengthen their academic skills daily. This is accomplished through strong staff, tutors, & community partners as well as close ties and communication with parents and the school district. Significant learning loss and emotional trauma has occurred during this pandemic for all children but even more so for KSC families. It is critical that we welcome tutors and additional literacy support back into our programs. In addition to this intensive academic support, every day at King Street Center also includes warm meals, tinkering, art, cooking, and loads of fun gym games – which contribute to the overall success of a child.

Extend the pilot afterschol program where all students in grands 1-6 can attend. It will offer enrichment opportunities and physical fitness with an additional hour of homework assistance.

Hosted on 600 acres of wilderness in rural Vermont, Afterschool in Nature is an out-of-school program that provides a platform for youth to cultivate a greater understanding of themselves and the natural world around them. Activities such as trail camera monitoring of wildlife, tracking, and plant identification, introduce students to research methods, scientific analysis, and bioregional ecology. Afterschool in Nature supports the whole child with a hands-on approach that is trauma-informed and holistic.

Big Heavy World is a youth and volunteer-staffed music development office which houses a community radio station, organizes local concerts, and hosts a museum of Vermont-made music. We are expanding our youth mentorship program to include college visits and youth-led concerts, both of which will encourage young people to pursue careers in music or the music business. This VCTF Grant will allow our Executive Director and youth mentors to purchase food, t-shirts, and rent vehicles to bring youths on tours of local colleges with Music Industry programs, such as Northern Vermont University, so that high-school students can learn about the many exciting opportunities to pursue music in higher education.

An afterschool program at the Youth Center.

A afterschool program in St. Jonshbury.

Establish an afterschool program. The program will consists of a homework assistance program, learning enrichment activities and a mentoring program.