Grantees

The Lawrence Memorial Library's Begin Together program is a series of 8-week workshops to support new parents/caregivers and infants, offered once in the Fall 2021 and again in the Winter 2022. These workshops are designed to encourages families to engage in age-appropriate activities through singing, games, and movement with a focus on support by professionals in the fields of infant massage, parenting/child development, family literacy, and postpartum healing/yoga. Additionally, parents and caregivers will be invited to learn and understand their child’s development and become confident in their supporting roles. These workshops will develop community connections that will support and nurture families for years to come.

Literacy program where children will be given books.

Funding for a separate playground for our toddlers (2023), additional tricycles and scooters for our bike path (2026), and a commercial size refrigerator (2026).

An afterschool program at the Bethal elementary school.

The mission of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Vergennes is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. We invite all young people in grades 4 through 12 to come to the club. They are welcomed by caring and competent staff and volunteers. We are seeking to expand our program to include 5th and 6th graders from the Ferrisburgh Central School (FCS). Transportation would be provided Monday - Friday to bring the students to the club in Vergennes. Once there, the children would become BGC members and join our after-school programs. We offer dinner each day, homework assistance, recreation, arts and STEM enrichment activities based on monthly themes.

Enable Bicycle Recycle Vermont to formalize youth training program.

The purpose is to increase the number of children served by the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program in the Deerfield Valley by recruiting more volunteers from new business and organization partnerships.

BBBSVT serves children and youth between the ages of 6-18+ in community, and site-based settings. The BBBS 1:1 mentoring service delivery model is an evidence-based preventative practice that fosters social/emotional learning and positive mental health. Youth who are at risk due to factors such as parental incarceration, poverty, homelessness, parent’s suffering from an addiction or mental health concern are matched with a reliable mentor “Big”. Matches meet for 4-6 hours per month for at least one year. BBBSVT also provides supportive services for volunteers, youth and families including ongoing training, facilitated group activities, monthly support contact, resource referrals, and mental health and prevention education.