Grantees

A program for girls in Rutland County.

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

Northeast Kingdom Human Services, Inc. Children, Youth, and Families Services needs specialized sensory equipment to work with children who require additional supports for sensory regulation. The equipment purchased for a newly designed SMART (Sensory Motor Arousal Regulation Treatment) room will enhance mental health interventions for an anticipated 10 to 15 children and adolescents each week. The beneficiaries are youth who may have experienced complex trauma, may have an autism diagnosis, and need help with emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal regulation skills. The utilization of this equipment will enhance their social and emotional development and build resiliency and social connection.

Offer elementary school age children high quality and affordable afterschool programming.

Offer local elementary school age children high quality and affordable summer programming in the areas of art, technology, science, nature and physical health for four full weeks during summer break.

Sparks of STEAM Building Skills for the Future will give your child an educational experience that is not only inline with their interests, but also will help to further their social emotional and life skills. With the experiences they gain, they increase their confidence in their abilities, strengthen their problem-solving skills, collaboration skills, logical thinking, as well as deepen their innate curiosity, while inspiring their artistic ability. Sparks of STEAM Building Skills for the Future introduces students to scientific and engineering practices, cross-cutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas as outlined in the Next Generation Science Standards, as well as creative arts, technology, and mathematics.

Specialized Child Care supports children in child care with physical or developmental needs, including children up to age 13 in state custody, and children and families experiencing significant short term stress. Supports include child care financial assistance, transportation coordination and securing placement in an appropriate early care program. In addition, CCR staff provide supports and consultation to early childhood educators to help develop teaching strategies, classroom set-up, program culture, and behavior mitigation to prevent expulsion from care. We embody the data which supports the value of safe, healthy and quality early care in preparing children to thrive in school and life.

We are looking for help to add supplies to our classroom to foster the creativity and collaboration of our students. Specfically, we are hoping to add large magnettiles for our students to use to create together. Students can use this material in their imaginative play and learn social and gross motor skills as they work. Focusing on materials that require collaboration naturally creates opportunity for students to build their social emotional skills and practice their self-regulation. We feel that these skills are essential for the children in our community at this time.