Grantees

Expand their creative arts program for children ages one through five called "Sprout About ART".

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.

Assist the Teen Center continue its mission of becoming a sustainable organizaiton and providing primary prevention services to all at risk populaitons.

To do a study on the interest of starting a teen center in St. Albans

We are requesting grant funding to purchase six carpets for the newly renovated Starksboro Cooperative Preschool. Our updated space now has a polished concrete floor, which, while durable, is cold and hard for young children. These carpets will provide warmth, comfort, and a soft surface where preschoolers and toddlers can safely play, learn, and gather. We also plan to place a carpet in each of our two new office spaces. Soft carpeting throughout the preschool will help create a welcoming, cozy environment that supports the well-being and development of the children and families we serve, while also contributing to a more comfortable and pleasant workspace for our staff.

Expand existing preschool to a full-time, full day program. They will open from 7:30 a.m to 5:30 p.m. five days a week in response to identified community need.

The STARS Support Project aims to create an integrated support system for early care and education programs in their service region who are currently participating in the STARS accreditation process or who seek to participate.

This grant will allow VSA to expand its home-based, Start With The Arts early literacy program from 36 sites to 42 by adding 6 licensed centers serving an additional 85 children, with a model adapted to the particular needs of centers.