Grantees

To a pilot program for a bookmobile in the Brattleboro area.

Bookmobile provides literacy services to the young children, bith to 14 of Burke, East Haven, Lyndon, Newark, Sheffield, Sutton and Wheelock.

A parent education and support program of new dads.

The Boys & Girls Club of Brattleboro will address food insecurity for local youth more comprehensively by expanding its Supper Program.

Opened a satellite program in Brandon to serve youth in Brandon and six surrounding towns - Goshen, Forestdale, Leicester, Pittsford, Sudbury and Whiting.

Bradford Teen Center is a drop in teen center in Bradford, Vermont. Our mission is to be a safe space where teens can gather, and engage in programs that empower them. After a successful Culinary Camp last summer, we agreed to create a Program Budget Expansion Project. Starting this year, we will increase our programs budget to include 3 high quality, multi-session courses a year, as well as offer 2-3 field trips through the year. This year will be Culinary, a VR Mindfulness Program, and a filmmaking class with professional teachers. Each program has a focus on an issue important to our teens: Culinary Camp on food insecurity, Mindfulness on non-clinical mental health support, and the film on racism in our community.

Sunrise is Bennington County’s Parent Child Center, and our mission is “Strengthening Families”. Sunrise works in partnership with individuals, families, and community members to provide a variety of supports and services. These services promote the growth and development of individuals and families through encouragement of strengths, expansion of opportunities, and support in times of stress. With this opportunity, we will host a pilot Brain Lab Playgroup, for our Early Care & Education and Learning Together Program participants. Brain Lab focuses on building the parent-child bond and promoting brain development in young children through positive serve and return interactions, using research-based strategies.