Grantees

NECCA offers classes and camps for youth starting at age 1 1/2 to 17 at our Trapezium and in the community with host organizations. We utilize crash mats - 4' x 8' x 8" thick - for safety but they wear out over time and must be replaced to maintain safe programming. We are in need of replacing them now and they are approximately $899 each plus shipping estimated at $435.

A program in the summer to educate children on their public safety and how to communicate with the police.

Franklin Grand Isle (FGI) Bookmobile is a mobile library and literacy organization that serves the northwestern corner of Vermont in Franklin and Grand Isle Counties. With a primary focus on promoting access to literature and information to help close the education gap between social classes by ensuring Kindergarten readiness, instilling a lifelong love of learning and reading, and supporting vulnerable Vermonters through in-person visits and connecting them with the community. Our unique structure allows us to commute directly to community members, overcoming some obstacles faced by low income Vermonters living in rural communities.

Full Circle Theater Collaborative (FCTC) is partnering with King Street Center (KSC) to address arts education gaps in Burlington. We plan to reduce access barriers to our programming for low-income families by allowing children to participate for free. Through the 24-25 school year, FCTC will pilot an after-school theater arts programming at KSC for 10 weeks each semester (fall & winter/spring.) Students will devise an original piece of theater to perform for their families and community at their Family Dinner Night and at one of the black box theaters in downtown Burlington. If there is student interest, during FCTC’s 2025 summer programming, we will host KSC 10-14-year-olds for one-week midsummer as cast members in FCTC’s junior production, culminating in a weekend of performances at Main Street Landing.

Support materials and equipment for WHBW Education Program which focuses on children and youth being free from violence and bullying in school and in the home.

Reach boys and young school aged men in traditional school and non-traditional settings with age appropriate prevention education on sexual violence, teen sexual assault and healthy relationships.

SafeArt’s Youth Wellbeing Co-Creator program will provide an alternative learning environment for youth focused on supporting students’ autonomy through active exploration of purpose, connection, and by creating space that fosters empowerment.