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SUMMARY:Safe\, Healthy\, and Healing Environments Committee
DESCRIPTION:This committee focuses on monitoring Goal 2 of Vermont’s Early Childhood Strategic Plan: All Children Are Raised in Safe\, Healthy\, and Healing Environments. Meetings are held virtually and are open to the public\, and all are welcome to join. \n\n\n\nThe Safe\, Healthy\, and Healing Environments Committee brings together public and private partners who meet four times a year to: \n\n\n\n\nStrengthen connections across partners to support a more coordinated early childhood system.\n\n\n\nCheck how Vermont is making progress on Goal 2 priorities.\n\n\n\nIdentify barriers to progress\, including policy or funding gaps.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView the meeting agenda
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/safe-healthy-and-healing-environments-committee/2028-11-23/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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SUMMARY:Orleans & Northern Essex Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held on the first Monday of the month. Contact Linda for meeting details. \n\n\n\n2024–2026 Regional Priorities: \n\n\n\n1. Access to basic needs: Identify gaps and invite creative solutions to help families access programs and supports that meet their basic needs (food\, housing\, diapers\, health care\, transportation\, etc.). \n\n\n\n2. Quality and capacity of early childhood education & services (including child care\, pre-K\, special education\, mental health services\, etc.): Respond to system gaps to improve access to high-quality learning and support systems that meet family needs. Promote and strengthen regional workforce development strategies by supporting recruitment\, apprenticeship\, training\, retention\, and professional development.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/orleans-northern-essex-regional-council-meeting/2028-12-04/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20281207T140000
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SUMMARY:Chittenden Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month. Contact Ali for meeting details. \n\n\n\n 2024–2026 Regional Priorities \n\n\n\n1. Child and family mental health: Support early childhood and family mental health at home\, in early childhood education and school settings\, and in the community. Promote strategies that build a child’s social-emotional development; support a caregiver’s emotional regulation; respond to the mental health workforce crisis; improve access to consultation and crisis services; and prevent the use of exclusionary discipline. \n\n\n\n2. Substance use and the impact on family and child health: Support families impacted by substance use disorder by building stronger connections between the early childhood and adult treatment systems so providers can support a child and family’s needs.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/chittenden-regional-council-meeting/2028-12-07/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20281208T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20281208T120000
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SUMMARY:Addison Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held on the second Friday of the month. \n\n\n\n2024 -2026 Council Priorities \n\n\n\n\nChild and family mental health: Support early childhood and family mental health at home\, in Early Childhood Education and school settings\, and in the community. Promote strategies that build a child’s social-emotional development; support a caregiver’s emotional regulation; respond to the mental health workforce crisis; improve access to consultation and crisis services; and prevent the use of exclusionary discipline.\n\n\n\nQuality and capacity of early childhood education & services (including child care\, pre-K\, special education\, mental health services\, etc.): Respond to system gaps to improve access to high-quality learning and support systems that meet family needs. Promote and strengthen regional workforce development strategies by supporting recruitment\, apprenticeship\, training\, retention\, and professional development.\n\n\n\n\nContact Darla for meeting details.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/addison-regional-council-meeting/2028-12-08/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20281214T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20281214T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20260219T172852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T172854Z
UID:10005066-1860400800-1860408000@www.buildingbrightfutures.org
SUMMARY:Early Learning and Development Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:To get the Zoom link for this meeting\, please email Anna Brouillette. \n\n\n\nThis committee focuses on monitoring Goal 3 of Vermont’s Early Childhood Strategic Plan: All Children and Families Have Access to High-Quality Opportunities That Promote Child Development and Well-Being\, which centers on strengthening the integration\, accessibility\, and quality of early childhood services. The committee looks at services from the prenatal period through age 8\, with particular attention to alignment and best practices across child care\, early learning\, and early elementary education. \n\n\n\nMeetings are held virtually and are open to the public. The Early Learning and Development Committee brings together public and private partners—including early care and learning program leaders\, school administrators\, philanthropy partners\, advocates\, and state agency representatives—who meet regularly to review progress\, identify challenges\, and support coordinated system improvement for children and families.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/early-learning-and-development-committee-meeting-3/2028-12-14/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20281218T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20281218T140000
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SUMMARY:Caledonia & Southern Essex Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held on the third Monday of the month. Contact Linda for meeting details. \n\n\n\n2024–2026 Regional Priorities: \n\n\n\n1. Child and family mental health: Support early childhood and family mental health at home\, in early childhood education and school settings\, and in the community. Promote strategies that build a child’s social-emotional development; support a caregiver’s emotional regulation; respond to the mental health workforce crisis; improve access to consultation and crisis services; and prevent the use of exclusionary discipline. \n\n\n\n2. Building resilience in children\, families\, and communities: Support prevention and ongoing resiliency efforts to ensure that children reach their optimal well-being and potential. Promote parent and provider education about resilience and the impact of trauma to better support children who are impacted by traumatic experiences such as eviction\, poverty\, death of a parent\, substance use disorder\, or domestic violence.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/caledonia-southern-essex-regional-council-meeting-4/2028-12-18/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20281218T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20281218T150000
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CREATED:20260226T154106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T125656Z
UID:10007022-1860759000-1860764400@www.buildingbrightfutures.org
SUMMARY:State Advisory Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Building Bright Futures State Advisory Council meetings serve as a critical convening of public and private partners working to improve the well-being of children and families in Vermont by using evidence to inform policy and decision-making\, discussing critical challenges\, and problem-solving. State Advisory Council (SAC) meetings are open to the public.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda coming soon
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/state-advisory-council-meeting-13/2028-12-18/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20281221T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20281221T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20260217T180327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T144443Z
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SUMMARY:Data and Evaluation Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Contact data@buildingbrightfutures.org for meeting information. The Data and Evaluation Committee meets virtually about four times a year. \n\n\n\nThe Data and Evaluation Committee works toward Goal 5 of Vermont’s Early Childhood Strategic Plan: Our System Centers Children and Families and Is Coordinated\, Well-Resourced\, and Data-Driven. The committee helps ensure that data and evidence are used consistently to support better outcomes for children and families from the prenatal period through age 8. \n\n\n\nThe committee is responsible for setting priorities and tracking progress on data integration across Vermont’s early childhood system. It serves as an accountability body for monitoring progress toward all five goals of the Strategic Plan and as a primary advisor on research\, data\, and evaluation efforts. The committee brings together data stewards\, agency leaders\, and content and evaluation experts to discuss strategy\, challenges\, capacity\, and the systems needed to use high-quality data to inform policy and programs. \n\n\n\nThe committee’s current priorities include: \n\n\n\n\nServing as a primary advisory body for statewide early childhood data initiatives.\n\n\n\nAdvancing Vermont’s Early Childhood Data Development Agenda.\n\n\n\nMonitoring and guiding implementation of Vermont’s Early Childhood Strategic Plan.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/data-and-evaluation-committee-meeting-5/2028-12-21/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290101T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290101T140000
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SUMMARY:Orleans & Northern Essex Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held on the first Monday of the month. Contact Linda for meeting details. \n\n\n\n2024–2026 Regional Priorities: \n\n\n\n1. Access to basic needs: Identify gaps and invite creative solutions to help families access programs and supports that meet their basic needs (food\, housing\, diapers\, health care\, transportation\, etc.). \n\n\n\n2. Quality and capacity of early childhood education & services (including child care\, pre-K\, special education\, mental health services\, etc.): Respond to system gaps to improve access to high-quality learning and support systems that meet family needs. Promote and strengthen regional workforce development strategies by supporting recruitment\, apprenticeship\, training\, retention\, and professional development.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/orleans-northern-essex-regional-council-meeting/2029-01-01/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290103T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290103T100000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20260227T194857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T194858Z
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SUMMARY:Springfield Area Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings of the Springfield Area Regional Council are held on the first Wednesday of the month. Contact Courtney for meeting details. \n\n\n\n2024–2026 Regional Priorities \n\n\n\n\nBuilding resilience in children\, families\, and communities: Support prevention and ongoing resiliency efforts to ensure that children reach their optimal well-being and potential. Promote parent and provider education about resilience and the impact of trauma to better support children who are impacted by traumatic experiences such as eviction\, poverty\, death of a parent\, substance use disorder\, or domestic violence.\n\n\n\nAccess to basic needs: Identify gaps and invite creative solutions to help families access programs and supports that meet their basic needs (food\, housing\, diapers\, health care\, transportation\, etc.).
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/springfield-area-regional-council-meeting-3/2029-01-03/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290103T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290103T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20250828T134148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T134242Z
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SUMMARY:Northern Windsor & Orange Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month\, every other month. \n\n\n\n2024–2026 Regional Priorities1. Child and family mental health: Support early childhood and family mental health at home\, in early childhood education and school settings\, and in the community. Promote strategies that build a child’s social-emotional development; support a caregiver’s emotional regulation; respond to the mental health workforce crisis; improve access to consultation and crisis services; and prevent the use of exclusionary discipline. \n\n\n\n2. Building resilience in children\, families\, and communities: Support prevention and ongoing resiliency efforts to ensure that children reach their optimal well-being and potential. Promote parent and provider education about resilience and the impact of trauma to better support children who are impacted by traumatic experiences such as eviction\, poverty\, death of a parent\, substance use disorder\, or domestic violence. \n\n\n\nContact Courtney for meeting details.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/northern-windsor-orange-regional-council-meeting-2/2029-01-03/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290104T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290104T153000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20260227T194542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T194543Z
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SUMMARY:Chittenden Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month. Contact Ali for meeting details. \n\n\n\n 2024–2026 Regional Priorities \n\n\n\n1. Child and family mental health: Support early childhood and family mental health at home\, in early childhood education and school settings\, and in the community. Promote strategies that build a child’s social-emotional development; support a caregiver’s emotional regulation; respond to the mental health workforce crisis; improve access to consultation and crisis services; and prevent the use of exclusionary discipline. \n\n\n\n2. Substance use and the impact on family and child health: Support families impacted by substance use disorder by building stronger connections between the early childhood and adult treatment systems so providers can support a child and family’s needs.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/chittenden-regional-council-meeting/2029-01-04/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290109T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290109T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20260227T190836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T191054Z
UID:10006754-1862658000-1862661600@www.buildingbrightfutures.org
SUMMARY:Lamoille Valley Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month\, every other month. Contact Kelly for meeting details. \n\n\n\n2024–2026 Regional Priorities1. Child and family mental health: Support early childhood and family mental health at home\, in early childhood education and school settings\, and in the community. Promote strategies that build a child’s social-emotional development; support a caregiver’s emotional regulation; respond to the mental health workforce crisis; improve access to consultation and crisis services; and prevent the use of exclusionary discipline. \n\n\n\n2. Family engagement and support: Representation and voice matter. Families are a key component to informing sound\, sensible policy recommendations that improve equitable access to early childhood services. Engage and partner with families to improve systems and services. Expand opportunities for family partnership and leadership at the provider\, organizational\, and policy levels.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/lamoille-valley-regional-council-meeting-7/2029-01-09/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290111T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290111T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20260219T172852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T172854Z
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SUMMARY:Early Learning and Development Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:To get the Zoom link for this meeting\, please email Anna Brouillette. \n\n\n\nThis committee focuses on monitoring Goal 3 of Vermont’s Early Childhood Strategic Plan: All Children and Families Have Access to High-Quality Opportunities That Promote Child Development and Well-Being\, which centers on strengthening the integration\, accessibility\, and quality of early childhood services. The committee looks at services from the prenatal period through age 8\, with particular attention to alignment and best practices across child care\, early learning\, and early elementary education. \n\n\n\nMeetings are held virtually and are open to the public. The Early Learning and Development Committee brings together public and private partners—including early care and learning program leaders\, school administrators\, philanthropy partners\, advocates\, and state agency representatives—who meet regularly to review progress\, identify challenges\, and support coordinated system improvement for children and families.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/early-learning-and-development-committee-meeting-3/2029-01-11/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290112T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290112T103000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20260227T194132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T194135Z
UID:10006252-1862902800-1862908200@www.buildingbrightfutures.org
SUMMARY:Central Vermont Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Contact Kelly for meeting details. \n\n\n\n2024–2026 Regional Priorities: \n\n\n\n1. Access to basic needs – Identify gaps and invite creative solutions to help families access programs and supports that meet their basic needs (food\, housing\, diapers\, health care\, transportation\, etc.). \n\n\n\n2. Building resilience in children\, families\, and communities – Support prevention and ongoing resiliency efforts to ensure that children reach their optimal well-being and potential. Promote parent and provider education about resilience and the impact of trauma to better support children who are impacted by traumatic experiences such as eviction\, poverty\, death of a parent\, substance use disorder\, or domestic violence.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/central-vermont-regional-council-meeting-5/2029-01-12/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290112T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290112T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20241111T181710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241126T164145Z
UID:10005986-1862908200-1862913600@www.buildingbrightfutures.org
SUMMARY:Addison Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held on the second Friday of the month. \n\n\n\n2024 -2026 Council Priorities \n\n\n\n\nChild and family mental health: Support early childhood and family mental health at home\, in Early Childhood Education and school settings\, and in the community. Promote strategies that build a child’s social-emotional development; support a caregiver’s emotional regulation; respond to the mental health workforce crisis; improve access to consultation and crisis services; and prevent the use of exclusionary discipline.\n\n\n\nQuality and capacity of early childhood education & services (including child care\, pre-K\, special education\, mental health services\, etc.): Respond to system gaps to improve access to high-quality learning and support systems that meet family needs. Promote and strengthen regional workforce development strategies by supporting recruitment\, apprenticeship\, training\, retention\, and professional development.\n\n\n\n\nContact Darla for meeting details.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/addison-regional-council-meeting/2029-01-12/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290115T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290115T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20260227T193215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T193515Z
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SUMMARY:Caledonia & Southern Essex Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held on the third Monday of the month. Contact Linda for meeting details. \n\n\n\n2024–2026 Regional Priorities: \n\n\n\n1. Child and family mental health: Support early childhood and family mental health at home\, in early childhood education and school settings\, and in the community. Promote strategies that build a child’s social-emotional development; support a caregiver’s emotional regulation; respond to the mental health workforce crisis; improve access to consultation and crisis services; and prevent the use of exclusionary discipline. \n\n\n\n2. Building resilience in children\, families\, and communities: Support prevention and ongoing resiliency efforts to ensure that children reach their optimal well-being and potential. Promote parent and provider education about resilience and the impact of trauma to better support children who are impacted by traumatic experiences such as eviction\, poverty\, death of a parent\, substance use disorder\, or domestic violence.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/caledonia-southern-essex-regional-council-meeting-4/2029-01-15/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290115T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290115T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20260226T154106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T125656Z
UID:10007023-1863178200-1863183600@www.buildingbrightfutures.org
SUMMARY:State Advisory Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Building Bright Futures State Advisory Council meetings serve as a critical convening of public and private partners working to improve the well-being of children and families in Vermont by using evidence to inform policy and decision-making\, discussing critical challenges\, and problem-solving. State Advisory Council (SAC) meetings are open to the public.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda coming soon
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/state-advisory-council-meeting-13/2029-01-15/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290118T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290118T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
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SUMMARY:Rutland Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month from 10:30am to 12pm.  \n\n\n\n2024–2026 Regional Priorities 1. Child and family mental health: Support early childhood and family mental health at home\, in early childhood education and school settings\, and in the community. Promote strategies that build a child’s social-emotional development; support a caregiver’s emotional regulation; respond to the mental health workforce crisis; improve access to consultation and crisis services; and prevent the use of exclusionary discipline. \n\n\n\n2. Quality and capacity of early childhood education & services (including child care\, pre-K\, special education\, mental health services\, etc.): Respond to system gaps to improve access to high-quality learning and support systems that meet family needs. Promote and strengthen regional workforce development strategies by supporting recruitment\, apprenticeship\, training\, retention\, and professional development. \n\n\n\nContact Darla for meeting details.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/rutland-regional-council-meeting-6/2029-01-18/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290118T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290118T143000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20260406T142602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T142643Z
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SUMMARY:Franklin & Grand Isle Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month\, every other month (September\, November\, January\, March\, and May). \n\n\n\n2024–2026 Regional Priorities \n\n\n\n 1. Access to basic needs: Identify gaps and invite creative solutions to help families access programs and supports that meet their basic needs. (food\, housing\, diapers\, health care\, transportation\, etc.) \n\n\n\n2. Quality and capacity of early childhood education & services (including child care\, pre-K\, special education\, mental health services\, etc.): Respond to system gaps to improve access to high-quality learning and support systems that meet family needs. Promote and strengthen regional workforce development strategies by supporting recruitment\, apprenticeship\, training\, retention\, and professional development.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/franklin-grand-isle-regional-council-meeting-4/2029-01-18/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290125T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290125T103000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20260121T171220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T194739Z
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SUMMARY:Safe\, Healthy\, and Healing Environments Committee
DESCRIPTION:This committee focuses on monitoring Goal 2 of Vermont’s Early Childhood Strategic Plan: All Children Are Raised in Safe\, Healthy\, and Healing Environments. Meetings are held virtually and are open to the public\, and all are welcome to join. \n\n\n\nThe Safe\, Healthy\, and Healing Environments Committee brings together public and private partners who meet four times a year to: \n\n\n\n\nStrengthen connections across partners to support a more coordinated early childhood system.\n\n\n\nCheck how Vermont is making progress on Goal 2 priorities.\n\n\n\nIdentify barriers to progress\, including policy or funding gaps.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nView the meeting agenda
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/safe-healthy-and-healing-environments-committee/2029-01-25/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290201T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290201T153000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20260227T194542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T194543Z
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SUMMARY:Chittenden Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month. Contact Ali for meeting details. \n\n\n\n 2024–2026 Regional Priorities \n\n\n\n1. Child and family mental health: Support early childhood and family mental health at home\, in early childhood education and school settings\, and in the community. Promote strategies that build a child’s social-emotional development; support a caregiver’s emotional regulation; respond to the mental health workforce crisis; improve access to consultation and crisis services; and prevent the use of exclusionary discipline. \n\n\n\n2. Substance use and the impact on family and child health: Support families impacted by substance use disorder by building stronger connections between the early childhood and adult treatment systems so providers can support a child and family’s needs.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/chittenden-regional-council-meeting/2029-02-01/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290205T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290205T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20260227T192315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T192541Z
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SUMMARY:Orleans & Northern Essex Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held on the first Monday of the month. Contact Linda for meeting details. \n\n\n\n2024–2026 Regional Priorities: \n\n\n\n1. Access to basic needs: Identify gaps and invite creative solutions to help families access programs and supports that meet their basic needs (food\, housing\, diapers\, health care\, transportation\, etc.). \n\n\n\n2. Quality and capacity of early childhood education & services (including child care\, pre-K\, special education\, mental health services\, etc.): Respond to system gaps to improve access to high-quality learning and support systems that meet family needs. Promote and strengthen regional workforce development strategies by supporting recruitment\, apprenticeship\, training\, retention\, and professional development.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/orleans-northern-essex-regional-council-meeting/2029-02-05/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290208T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290208T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20260219T172852Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T172854Z
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SUMMARY:Early Learning and Development Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:To get the Zoom link for this meeting\, please email Anna Brouillette. \n\n\n\nThis committee focuses on monitoring Goal 3 of Vermont’s Early Childhood Strategic Plan: All Children and Families Have Access to High-Quality Opportunities That Promote Child Development and Well-Being\, which centers on strengthening the integration\, accessibility\, and quality of early childhood services. The committee looks at services from the prenatal period through age 8\, with particular attention to alignment and best practices across child care\, early learning\, and early elementary education. \n\n\n\nMeetings are held virtually and are open to the public. The Early Learning and Development Committee brings together public and private partners—including early care and learning program leaders\, school administrators\, philanthropy partners\, advocates\, and state agency representatives—who meet regularly to review progress\, identify challenges\, and support coordinated system improvement for children and families.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/early-learning-and-development-committee-meeting-3/2029-02-08/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290209T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290209T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20241111T181710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241126T164145Z
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SUMMARY:Addison Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held on the second Friday of the month. \n\n\n\n2024 -2026 Council Priorities \n\n\n\n\nChild and family mental health: Support early childhood and family mental health at home\, in Early Childhood Education and school settings\, and in the community. Promote strategies that build a child’s social-emotional development; support a caregiver’s emotional regulation; respond to the mental health workforce crisis; improve access to consultation and crisis services; and prevent the use of exclusionary discipline.\n\n\n\nQuality and capacity of early childhood education & services (including child care\, pre-K\, special education\, mental health services\, etc.): Respond to system gaps to improve access to high-quality learning and support systems that meet family needs. Promote and strengthen regional workforce development strategies by supporting recruitment\, apprenticeship\, training\, retention\, and professional development.\n\n\n\n\nContact Darla for meeting details.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/addison-regional-council-meeting/2029-02-09/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290219T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290219T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20260227T193215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T193515Z
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SUMMARY:Caledonia & Southern Essex Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held on the third Monday of the month. Contact Linda for meeting details. \n\n\n\n2024–2026 Regional Priorities: \n\n\n\n1. Child and family mental health: Support early childhood and family mental health at home\, in early childhood education and school settings\, and in the community. Promote strategies that build a child’s social-emotional development; support a caregiver’s emotional regulation; respond to the mental health workforce crisis; improve access to consultation and crisis services; and prevent the use of exclusionary discipline. \n\n\n\n2. Building resilience in children\, families\, and communities: Support prevention and ongoing resiliency efforts to ensure that children reach their optimal well-being and potential. Promote parent and provider education about resilience and the impact of trauma to better support children who are impacted by traumatic experiences such as eviction\, poverty\, death of a parent\, substance use disorder\, or domestic violence.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/caledonia-southern-essex-regional-council-meeting-4/2029-02-19/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290219T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290219T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20260226T154106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T125656Z
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SUMMARY:State Advisory Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Building Bright Futures State Advisory Council meetings serve as a critical convening of public and private partners working to improve the well-being of children and families in Vermont by using evidence to inform policy and decision-making\, discussing critical challenges\, and problem-solving. State Advisory Council (SAC) meetings are open to the public.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda coming soon
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/state-advisory-council-meeting-13/2029-02-19/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290301T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290301T153000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20260227T194542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T194543Z
UID:10005010-1867068000-1867073400@www.buildingbrightfutures.org
SUMMARY:Chittenden Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month. Contact Ali for meeting details. \n\n\n\n 2024–2026 Regional Priorities \n\n\n\n1. Child and family mental health: Support early childhood and family mental health at home\, in early childhood education and school settings\, and in the community. Promote strategies that build a child’s social-emotional development; support a caregiver’s emotional regulation; respond to the mental health workforce crisis; improve access to consultation and crisis services; and prevent the use of exclusionary discipline. \n\n\n\n2. Substance use and the impact on family and child health: Support families impacted by substance use disorder by building stronger connections between the early childhood and adult treatment systems so providers can support a child and family’s needs.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/chittenden-regional-council-meeting/2029-03-01/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290305T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290305T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20260227T192315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T192541Z
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SUMMARY:Orleans & Northern Essex Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held on the first Monday of the month. Contact Linda for meeting details. \n\n\n\n2024–2026 Regional Priorities: \n\n\n\n1. Access to basic needs: Identify gaps and invite creative solutions to help families access programs and supports that meet their basic needs (food\, housing\, diapers\, health care\, transportation\, etc.). \n\n\n\n2. Quality and capacity of early childhood education & services (including child care\, pre-K\, special education\, mental health services\, etc.): Respond to system gaps to improve access to high-quality learning and support systems that meet family needs. Promote and strengthen regional workforce development strategies by supporting recruitment\, apprenticeship\, training\, retention\, and professional development.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/orleans-northern-essex-regional-council-meeting/2029-03-05/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20290307T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20290307T100000
DTSTAMP:20260407T112416
CREATED:20260227T194857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T194858Z
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SUMMARY:Springfield Area Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings of the Springfield Area Regional Council are held on the first Wednesday of the month. Contact Courtney for meeting details. \n\n\n\n2024–2026 Regional Priorities \n\n\n\n\nBuilding resilience in children\, families\, and communities: Support prevention and ongoing resiliency efforts to ensure that children reach their optimal well-being and potential. Promote parent and provider education about resilience and the impact of trauma to better support children who are impacted by traumatic experiences such as eviction\, poverty\, death of a parent\, substance use disorder\, or domestic violence.\n\n\n\nAccess to basic needs: Identify gaps and invite creative solutions to help families access programs and supports that meet their basic needs (food\, housing\, diapers\, health care\, transportation\, etc.).
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/springfield-area-regional-council-meeting-3/2029-03-07/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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