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SUMMARY:Families and Communities Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The BBF Families and Communities Committee is a group of parents\, guardians\, caregivers\, and professionals dedicated to improving systems and services for Vermont families and communities. Our committee is entirely virtual and open for parents and providers to join anytime. You can call in via your computer or phone\, from anywhere! All you need to do is show up with all of the knowledge and experience that you hold. \n\n\n\nWe value your time. Those who join as parents\, primary caregivers\, or guardians are eligible to be paid for their time attending and preparing for the committee at a rate of $18/hour. Child care stipends also may be available. To learn more\, email families@buildingbrightfutures.org.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/families-and-communities-committee-meeting/2025-10-02/
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SUMMARY:Chittenden Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month.  \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. \n\n\n\nContact Ali for meeting details.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/bbf-chittenden-regional-council-meeting/2025-10-02/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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SUMMARY:Sharing Our Stories: Child Care in Newport
DESCRIPTION:Fall 2025 Act 76 Monitoring Forum Series \n\n\n\nJoin us to share your stories and experiences with child care in Vermont. We want to know what’s working well and where challenges remain. This session is part of Building Bright Futures’ charge to monitor Act 76. Our goal is simple: to listen and learn—what’s working well in Vermont’s child care system and where challenges remain. \n\n\n\nDinner and on-site child care provided.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/sharing-our-stories-child-care-in-vermont/
LOCATION:North Country Career Center\, 209 Veterans Ave\, Newport\, Vermont\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T100000
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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\nThe Early Learning and Development Committee is devoted to strengthening the integration\, accessibility\, and quality of early childhood services. Their work spans quality and capacity of services from the prenatal period through age 8\, with a focus on alignment and best practices for children and families from childcare through early elementary education. \n\n\n\nThe committee is composed of public and private partners including early care and learning program directors\, school administrators\, philanthropy partners\, and advocacy and state agency partners representing different levels of policy and systems integration.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/early-learning-development-committee-meeting/2025-10-09/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251010T103000
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SUMMARY:Addison Regional Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meetings are held on the second Friday of every other 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/2025-10-10/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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SUMMARY:Regional Council Statewide Summit
DESCRIPTION:Registration is open now for the 6th Annual BBF Statewide Regional Council Summit\, an in-person event dedicated to addressing the adverse effects of substance misuse on children and families while planting seeds of hope for a healthier community. Registration is free. \n\n\n\nWe are delighted to welcome Jessica Lahey as our keynote speaker. Jessica is a celebrated teacher\, writer\, and mother whose work focuses on education\, parenting\, and child welfare. She has written for The Atlantic\, Vermont Public Radio\, and The New York Times\, and is the author of the New York Times bestseller\, The Gift of Failure. She has recorded a special introductory video for attendees and invites you to share your questions\, concerns\, or topics you’d like her to explore during her session by emailing her at teacherlahey@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nThe afternoon will consist of a panel discussion with statewide experts\, moderated by Kerri Douquette-Hoffman\, Field Services Director for Addison and Chittenden County for the Vermont Agency of Human Services. \n\n\n\nIf you work with a service agency related to substance misuse for families\, or if you otherwise offer resources on this issue\, you’re invited to table at the Regional Summit by signing up here. \n\n\n\nThrough insightful discussions and collaborative sessions\, we aim to: \n\n\n\n\nRaise awareness of the effects of substance misuse on children and families\n\n\n\nGain valuable knowledge from experts and individuals with lived experiences\n\n\n\nAccess tools to break cycles of addiction and trauma\, fostering supportive environments\n\n\n\nStrengthen connections among partners and professionals working to address these challenges\n\n\n\n\nLunch will be provided. We hope you will join us for this meaningful day of learning and collaboration! \n\n\n\n\nRegister via Eventbrite\n\n\n\n\n\nSign up to table at the summit
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/regional-council-statewide-summit/
LOCATION:Capital Plaza\, 100 State Street\, Montpelier\, VT 05602\, Vermont\, 05602
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SUMMARY:Families and Communities Committee - Family Lunch Bunch
DESCRIPTION:The BBF Families and Communities Committee is a group of parents\, guardians\, caregivers\, and professionals dedicated to improving systems and services for Vermont families and communities. Our committee is entirely virtual and open for parents and providers to join anytime. You can call in via your computer or phone\, from anywhere! All you need to do is show up with all of the knowledge and experience that you hold. \n\n\n\nWe value your time. Those who join as parents\, primary caregivers\, or guardians are eligible to be paid for their time attending and preparing for the committee at a rate of $18/hour. Child care stipends also may be available. To learn more\, email families@buildingbrightfutures.org.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/families-and-communities-committee-family-lunch-bunch-2/2025-10-16/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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SUMMARY:Addison County Early Childhood Summit
DESCRIPTION:Strong Starts Begin with Smooth Transitions – Supporting Every Step from Prenatal Care to School-Age Success \n\n\n\nJoin us for the Addison County Early Childhood Summit on Friday\, October 17\, 2025  from 8:30 AM to 2:30 PM. From 8:30-10:30 am you are invited to visit Addison County Early Childhood Programs- you can sign up to visit both center based and home provider programs. Once we receive your registration (button below)\, we will send you the available options.  Beginning at 11:00\, we will gather at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury\, VT for a keynote and workshop with Scott Noyes\, a panel discussion\, lunch\, more informal conversations and reflection– all centered around the many efforts in our region to connect families\, educators\, professionals and our communities around the needs and strengths of young children. \n\n\n\nThis in-person event will focus on: Strong Starts Begin with Smooth Transitions – Supporting Every Step from Prenatal Care to School-Age Success \n\n\n\nWho is invited: School and community leaders who are decision-makers and/or influencers seeking to deepen their understanding of the  early childhood education world to better support young children. Early childhood educators\, special educators\, preschool coordinators\, kindergarten teachers\, principals\,  family services providers\, pediatric professionals\, parents\,  Town officials\, and school health staff\, community partners and more!  \n\n\n\nThis event is brought to you by the Addison BBF Early Childhood Council\,  VTAEYC &  Addison County ECE  Network\, a Vermont Early Childhood Network. *Specialized Child Care Training Hours Available \n\n\n\nRSVP Here
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/addison-county-early-childhood-summit/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T180000
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SUMMARY:Sharing Our Stories: Child Care in Vermont - Sheldon
DESCRIPTION:Fall 2025 Act 76 Monitoring Forum Series \n\n\n\nJoin us to share your stories and experiences with child care in Vermont. We want to know what’s working well and where challenges remain. This session is part of Building Bright Futures’ charge to monitor Act 76. Our goal is simple: to listen and learn—what’s working well in Vermont’s child care system and where challenges remain. \n\n\n\nDinner and on-site child care provided.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/sharing-our-stories-child-care-in-vermont-sheldon/
LOCATION:Sheldon Methodist Church – Food Distribution Center\, 52 Church Street\, Sheldon\, Vermont\, 05483
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T090000
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SUMMARY:Child Outcomes Accountability Team Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Child Outcomes Accountability Team (COAT) meets every other month to monitor progress towards the goals laid out in Vermont’s Early Childhood Strategic Plan. COAT works to improve integration and coordination of early childhood public and private partners committed to the health and well-being of children and their families. \n\n\n\nIn October\, we will invite guests from the Vermont Department of Health’s Coordinated Intake Referral (CIR) Systems Study. The study is taking an in-depth look at Vermont’s current systems of intake and referral to better understand agency roles and referral pathways\, as well as highlight the system’s strengths and opportunities for improved efficiency. This study will provide useful insight into how the system can be improved to support families access to services in the early childhood space. We are speaking with key partners and interest-holders who accept and/or make referrals in the early childhood system to learn more about how agencies currently collaborate to offer services.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/child-outcomes-accountability-team/
CATEGORIES:Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T193000
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SUMMARY:Sharing Our Stories: Child Care in Brattleboro
DESCRIPTION:Fall 2025 Act 76 Monitoring Forum Series \n\n\n\nJoin us to share your stories and experiences with child care in Vermont. We want to know what’s working well and where challenges remain. This session is part of Building Bright Futures’ charge to monitor Act 76. Our goal is simple: to listen and learn—what’s working well in Vermont’s child care system and where challenges remain. \n\n\n\nDinner and on-site child care provided.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/sharing-our-stories-child-care-in-vermont-2/
LOCATION:Winston Prouty\, Holton Hall\, Winston Prouty\, Holton Hall\, 4th Floor\, 130 Austine Drive\, Brattleboro\, Vermont\, 05301
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251027T123000
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SUMMARY:State Advisory Council Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please join Building Bright Futures in person for the October meeting of the State Advisory Council. We will be presenting a final draft of the Strategic Plan for an endorsement vote. We will also discuss this year’s Policy Recommendations. Lunch will be provided; please let us know about any dietary restrictions or other accommodations needed in your registration. View the agenda here. \n\n\n\nThis meeting will be in person at the Barre Social Club\, 105 N Main Street #102\, Barre\, VT 05641 \n\n\n\n**Note on GPS directions to parking: Parking is located behind the Barre Social Club. We recommend using the following address for GPS to the parking lot: Salvation Army\, 25 Keith Ave\, Barre VT. Additional parking is available on North Main Street and Merchant’s Row
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/state-advisory-council-meeting-9/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T130000
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SUMMARY:Sharing Our Stories: Child Care in Vermont Virtual Forum
DESCRIPTION:Fall 2025 Act 76 Monitoring Forum Series – Virtual Meeting \n\n\n\nJoin us to share your stories and experiences with child care in Vermont. We want to know what’s working well and where challenges remain. This session is part of Building Bright Futures’ charge to monitor Act 76. Our goal is simple: to listen and learn—what’s working well in Vermont’s child care system and where challenges remain.
URL:https://www.buildingbrightfutures.org/event/sharing-our-stories-child-care-in-vermont-virtual-forum/
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