As the BBF regional manager for southeast Vermont, northern Windsor and Orange Counties, and the Springfield area, one of my roles is to build connections and respond to community needs, including one of the most basic and essential needs: food. All children and families should have access to healthy foods. Community-based food security programs help […]
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Building Bright Futures is excited to announce the recipients of our Vermont Early Childhood Fund (VECF) awards for 2023. The fund supports creative solutions that will improve the well-being of children (prenatal–age 8), families, and the Vermont communities in which they live. The 2023 VECF grantees will carry out the following projects: Develop a culturally-tailored […]
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Building Bright Futures Regional Councils awards $100,000 in Vermont Early Childhood Fund grants to improve the well-being of children, families and communities Building Bright Futures (BBF) announced seven recipients of grants from the Vermont Early Childhood Fund (VECF). Grantees will work with BBF Regional Councils to improve the well-being of children (prenatal–age 8) and families, […]
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Building Bright Futures is pleased to announce the creation of the Vermont Early Childhood Fund (VECF) providing grants of $10,000-$20,000 for up to 7 grantees to support creative solutions that will improve the well-being of children (prenatal-age 8), families, as well as the Vermont communities in which they live. Each year BBF Regional Councils, the […]
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In the past few months, a new Early Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (Early MTSS) and Strengthening Families pilot project was introduced in Franklin/Grand Isle, Orleans/Northern Essex, and Northern Windsor/Orange in partnership with Dr. Lori Meyer from the University of Vermont, Building Bright Futures and Pyramid 802 PLUS. This is an opportunity for Early MTSS coaches […]
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The Springfield Area Regional Council recently co-hosted a couple of trainings to support early childhood providers increase knowledge and better support children and families. One of these trainings was an Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social and Emotional (ASQ:SE) where providers learned the differences between the Ages and Stages Questionnaire: 3rd edition (ASQ:3) especially the different […]
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Have you had a pet die? Have you experienced the death of a loved one? Does someone you know have alzehimers? Have you been impacted by separation or divorce? How do you talk to children about these situations? Is there a library in town? Wait, how are these things connected? I promise they are, give […]
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The Springfield Area Regional Council has continued to use council meeting times to learn about community resources, share ideas and events, and discuss impacts to children and families. Recently the council learned more about Vermont 211. We learned about the call center and its role in the community, the importance of keeping information within the […]
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In May, four members of the Springfield Area Building Bright Futures Council had the opportunity to attend the Help Me Grow National Forum and learn more about Help Me Grow and how others are implementing the initiative. The team that was able to attend is made up of Rachel Hunter from the Springfield School District, […]
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The Springfield Area Regional Council has been focusing on reflecting on what we have accomplished this past year and what we would like to focus on next year. We did this by looking at data. The council noted that the poverty levels have increased in the region. In 2012, 19.6% of children under 6 lived […]
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The Springfield Area Regional Council spent its February meeting learning about the Department of Children and Families Family Services role in our community. We learned about what was in statue and what they are responsible for. We learned some of the data that impact children and families, and how many children are in custody. We […]
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In Vermont one in seven children are food insecure. Women Infants and Children (WIC) is a federal program that provides nutrition education, breast feeding support and supplemental food to pregnant women, caregivers or parents with a child under the age of 5. WIC’s mission is to assure healthy pregnancies, healthy birth outcomes and healthy growth […]
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