BBF Welcomes Two New Staff Members
We’re excited to (re)introduce you to our newest BBF team members, Martha Braithwaite and Hannah Ossoff. Martha served as the Building ...
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Introducing Quorum, Our New Legislative Monitoring Tool
The public policy making process can be unpredictable and confusing. As a result, it can be difficult to stay informed about ...
Watch Our Short Video on Vermont’s Child Welfare System
This year, the data spotlight in The State of Vermont’s Children focuses on Vermont’s child welfare system. This system is in ...
BBF Publishes Annual Report on Act 76 Monitoring
In January 2025, Building Bright Futures submitted its annual report on monitoring the implementation and impacts of Act 76, Vermont’s historic ...
Elevating the Most Urgent Early Childhood Needs
We are excited to share BBF’s innovative approach to identifying and communicating needs across Vermont’s early childhood system. We’ve combined 12 ...
Looking Back on a Year of Family Leadership
Building Bright Futures (BBF) works to empower families and elevate their voices. Family leadership is an important part of Vermont’s Early ...
Our New Report, “The State of Vermont’s Children: 2024 Year in Review”
On Monday, Building Bright Futures and Vermont’s Early Childhood Data & Policy Center released The State of Vermont’s Children: 2024 Year ...
BBF & RAPID 2025 Family Needs Survey
The RAPID Survey Project is an ongoing national survey of households with children under 6 designed to gather essential information on ...
Establishing a Baseline: Vermont’s Early Childhood Spending Inventory
In 2022, Building Bright Futures led an effort to compile a statewide Early Childhood Spending Inventory by assembling data on state ...
Our Impact in 2024
The newly released 2024 Impact Report provides an overview of Building Bright Futures’ finances, recognizes our donors, and outlines the ways ...
Addison County Hosts Early Childhood Summit with Focus on Collaboration
Ashley Bessette was a major contributor to the Addison Regional Council Planning Team for the recent Early Childhood Summit in Addison ...
BBF Announces Additional VECF Grant Recipients
BBF is excited to announce additional recipients of Vermont Early Childhood Fund (VECF) grants. VECF funds support creative solutions that will ...
