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        September 3, 2026

        BBF to Host Early Childhood Candidate Forums This Fall

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November 25, 2024

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 ...
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November 21, 2024

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 ...
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November 13, 2024

State Advisory Council Endorses 2025 Policy Recommendations

Last week, the State Advisory Council (SAC) formally endorsed the Policy Recommendations of Vermont’s Early Childhood State Advisory Council Network for ...
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November 8, 2024

BBF Announces Fall 2024 VECF Grant Recipients

Building Bright Futures is excited to announce the recipients of our Vermont Early Childhood Fund (VECF) awards for fall 2024! The ...
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October 31, 2024

Vermont Makes Strides in Strengthening Early Childhood Services

Good news for Vermont families with young kids! The state is using a special federal grant to improve the system of ...
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October 30, 2024

News from the Network: Fall Events and Forums

Fall is here, and Building Bright Futures’ Regional Councils have been busy convening and building community across the state. Central Vermont ...
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October 29, 2024

Focus on Equity at Fifth Annual Statewide Regional Summit

For five years now, Building Bright Futures Regional Managers have brought together Regional Council members from across the state around a ...
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October 24, 2024

Sharing the Results of Our Network Partner Survey

Earlier this year, we sent out our annual BBF Network Partner Survey asking for feedback on our partners’ experiences with the ...
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October 7, 2024

Our New Brief on the Vermont Family Leadership Mapping Project

Today we published a brief on the Vermont Family Leadership Mapping Project. The brief is based on information we gathered through ...
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September 27, 2024

Our Statement on GA Emergency Housing Program Crisis

At Building Bright Futures (BBF), we are committed to ensuring that children and their families have what they need to support ...
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September 25, 2024

Morgan Crossman Chosen for International Leadership Development Program

We are proud to announce that Building Bright Futures Executive Director Morgan Crossman was one of 20 leaders selected worldwide for ...
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Mariana Sears from Hunger Free Vermont at the Orleans meals site with volunteer Joanna Burgess
August 19, 2024

The Importance of Summer Meal Programs for Children

This June and July, BBF Regional Manager Linda Michniewicz and volunteers handed out free, nutritious meals to children in the Orleans ...
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