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A smiling mom sits on a beanbag with her toddler in her lap
July 9, 2025

Regional Councils Identify Areas of Focus for the Year Ahead

Building Bright Futures’ 12 Early Childhood Regional Councils are an essential component of the BBF Network, allowing us to hear directly ...
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January 29, 2025

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 ...
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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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A young mom with dark curly hair holds her baby in her arms
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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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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June 13, 2024

Seeking Volunteers to Hand Out Free Meals for Kids and Teens in Orleans

The summer meal program in Orleans, which provides free, nutritious meals to children in the area, is seeking volunteers! This role ...
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December 27, 2022

Regional Spotlight: Stocking the Shelves at the Windsor Food Shelf and the Springfield Family Center

As the BBF regional manager for southeast Vermont, northern Windsor and Orange Counties, and the Springfield area, one of my roles ...
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June 9, 2022

News from the Network: June 2022

News from the Network is an email series from Building Bright Futures that spotlights the work of Regional Councils, updates related ...
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October 6, 2020

The Junior League of Champlain Valley’s Diaper Bank

This blog is written in conjunction with Amanda Herzberger. Amanda has been a member of the Junior League of Champlain Valley ...
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August 4, 2020

The Junior League of Champlain Valley’s Diaper Bank

This blog is written in conjunction with Amanda Herzberger. Amanda has been a member of the Junior League of Champlain Valley ...
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December 9, 2019

“Cozy Kids” Keeps Addison Kids Warm and Dry

This story is reprinted with permission from the Addison Independent. Reporter John Flowers is at [email protected]. MIDDLEBURY — As the thermometer ...
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March 28, 2019

WIC Helps Springfield Area Families with Food Insecurity and More

In Vermont one in seven children are food insecure. Women Infants and Children (WIC) is a federal program that provides nutrition ...
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