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        May 7, 2025

        BBF Urges Action as Federal Budget Threatens Vital Supports for Vermont Families

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        Community Conversations Inform Vermont’s Early Childhood Strategic Plan

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        Head Start at Risk: The Vital Need for Proactive Funding Solutions 

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Three children, two of them taller and the one in the middle smaller, holding hands outdoors, their backs to the camera
May 7, 2025

BBF Urges Action as Federal Budget Threatens Vital Supports for Vermont Families

As Vermont’s Early Childhood State Advisory Council, Building Bright Futures (BBF) is deeply alarmed by the White House’s FY2026 discretionary budget ...
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Four children at Gilman Head Start hold their arms up in an exercise led by their teacher
April 24, 2025

Head Start at Risk: The Vital Need for Proactive Funding Solutions 

As Vermont’s Early Childhood State Advisory Council named in the Federal Head Start Act, Building Bright Futures (BBF) is deeply concerned ...
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Parent and child washing hands at kitchen sink
March 28, 2023

How to Protect Yourself and Your Family From Lead in the Home

Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, BBF has been helping to raise awareness about ...
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Young girl celebrating her first birthday with balloons spelling out "ONE"
September 7, 2022

Screening Helps Protect Young Kids from Lead Exposure

Although most parents know that lead paint is dangerous, especially for young children and pregnant people, did you know that lead ...
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September 16, 2019

Meet Jenn Chittick, a DULCE Family Specialist in Lamoille County

Developmental Understanding and Legal Collaboration for Everyone (DULCE) is transforming the way young families experience their doctors visits and their healthcare ...
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