First page of RAPID fact sheet with text: Many Vermont families with young children are struggling to make ends meet - State Survey - May 2026 - In Vermont, we partnered with Building Bright Futures and community-based organizations in the state to hear directly from Vermont families of all races, ethnicities, and income levels, about their experiences raising young children. RAPID surveys ask about families' and caregivers' economic well-being, including questions about their experiences of material hardship, which is defined as difficulty in the last month affording one or more areas of basic need: food, housing, utilities, child care, and healthcare.

RAPID Fact Sheet

BBF partnered with the RAPID Survey Project at Stanford University to ask Vermont families: What does daily life actually look like? ...