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Families

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December 8, 2025

Building Better Policy with Family Voice

A critical understanding of data, or data literacy, is essential for working in the field of early childhood policy because of ...
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October 30, 2025

Sharing Resources for Immigrant Families in Vermont

Immigrant families are an important part of Vermont’s communities. Unfortunately, during this time, many immigrant families are facing challenges with housing, ...
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May 16, 2025

Participate in the 2025 BBF & RAPID Family Needs Survey

“Access to paid family leave would have made my pregnancy and maternity leave so much less stressful and would have improved ...
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January 17, 2025

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 ...
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January 9, 2025

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 ...
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May 3, 2023

2022 Vermont Early Childhood Family Needs Assessment

A survey was fielded to better understand the barriers families face when accessing services and supports in order to inform policy ...
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Early Childhood & Family Mental Health During COVID-19
January 25, 2021

Early Childhood and Family Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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December 29, 2020

Early Childhood Family Engagement Assessment Report 2020

The BBF Families and Communities Committee worked together over two years to conduct a Family Engagement Assessment and published this report ...
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October 30, 2020

COVID-19 Vermont Family Impact Survey

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February 7, 2020

Early Childhood & Family Mental Health Task Force Report

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