Rutland Regional Recap November 2018
This Fall the Rutland Council wanted to better understand the needs and resources around food insecurity in the state and in ...
Dora Levinson
The Strengthening Families Approach
By Dawn Powers The Vermont Agency of Human Services (AHS) is striving to create and integrate a sustainable, systems-wide Strengthening Families ...
Lack of Child Care Capacity in Orleans & Essex Counties
By Dawn Powers Are you a parent or do you know a parent who struggles with finding quality, affordable, and accessible ...
What’s Right? Southeast Vermont’s Month of the Young Child
By Dora Levinson Appreciative Inquiry is a philosophy that looks at systems and asks the question, ‘What’s right?’ rather than ‘What’s ...
Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Central Vermont
By Steve Ames As we begin to realize the overwhelming importance of the social determinants of health in building resilience in ...
Building Resiliency in Our Children
by Darla Senecal Surveys of our youth suggest that from an early age our children are often feeling low optimism, low ...
Child Care Capacity in N. Windsor & Orange Counties
One Region’s Strategy to Increase Child Care Capacity by Ellen Taetzsch Imagine you are a parent who just had a child ...
The Family Place in St. Johnsbury
by Julie Cadwallader Staub Early Learning Challenge, Race to the Top Director Elissa couldn’t believe it when she saw the phone ...
Meet Chris Hulquist of Mentor Connector
by Darla Senecal, Regional Coordinator Last year Chris Hultquist of Mentor Connector placed 149 kids with mentors in Rutland County. There ...
Transition to K: A Process
As the fall approaches children are getting ready to return to school. For some children and their families, it will be ...
SAC Supports Each and Every Young Child and Family
Vermont’s Early Childhood Framework is built around the state’s commitment to realizing the promise of every Vermont child. On July 23, ...
Getting Ready for Kindergarten
The Franklin/Grand Isle council is known for its attentiveness in seeking meaningful ways to engage with and provide for the community. ...
