October 31, 2024 Vermont Makes Strides in Strengthening Early Childhood Services Good news for Vermont families with young kids! The state is using a special federal grant to improve the system of ... Read More
October 30, 2024 News from the Network: Fall Events and Forums Fall is here, and Building Bright Futures’ Regional Councils have been busy convening and building community across the state. Central Vermont ... Read More
October 29, 2024 Focus on Equity at Fifth Annual Statewide Regional Summit For five years now, Building Bright Futures Regional Managers have brought together Regional Council members from across the state around a ... Read More
October 24, 2024 Sharing the Results of Our Network Partner Survey Earlier this year, we sent out our annual BBF Network Partner Survey asking for feedback on our partners’ experiences with the ... Read More
October 7, 2024 Our New Brief on the Vermont Family Leadership Mapping Project Today we published a brief on the Vermont Family Leadership Mapping Project. The brief is based on information we gathered through ... Read More
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 ... Read More
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 ... Read More
August 14, 2024 New Data Brief Offers Insights into Special Accommodation Grants in Vermont Building Bright Futures (BBF) has released a new data brief through Vermont’s Early Childhood Data & Policy Center titled “Special Accommodation ... Read More
August 7, 2024 Highlights from Grand Rounds Seminar on Family Leadership and Representation On July 18, 2024, the Building Bright Futures Families & Communities Committee co-chairs Jen Fortman and Sarah Morrison moderated a Vermont ... Read More
August 1, 2024 Vermont Early Childhood Fund (VECF) Announces Next Round of Funding Opportunities The Vermont Early Childhood Fund (VECF) supports creative solutions that will improve the well-being of children from the prenatal period to ... Read More
July 29, 2024 Announcing the Regional Council Priorities for 2024-2026 BBF Early Childhood Regional Councils are an essential part of our statewide network working to improve the well-being of children and ... Read More
July 17, 2024 Sharing Resources for Families and Educators After Floods On July 10, 2024, in the wake of Hurricane Beryl, heavy rainfall hit Vermont and caused destructive flooding. Many Vermonters are ... Read More