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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
The Importance of Literacy and Access to Books
One of the concerning trends in this year’s The State of Vermont’s Children is that the percentage of third grade students ...
How Homelessness, Mental Health Conditions, and More Affect Vermont Children
In addition to the spotlight on perinatal health we featured recently from BBF’s The State of Vermont’s Children, this year’s report ...
Highlighting Mental Health & Substance Use in the Perinatal Period
This year, the spotlight in BBF’s The State of Vermont’s Children report focuses on perinatal health and well-being. The perinatal period, ...
Our New Report — The State of Vermont’s Children: 2023 Year in Review
On Jan. 18, 2024, Building Bright Futures and VermontKidsData.org released The State of Vermont’s Children: 2023 Year in Review. This report ...
A video message from Sen. Ruth Hardy and Anna Brouillette
To mark the start of the 2024 session of the Vermont General Assembly, BBF Policy and Program Director Anna Brouillette recorded ...
Inaugural Grand Rounds Seminar Explores Equity-Focused Data
“Data and equity have to lead to some sort of action that leads to a better outcome.”—Iheoma U. Iruka, Ph.D., during ...
Watch Our Short Video on Mental Health in Vermont
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This short video about mental health for children and families in Vermont highlights one of ...
Watch our Short Video on Vermont’s Early Care and Education System
On January 9, Building Bright Futures presented a virtual briefing on The State of Vermont’s Children: 2022 Year in Review. This ...
Watch our Short Video on Policy Recommendations for Vermont’s Children
On January 9, Building Bright Futures presented a virtual briefing on The State of Vermont’s Children: 2022 Year in Review. This short ...
