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Resilience and Grit: A Father’s Story
The Chittenden Regional Council is committed to honoring and valuing the voices of families that live in our community, and we hold those voices up each and every time we […]
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Using Libraries to Help Families Heal
Have you had a pet die? Have you experienced the death of a loved one? Does someone you know have alzehimers? Have you been impacted by separation or divorce? How […]
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Reflections on a Career in Early Childhood Education
This guest blog is written by Caledonia/SEssex Building Bright Futures Council member, April Zajko, an early childhood educator and consultant, and owner of her own consulting business, April’s Learning Tree […]
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There Is No Health Without Mental Health
Building Bright Futures just released the 2019 How Are Vermont’s Young Children and Families report. As a State Advisory Council (SAC) priority for both 2018 and 2019, Early Childhood and […]
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Southeastern Vermont Child Care Providers Talk with Legislators
This article was originally published in the Brattleboro Reformer and is available here. We are grateful for permission to share with the Building Bright Futures community. By Bob Audette BRATTLEBORO […]
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“Cozy Kids” Keeps Addison Kids Warm and Dry
This story is reprinted with permission from the Addison Independent. Reporter John Flowers is at johnf@addisonindependent.com. MIDDLEBURY — As the thermometer drops en route to another frigid Vermont winter, a […]
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Welcome to Camp Be-A-Kid, Helping Children Build Social Emotional Skills
Children who have strong social emotional skills are ready to learn, ready for school and ready for life. However, there are many children and families that need support to move […]
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Family Engagement Manager RFP
Building Bright Futures seeks a consultant to support a family engagement assessment to be conducted across Vermont in partnership with BBF Regional Councils. The purpose of the family engagement assessment […]
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Community Libraries’ Role in Building Resilient Communities
The charge to build resilient communities is one that multiple collaborative partners strive towards, together, across the state of Vermont. With the support and investments of so many advocates, highlighting […]
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Building Flourishing Communities in Northern Windsor & Orange
The experiences you have when you are young shape your brain development. When an infant babbles and an adult babbles back (serve and return) the communication part of the brain […]
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Supporting Orleans Kids and Families through Creative Head Start Collaboration
In the small town of Barton, Vermont exists a model preschool program that not many outside of Orleans County know about. The Central Orleans Family Education Center (COFEC) is a […]
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Supporting Families and Teachers as they Teach Emotional Processing
The Chittenden Regional Council’s Action Plan includes the following strategy, “Children’s social and emotional needs are met.” While the language used here is simple, the action steps and research involved […]
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