November 18, 2024 Caledonia & Southern Essex Regional Council Meeting Meetings are held on the third Monday of the month. This meeting is rescheduled due to the MLK Jr holiday 2024–2026 ... Read More
November 14, 2024 Caledonia & Southern Essex Regional Council Meeting Meetings are held on the third Monday of the month. 2024–2026 Regional Priorities 1. Child and family mental health: Support early childhood and ... Read More
November 8, 2024 BBF Announces Fall 2024 VECF Grant Recipients Building Bright Futures is excited to announce the recipients of our Vermont Early Childhood Fund (VECF) awards for fall 2024! The ... 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
July 18, 2024 Child Care Center Rebuilds After a Devastating Fire May 8, 2023, started out as an ordinary day for the Bickford family. That afternoon, Anneka Bickford was taking one of ... Read More
February 21, 2023 VECF Spotlight: Trauma-Responsive Training in the Northeast Kingdom Here in the Northeast Kingdom, many young children are experiencing the profound impact of two crises: the Covid-19 pandemic, which caused ... Read More
November 28, 2022 BBF Announces Recipients of 2023 Vermont Early Childhood Fund Grants Building Bright Futures is excited to announce the recipients of our Vermont Early Childhood Fund (VECF) awards for 2023. The fund ... Read More
January 19, 2022 BBF Awards $100,000 in Vermont Early Childhood Fund Grants Building Bright Futures Regional Councils awards $100,000 in Vermont Early Childhood Fund grants to improve the well-being of children, families and ... Read More
October 8, 2021 BBF Launches the Vermont Early Childhood Fund with $100K to Communities Building Bright Futures is pleased to announce the creation of the Vermont Early Childhood Fund (VECF) providing grants of $10,000-$20,000 for ... Read More
October 14, 2020 The Early MTSS-123 Project: ONE Early Childhood System, TWO Social and Emotional Interventions, THREE Core Groups In the past few months, a new Early Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (Early MTSS) and Strengthening Families pilot project was introduced ... Read More
May 6, 2020 Coming Together in the Northeast Kingdom during COVID-19 The notice popped up in my inbox the other day-”This to-do is due soon: April testimonial”. A testimonial, by definition, is ... Read More
February 26, 2020 Caledonia & S. Essex Regional Recap, February 2020 The BBF and PCC “mini grants” were awarded in January to 7 applicants that successfully presented proposals that addressed the PCC ... Read More