January 4, 2024 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 ... Read More
December 21, 2023 BBF Announces Recipients of 2024 Vermont Early Childhood Fund Grants Building Bright Futures is excited to announce the recipients of our Vermont Early Childhood Fund (VECF) awards for 2024! The fund ... Read More
November 8, 2023 RSVP for Statewide Regional Council Summit on Dec. 12 Registration is open for our 4th Annual Statewide Regional Council Summit on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, from 9 a.m. to noon, ... Read More
October 30, 2023 State Advisory Council Endorses 2024 Policy Recommendations On Oct. 23, the State Advisory Council (SAC) formally endorsed the Policy Recommendations of the Vermont Early Childhood State Advisory Council ... Read More
September 21, 2023 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 ... Read More
September 13, 2023 Vermont Early Childhood Fund (VECF) Announces 2024 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
August 24, 2023 News from the Network: Stakeholder Survey Results Are In! News from the Network is an email series from Building Bright Futures that spotlights the work of Regional Councils, updates related ... Read More
August 8, 2023 BBF Welcomes New Data Manager and Data Coordinator BBF is excited to introduce two new team members: Jenn Schollmeyer and Kitty Foster. These new hires come as we ramp ... Read More
July 11, 2023 Annual Regional Council Priority Setting Building Bright Futures (BBF) Regional Early Childhood Councils are an essential part of the BBF statewide network infrastructure to improve the ... Read More
June 29, 2023 News from the Network: VECAP Summit Shows Progress News from the Network is a series from Building Bright Futures that spotlights the work of Regional Councils, updates related to ... Read More
June 21, 2023 2023 Legislative Wrap-Up On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, during a veto override session, Vermont’s legislature passed H.217, a historic act related to investing in the ... Read More
June 14, 2023 BBF Welcomes Four New Staff Members We’re excited to introduce four new BBF team members: Michelle Kersey, Kate Bailey, Tanya LaChapelle, and Valerie Wood. These new hires ... Read More