Rutland

Regional Contact

Darla Senecal

Regional Manager for Bennington, Rutland, and Addison

Darla serves as the Regional Manger for Bennington, Addison, and Rutland counties. She works to support collaboration among families, educators, community partners, and others dedicated to creating the best outcomes for children and families. Darla has spent much of her career working in community service, first as a volunteer, then as a Recreation Director for 17 years, and most recently as a newly elected Selectboard member in the Town of Bristol, Vermont. Working on projects that bring communities together is when Darla finds herself most energized. Darla can often be found working in her gardens, regularly accompanied by her cat Angus.

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Upcoming Council Meetings

Rutland Regional Council Meeting

November 17, 2022 at 10:30 am |contact Darla Senecal for videoconference link

Please contact Darla Senecal (dsenecal@buildingbrightfutures.org) for meeting information.

Rutland Regional Council

Rutland Regional Council Meeting

October 20, 2022 at 10:30 am |contact Darla Senecal for videoconference link

Please contact Darla Senecal (dsenecal@buildingbrightfutures.org) for meeting information.

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Rutland Regional Council Meeting

September 15, 2022 at 10:30 am |contact Darla Senecal for videoconference link

Please contact Darla Senecal (dsenecal@buildingbrightfutures.org) for meeting information.

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Rutland Regional Council Meeting

June 16, 2022 at 10:30 am |contact Darla Senecal for videoconference link

Please contact Darla Senecal (dsenecal@buildingbrightfutures.org) for meeting information.

Rutland Regional Council

Rutland Regional Council Meeting

May 19, 2022 at 10:30 am |contact Darla Senecal for videoconference link

Please contact Darla Senecal (dsenecal@buildingbrightfutures.org) for meeting information.

Rutland Regional Council

Rutland Regional Council Meeting

April 21, 2022 at 10:30 am |contact Darla Senecal for videoconference link

Please contact Darla Senecal (dsenecal@buildingbrightfutures.org) for meeting information.

Rutland Regional Council

Rutland Regional Council Meeting

March 17, 2022 at 10:30 am |contact Darla Senecal for videoconference link

Please contact Darla Senecal (dsenecal@buildingbrightfutures.org) for the zoom link.

Rutland Regional Council

Rutland Regional Council Meeting

July 20, 2021 at 6:00 pm

Rutland Regional Council Meeting

June 15, 2021 at 6:00 pm

Rutland Regional Council Meeting

May 18, 2021 at 6:00 pm

Rutland Regional Council Meeting

April 20, 2021 at 6:00 pm |contact Darla Senecal for videoconference link

Regional Action Plan

The Regional Action Plan acts as a blueprint for how the Council serves children and families.

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Stories From Rutland

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Young children and teachers around a table in a classroom
September 29, 2022

VECF Spotlight: Training Tomorrow’s Educators in Rutland County

At the Rutland County Parent-Child Center (RCPCC), college and high school students are getting hands-on training in early childhood education with the support of a grant from Building Bright Futures’ Vermont Early Childhood Fund. (Applications for the next round of VECF grants are open through Oct. 7, 2022.) This grant is a strategy to address […]

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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 communities Building Bright Futures (BBF) announced seven recipients of grants from the Vermont Early Childhood Fund (VECF). Grantees will work with BBF Regional Councils to improve the well-being of children (prenatal–age 8) and families, […]

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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 up to 7 grantees to support creative solutions that will improve the well-being of children (prenatal-age 8), families, as well as the Vermont communities in which they live.  Each year BBF Regional Councils, the […]

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Regional HAVYC&F Profile

Learn about the data and conditions for young children and families in the Rutland Region, and their Regional Council’s priorities in the area.

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