Above: Guilford resident Linda Hay and Sohaila Nabizada, an Afghan refugee. Photo: Kristopher Radder for Seven Days. On a sunny July day in Brattleboro, eight Afghans sat around a table…
Thanks to a grant from the National Breast Cancer Foundation Patient Relief Grant, secured by Karen Grinold of Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, new outreach and education resources have been developed for…
Vermont Employment Pathfinder Helps Connect Job Seekers and Employers AI-powered tool uses skills-based hiring and job-seeking approach Burlington, VT: Vermonters job seekers now have a new tool to help match them with opportunities throughout the state. Announced today at the…
Recently, BDCC and the Moover hosted a short training for employers about the new microtransit service in Brattleboro, "MicroMoo2." With nearly 30 enthusiastic attendees, it was a successful training. It…
In April, the Moover launched evening microtransit bus service in Brattleboro. "MicroMoo2" provides scheduled rides, door to door, from 5:00 to 11:30pm on weekdays. A major goal…
In recognition of World Refugee Day, U.S Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona encouraged higher education institutions across the country to play a larger role…
Just a week before World Refugee Day (June 20), nearly 100 New Vermonters and supporting community members attended a Community Connection event to foster solidarity, integration, and social cohesion amongst…
New Americans learning to change the inner tube of a tire On June 1, SIT/World Learning in partnership with Leland & Gray Bike Tech and BDCC held a New American…
Falls Area Community TV's Welcome Keene interviews Batunga Bibima, a new resident of Brattleboro who arrived with her family in October 2023 as a refugee from the Democratic Republic of…
On Tuesday, April 23, 2024, Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation coordinated a field trip to the Vermont Department of Labor Career Resource Center in Brattleboro for a cohort of 5 refugee…