In 2022, with help from BDCC, the Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC) established offices in southern Vermont - first Brattleboro, and then Bennington. Refugee resettlement is also supported by volunteer groups, some independent and some affiliated with ECDC like Bennington…
By Adam Sullivan Published: Apr. 16, 2024 at 5:31 PM EDT|Updated: 20 hours ago BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (WCAX) - It’s where the ride app Uber meets public transportation. A new, free, on-demand service in Brattleboro targets second- and third-shift workers. If you live…
Getting connected in a new town When someone moves to a new town in Vermont, there are all kinds of ways they interact with the local municipality – getting a dog license, figuring out trash pickup or drop-off, registering to…
Pathways of Vermont is a project started by Angela Snow from To The Moon Productions, with support from BDCC, to show that a four-year collage pathway is not the only way to have an "interesting, lucrative and sustainable life." This…
On January 17th, BDCC staff traveled to Greentech Renewables in Burlington with 7 New Vermonters to attend the Vermont Electrification Summit. The event brought regional electricians, solar installers, and energy management experts to learn about emerging green technology coming to…
On December 19th 2023, Welcoming Communities Manager Alex Beck joined Fish on the Vermontitude podcast. Vermontitude is brought to you by Vermont News & Media, Great Eastern Radio and BCTV. The three media outlets have teamed up with Vermontitude to…
Last summer, the BDCC began the beta testing phase of the Vermont Employment Pathfinder initiative. Starting in January of 2023, with a grant from the US Department of Labor via Former Senator Leahy, the BDCC has been collaborating with Dutch…
On November 14th, Welcoming Communities Director Alex Beck was featured on Livability's "Inside America's Best Cities" Podcast. He joined to share about Brattleboro’s Welcoming Workplaces Initiative supporting local employers in welcoming all kinds of employees, particularly immigrants and refugees new…
On September 27th and 28th, the Southern Vermont Welcoming Communities initiative was front and center at the Radically Rural conference, hosted by the Hannah Grimes Center for Entrepreneurship and The Keene Sentinel. Radically Rural "builds powerful networks of passionate, engaged,…
This article was initially published by Courtney Hillhouse on the Building Bright Futures website. VECF Spotlight: Early Childhood Workforce Development for New Vermonters in Brattleboro “The feel-good is great, but the real feel-good is doing something that lasts longer than the…