Bike Repair Day for New Americans a Success!
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…
New Brattleboro Resident Has Ambitions for Fashion with Congolese Roots
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…
Refugee Youth Field trip to Brattleboro Department of Labor Career Resource Center
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…
Refugee Resettlement in Southern Vermont Two Years in: Families Reunited
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…
Moover Microtransit Launched for Evening Access to Jobs, Training, Services and More
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…
Practical Ways Towns Can Welcome Newcomers
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…
Pathways of Vermont
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…
Blog: New Vermonters Attend Green Tech Summit
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…
Reblog: Welcoming Communities on Vermontitude
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.…
Vermont Employment Pathfinder Launches with Federal Support
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…