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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…