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…
Brattleboro, VT- The Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation’s Welcoming Workplaces training has received a gold award from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) in the category of Talent Development and Retention for communities with a population between 25k and 200k people.…
The Welcoming Communities team, that recently joined Welcoming America's extensive Welcoming Network, is participating in Welcoming Week by hosting a community celebration on September 16th, from 5pm-7pm, at 118 Elliot St. in Brattleboro. The event intends to build community, foster…
Brattleboro, VT- The Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) has joined the Welcoming Network, a global network of local governments and nonprofits committed to making communities more welcoming. Led by the nonpartisan nonprofit organization, Welcoming America, the network provides BDCC access…
Photos by Kris Radder Article by Chris Mays Original article, video and photo essay at https://www.reformer.com/local-news/new-americans-receive-child-care-work-training/article_2d37359e-20bc-11ee-924b-936e3d8fbcd5.html BRATTLEBORO — Several groups collaborated to provide new Americans with an opportunity to be trained to enter the child care field. "I think the…
On July 12th the New Pathways & Best Practices in Community Based Resettlement event provided an opportunity for regional volunteer leaders to learn from national experts in volunteer-supported resettlement, as we build the networks and knowledge to welcome newcomers to our…
Refugee Welcome Collective and @refugeehousingsolutions collaborated with World Learning and its School for International Training to create a video case study highlighting World Learning’s approach to welcoming Afghan newcomers in fall 2021. "Our campus transformed from a campus to a…
On June 13th, human resource and operations professionals from 7 of Southern Vermont’s largest businesses including Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Chroma Technology Corps, Commonwealth Dairy, and The Brattleboro Retreat, participated in a Welcoming Workplaces workshop. This event was the next in…
On May 8th, BDCC's Welcoming Communities Manager, Alex Beck, moderated “From Areas of Conflict to Vermont”. This event was hosted and organized by the Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC). The event featured volunteers and local content experts who shared about…
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