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…
Read the complete article at https://www.reformer.com/local-news/moover-bdcc-bring-microtransit-service-to-brattleboro/article_c843c30e-e21d-11ee-ae41-33eddb9cabf0.html By Bob Audette, Brattleboro Reformer Mar 21, 2024 BRATTLEBORO — The Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation is funding, through a federal grant, a microtransit service in Brattleboro beginning on April 15. The van service, operated…
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…
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…
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…