Funding will double number of community teams tackling local challenges through WCC program By Mike Woeste Vermont has committed $2.32 million to expand the Working Communities Challenge and double the…
On January 24th, the BDCC hosted a "New Vermonters in the Workplace" webinar. This meeting covered the legal and logistical considerations for hiring, supporting, and retaining New Vermonters. Watch the…
By WCAX News Team Published: Jan. 13, 2022 at 4:38 PM EST|Updated: 21 hours ago For video and full article visit: https://www.wcax.com/2022/01/13/refugee-group-welcoming-afghans-southern-vermont/ BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (WCAX) Several organizations have partnered to welcome and…
As a part of the Welcoming Communities initiative, the BDCC has been on the forefront of welcoming the Ethiopian Community Development Council to Brattleboro as they explore refugee resettlement in…
As a part of the Welcoming Communities initiative, the BDCC has been on the forefront of welcoming the Ethiopian Community Development Council to Brattleboro as they explore refugee resettlement in…
In late July the regional Housing Coalition put on a "Landlords Summit" to help spread the word about programs designed to prevent evictions by providing rent and mortgage relief. The…
A review of the New to Vermont Lunch Series: New American to New Vermonter session at the Southern Vermont Economy Summit Interview with Mary Gannon, Ed.D., Strategies for Creating Just…
Since this June, the BDCC has continued to expand our commitment to ensuring the workplaces, communities, and economies we're supporting are equitable, inclusive, and thriving for all. As COVID brings…
BDCC's Alex Beck, and BCRC's Jonathan Cooper discuss the Working Communities Project of Southern Vermont, and how it ties into the Southern Vermont Zone's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies.
February 7, VTDigger by Anne Wallace Allen A group of Brattleboro-area communities will use a recent planning grant from a Federal Reserve Bank of Boston program to help asylum-seekers from…