Grantees

The Growing Food Program allows the Burlington Children’s space to offer a nutritious breakfast, lunch, and snack to all children over age one, helping children develop healthy attitudes about food and offering families the assurance that their children are well-fed while away from home. Funding from the Vermont Children’s Trust Foundation is combined with federal funding through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) so that their chef can be present every day as an integral part of the program.  Food is one of the languages with which children are welcomed to school in the morning and sent home satisfied at the end of the day. The program has helped create an atmosphere of abundance, respect and generosity.

Watershed Mentoring is an adult-youth mentoring program serving school-aged children throughout Franklin County. The mission of Watershed Mentoring is to enrich the lives of youth and adults by providing the opportunity to develop positive and caring relationships with fellow community members.

The Theatre Adventure Program is a theater arts program that serves 40 youth and adults with cognitive, social and physical disabilities along with a smaller number of non-disabled peers. Year-round theater skill-based activities enhance communication, self expression and self-esteem.

Through the Math Literacy Project, the Out of School Program will promote learning opportunities that make school success attainable for all children; reinforce and enhance the math instruction given during the school day; create community learning partners for children, and link math learning to real life experiences.

Friday Night Group is Outright Vermont's signature social and support group for queer identified youth 13-22. FNG is an opportunity for LGBTQQ youth to meet new friends, be themselves, share stories, get advice from their peers and enjoy hot pizza! Outright Vermont hosts FNG in both Burlington and Rutland (and hopes to expand to new locations!)

Designed for Vermont youth grades 4-8 and their parents, educators, and caregivers, TECHNICOOL looks at common concerns surrounding the internet and technology. This program encourages safe online behavior by addressing the benefits and risks of these powerful new technologies and provides participants with tools to make and promote healthy choices.

Rosie's Girls is a three week summer day camp for girls entering 6th-8th grades that encourages participants to develop and strengthen their capacities and confidence. The camp helps them expand their perception of the range of educational and career Options that are attainable in an atmosphere that is fun, supportive and positive.

Beginning in the fall of 2011, the Orange County Parent Child Center began a comprehensive assistance project for registered family home providers and licensed early childhood centers and afterschool programs who are interested in beginning the Vermont STARS quality rating process or in pursuing a higher rating. Only 19 of 80 (24%) early childhood and family home programs in Orange County hold a current STARS rating; this project hopes to close that gap and increase the quality of care offered to children and families by complimenting and expanding current supports.

Together Works': Open Mic program allows youth to perform live music onstage in a professional setting. The program offers a safe and sober creative environment. Their new radio project allows students from area schools to work together to produce their own radio show to stream live through the internet during their Open Mic weekly program.

Start With The Arts brings 12 weeks of arts-based literacy activities to children at 36 home-based childcare sites and 20 hours of professional development credit to childcare providers with follow up support over a four month period.

The Young Mothers Mentoring Program provides pregnant and parenting teenage girls with one-on-one and peer mentoring to help them and their children thrive physically, emotionally and socio-economically, both in the present as well as in the future.

Camp Outright is a seven day/six night residential summer camp program for LGBTQQA youth, ages thirteen and older, from throughout New England. The program offers a traditional summer camp experience, and campers participate in a wide variety of daily activities based upon their interests. Other activities include visual and performing arts, nature exposure activities, and special topical workshops to address needs stated by LGBTQQA youth.