AWARE—This Is Your Brain On Television
This Is Your Brain On Television is a book and media literacy curriculum written by AWARE’s Youth Services Coordinator, Amy Hornblas. The purpose of the book is to teach young people and others about what the fast-moving images on the screen can do to our brains, thoughts and behavior.
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Amy Hornblas was awarded the Silver Award in the Print Division of the International Safety Media Awards for her book: This Is Your Brain on Television read press release

Founded in 1999 by students attending Dartmouth College, DREAM is a non-profit mentoring program that pairs college students and children living in subsidized housing developments in Vermont.  Camp DREAM was established to bring mentors and children from across Vermont together somewhere beautiful and wild, where everyday life would build self-reliance, broaden horizons, and expand comfort zones.

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Camp Exclamation Point is a non-profit and charitable organization in Vermont that provides a week of free residential summer camp each year to over 100 children with otherwise limited opportunities for such experiences. In addition, CAMP! offers leadership training and supervised work experience in a supportive community environment for teen-aged youth who are CAMP! graduates. We provide a traditional residential camp program with a broad range of activities from old favorites like Tennis, Bread Making, Bottle Rockets, Pirates, Archery and Canoeing to new options like Survival Skills, Writing Music, Building Rustic Furniture, “Sports Madness” and Spanish.

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Everybody Wins! Vermont is a literacy and mentoring organization devoted to increasing children's prospects in school and life through a one-to-one mentoring and reading experience. This is accomplished through their lunchtime read aloud program.
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The Franklin Grand Isle Bookmobile promotes a lifelong love of learning and builds community connections by providing greater access to books, information, activities, and fun.  The Bookmobile provides free outreach service and literacy support to families, child care providers, and classrooms.  On a typical visit, children can participate in songs, finger plays, and story time, before choosing books to borrow from the Bookmobile lending library.  Adult patrons may also take advantage of the collection and free book swap. Visit Franklin Grand Isle Bookmobile

The Girl Scout Council of Vermont Jump-In program promotes physical health and gives girls new skills, self-esteem, teamwork skills and leadership through the affordable sport of synchronized rope jumping.  Jump-In gets girls interested in healthy activity, recruits new girls to the preventive program of Girl Scouting, and attracts teen girls who look forward to coaching younger girls.  Every Girl Scout program brings with it the Girl Scout Promise and Law as a backbone to the experience, emphasizing discovery of one’s abilities, leadership to inspire others, and taking action to be part of a community. Visit Girl Scout Council of Vermont

Lund Family Center
Home-Based Family Support is a Lund Center program in which professionally trained family educators offer case management, information and referral, and family education in the comfort of a family's home.  The family educators work as a team with each family to identify and build upon their strengths to improve their quality of life.In addition, Lund Family Center offers Welcome Baby visits. Visit Lund Family Center

North Country Schools Community Learning Centers provides after school programming in 11 of our Supervisory Union’s schools; Brighton Elementary, Charleston Elementary, Coventry Village School, Derby Elementary, Holland Elementary, Jay/Westfield Elementary, Lowell Graded School, E. Taylor Hatton School, Newport Town School, North Country Union Jr. High School and Troy School. North Country School Community Learning Centers expands educational, cultural and recreational opportunities for students with a strong focus on increasing student’s academic achievement. We presently serve over 1200 students.

Outright Vermont (ORVT) is one of the longest standing queer organizations in Vermont and the only one that works specifically with young people.  By striving to empower queer youth, model positive cross-generational learning and leadership, and to address lateral oppressions including racism, classism, heterosexism, ORVT is building a safer, healthier, and more supportive world for all young people.  

Founded in 1989 by local gay and lesbian activists, ORVT helped to create visibility, support, and advocacy throughout the 90s for the queer youth community in Vermont.  Our work has now expanded to encompass Education and Outreach, Health and Wellness, Direct Services, and Social Justice Organizing. 

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Springfield Area Parent Child Center
The mission of the Springfield Area Parent Child Center is to foster a caring community of healthy families by offering services to support and nurture children and adults.

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Start With The Arts is a preschool arts and literacy program offering children of all abilities activities in music, drama, movement and visual arts to engage with the stories of fine children’s literature, and offering child care providers training in best practices of inclusive arts and literacy programming. Visit   VSA Arts of Vermont

With a 20-year record of accomplishment, Vermont Works for Women helps women and girls explore, pursue and excel in nontraditional careers that pay a livable wage. The organization is recognized as a leader in program development and advocacy. VWW has an extensive record of accomplishment in working with women, young adults, educators and employers and in developing, implementing, and growing innovative programs. The Rosie’s Girls Summer Program is one of a complement of VWW programs that serve to expose girls to trades and technology and to encourage them to think broadly about their futures. Visit Vermont Works for Women

Visiting Nurse Association
The Family Room will provide comprehensive collaborative literacy and parenting education to new Americans.
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Since the opening of the Winooski Family Center in July 1998, it has become a vital, one of a kind resource for the Winooski community. The Family Center strives to and succeeds in fostering connections between Winooski families and various community programs; the overall result of which is children having a healthier start in life. The mission of the Winooski Family Center is to provide a safe and nurturing environment where families and children, birth to school age, can receive the support they need to increase their understanding of child and adult development, promote positive communication and nurturing skills and to offer a place to socialize, play, learn, share ideas and grow.