The Vermont Network is hosting a series of four (4) StoryGathering events taking place in March. The events will take place: St. Albans, March 4th 5:30-7 PM - Register Here Brattleboro, March 8th 4:30-6 PM - Register Here St. Johnsbury,…
The stories featured here were created by youth and adults working in partnership, for the Vermont Network’s Askable Adult Campaign through the Network’s Reel Talk: An audio project supporting youth and adults to drop the small talk and do real talk. Youth invited…
How did he make me know I matter? I just remember him looking at me when he would answer my questions. --A Vermont adult remembering a supportive adult from her own childhood. 2024 New Year’s Resolutions Take lots of walks…
Events: This summer, The Uplift Campaign is on the road! Volunteers, survivors and our two organizers, Addey and Maple are traveling across the state to attend community events, hand out Uplift sunglasses and asking Vermonters what they see when they…
We are so excited to introduce you to the two newest members of our community! Last year our Board of Directors voted to expand their membership to include community members who are aligned with and passionate about the mission of…
Last week, the Vermont Legislature adjourned marking the end of the regular 2023 legislative session. If I had to sum up the past 18 weeks in one word, it would be FULL. With many new faces in the building and…
Have you ever caught yourself saying, “I get to decide because I’m the adult”? I certainly have. The truth is, as adults, we have all used power over the youth in our lives to get them to behave how we expect.…
Our 2022 Data Snapshot reflects the unique and persistent challenges that survivors have faced in the midst of the ongoing global pandemic. Member organizations answered 19,118 hotline calls in 2022 and supported over 8,000 individuals. Advocates assisted communities and survivors…
Press Release Vermont Truth and Reconciliation Commission Selection Panel Accepting Applications for Commissioner February 6, 2023 Contact: Vanessa Santos Eugenio or Karen Tronsgard-Scott TRCVT@vtnetwork.org Summary In 2022 Vermont enacted Act 128 which establishes a Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The…
The new year feels ripe with possibility about what is to come. This feels especially true for me this year as I think about our work ahead in the Vermont Legislature. The past two weeks the State House has been…