What's New at VCRD
Final Report on the Summit on the Future of Vermont is now available!
Read the Final Report of the Summit on the Future of Vermont.We hope you will enjoy looking back at the priorities and notes from the event, and learning about what happened on May 11 at UVM’s Dudley Davis Center.
Regional Forums to discuss Council on the Future of Vermont (CFV) Results
VCRD presents a series of free and open public discussions in each region around the state this summer. Join us to hear about the results of our 2-year study and share your ideas and priorities for your community. All meetings times are 6pm-7:30pm:
July 1 - ISLAND POND, Island Pond Welcome Center
July 2 - NORTH HERO, Public Library
July 7 - MIDDLEBURY, Ilsley Public Library
July 8 - BURLINGTON, Fletcher Free Library
July 9 - RUTLAND, Rutland Free Library
July 14 - BENNINGTON, Southern VT College
July 15 - BRATTLEBORO, Marlboro Graduate Center
Meetings have already been held in Randolph, White River Jct, Barre, St. Albans, Newport, St. Johnsbury, and Hyde Park.
Learn more about the project at: www.futureofvermont.org
Imagining Vermont: Values and Vision for the Future is the final report of the Council on the Future of Vermont. With the publication of this report, the findings of the Council are no longer ours alone. The report is a contribution toward action. It is for the people of Vermont to use to move Vermont forward as they see fit. It is a reflection of the 18 months of listening to Vermonters. The report is online at: www.futureofvermont.org/report. The findings and conclusions will be discussed at the Summit on the Future of Vermont. See below for more about the Summit.
VCRD's Council on the Future of Vermont releases: VERMONT IN TRANSITION - a comprehensive trend-line analysis of the past two decades in Vermont. This research, written by the Center for Social Science Research at Saint Michael's College, is a contribution to the deliberations of the CFV.
Click HERE for the Table of Contents.
The Young Writers Project, Council on the Future of Vermont and the Northfield
Savings Bank proudly announce the winners of the 2008 ‘Future of Vermont’ Writing Contest. Read the essays.
VCRD's Council on the Future of Vermont
completes its fourteen county visits! Visit the CFV
website to learn more about the program, read comments from participants,
and read the most recent newsletter.
JOIN US IN SUPPORT OF VERMONT COMMUNITIES
VCRD works throughout Vermont, providing avenues for public discussion and action on issues important to Vermonters. Through program and policy initiatives, we are working to strengthen communities, develop local leadership, and advance rural opportunities.
We appreciate your support and encourage you to join VCRD as a 2008 member. Membership forms can be downloaded here.
Champlain Islands Business. VCRD worked with Island residents as part of its Creative Communities Program.
Participants discuss the Future of Vermont at a community forum in St. Johnsbury.
Photos courtesy of Michael Levine.