Through the “New Haven Comes Together” process, the community came together to identify and prioritize goals, foster local leadership, connect to resources and develop and realize achievable action plans. Through 3 public meetings, community members chose two priorities for action, and signed up for task force groups to move them forward. The new task force…
The Climate Catalyst Innovation Fund supports local innovative climate projects for which a small grant could have a meaningful impact at the community level. In this round, $60,500 in grants ranging from $500 to $4,000 were awarded to 17 local projects developing solutions that move Vermont closer to its climate and energy goals. Funded projects…
In the wake of devastating floods in both 2023 and 2024, the Town of Plainfield invited VCRD to facilitate a process to bring together the full diversity of Plainfield residents, organizations, business owners and partners in an open, inclusive dialogue to build connections, and identify actions for recovery and future efforts. The three-part process, facilitated…
Read VCRD’s 2024 Annual Report for an overview of our work serving communities and building local leaders. We also supported local actions for growing the climate economy, improving youth opportunity, strengthening our working lands enterprises, and more.
