children

Host Ali Dieng talks with Beth Truzansky, Building Bright Futures (BBF) Deputy Director and Anna Brouillette, BBF Policy Director, about Vermont's early childhood action plan VECAP, how to engage, and policy recommendations for the upcoming year.

From the organizer:

The KidSafe Collaborative Annual Awards honor outstanding individuals and groups in our community who have made a significant contribution to improving the safety, health, and well-being of children in Chittenden County.

Our signature event has been celebrated for over 30 years, recognizing our community's heroes who support children, youth, and families and go “above and beyond” in their work to prevent and address child maltreatment. 

Following is a video of our Center for Media and Democracy program which aided in removing the Dorothy Canfield Fisher name from a prestigious Vermont children’s book award. The name has been changed to the Vermont Golden Dome Book Awards.

In this discussion of why Dorothy Canfield Fisher's name should be removed from the Vermont Book Award, evidence is presented that the author had a direct connection with the Vermont Eugenics Survey. Judy Dow, Franco American/ Abenaki educator, artist, and writer, presents a compelling power point on the history of eugenics and documentation on the reasons to change the Dorothy Canfield Fisher book award name. Kim Chase, third generation, Franco American writer and educator, and Kathy Olwell, retired social worker and social activist, talk about how the impact of the Vermont Eugenics Survey is still pertinent and discuss the vital need for acknowledgment, education, and a chance to heal.

Vermont Book Award: vcfa.edu/vermont-book-award/about-vermont-book-award

The KidSafe Collaborative Annual Awards honor outstanding individuals and groups in our community who have made a significant contribution to improving the safety and well-being of children in Chittenden County.