Rutland Winter Wonderland
It’s that time of year again, folks, and the PCC Christmas Event will be the best it’s ever been! Featuring the ONLY live Santa Claus and in partnership with the Rutland Rotary Club, the PCC Winter Wonderland will be located on the corner of Routes 7 and 4 at Gazebo
The FREE DINO-DIG event at our Brandon, Vermont PCC site was a ROARING success!
This pre-Halloween kids day featured a host of fossil digs (to uncover dinosaur bones and treats), a haunted scavenger hunt in our clubhouse area, and roaming dinos as staff donned T-Rex, Velociraptor and Triceratops costumes. With music and food and bags of takeaway goodies, families and their kiddos enjoyed an
Rising Star – Meet Ashleah Fitzgerald
Meet Ashleah Fitzgerald – early childhood educator. Ashleah’s very special to us, because she grew into her new role after getting her high school diploma through our Learning Together program. Watch this short video featuring Ashleah.
SAPLINGS program a success
The 2021 summer SAPLINGS program was a success! Weekly field trips to VINS (Vermont Institute of Natural Science), ECHO Museum in Burlington, White’s Pool in Rutland and local bookstores in Brandon and Middleberry, offered our participants the opportunity to learn & grow.
Summer 2021 Programming
Limited spaces still available! School-age Summer Programming with extended hours Monday thru Friday - Give your kid(s) the best this summer! Saplings Summer Extended Care
We’re over the top!
https://vtdigger.org/2021/02/10/rutland-parent-child-center-wins-1-5-million-to-renovate-2gen-center/ Get excited! We have secured all funding necessary to complete our new campus! All our gratitude to USDA Rural Development staff, whose steadfast belief, shared vision and support made this possible.
VT Digger on our newest project!
VT Digger produced a great article on our new pilot project! It's hard for families to navigate the human services system, so we are trying to make it easier. Hit the link and learn about our new pilot project. Read about it here. We are partnering with the Sunrise Center and
Important Holiday Information
Details on our holiday programs - Thanksgiving and December holiday food and gift/toy distributions & How you can help sponsor a familyNovember 2020 Newsletter Holiday!!
Newsletter! Summer/Fall 2020
How we're handling COVID, our new Saplings K-3 afterschool literacy program, NatureWorks update, shout-outs to participants, volunteers and supporters - check it out!SummerFall 2020 Newsletter
Reading Changes Lives
Reading is one of the most powerful developmental tools we have, a critical ingredient of long-term educational success. There is no time like COVID time to discover new, easily accessible ways to bring the power of reading into the lives of your children and set the stage for their future.