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.
Positive Parenting Through COVID-19
COVID has changed education – making things especially difficult for low-income and minority families with children – who already face significant educational challenges. But information and tools are available to help families turn this situation on its head. Join our Executive Director Mary Feldman on Lou Scott’s Gepetto Room to
Built for Times Like These – Our Response to COVID-19
When we started up our food security program in 2018, we didn’t foresee it becoming a focal point of our service provision. Some observed that such a program might even distract from our primary mission. But food is a critical thread running through so many aspects of our lives –
Diane Nilan—Homeless Liaison visits PCC of Rutland
Certain people are 'change agents’. Diane Nilan is certainly one of them. Diane, co-author of “Changing the Paradigm of Homelessness” released in January, visited the PCC this summer providing a staff training and sharing how we can better aid children and families experiencing homelessness in our region. Her devotion to