Stories & Announcements

This post comes from the High Meadows Fund, a supporting organization of the Vermont Community Foundation.

The Vermont Community Foundation, in partnership with area philanthropists, has announced almost $1 million in grants from the Main Street Business Relief Fund for Arlington, Dorset, and Manchester.

It is no secret that the last few months have been really difficult. Due to COVID-19, people across the nation are experiencing higher levels of anxiety and depression.

Today, the Vermont Community Foundation announced $555,000 in grants in the fifth round of grantmaking from the VT COVID-19 Response Fund since it was created in March.

Social distancing rules have kept most summer camps to half capacity or closed altogether. Without access to camps, our area's youth were at risk of social isolation and depression.

The following is an excerpt from the High Meadows Fund's blog post titled 'Working Together to Address COVID-19 Challenges'.

The state of crisis in Vermont is huge.

On Monday, the Vermont Community Foundation announced $380,500 in grants in the fourth round of grantmaking from the VT COVID-19 Response Fund.

The Rutland High School Class of 2020 is a caring and community-driven group of advocates for positive local change.