SNAP Week of Action – 8/17 to 8/21

Join communities and advocates in Vermont and nationwide for the SNAP (3SquaresVT) week of action, August 17 to 21. Led in our state by Hunger Free VT, the goals for the week include raising awareness about the impact of losing food assistance and celebrating the importance of 3SquaresVT for families, farmers, and grocers.

Visit the Hunger Free VT website to see the Week of Action toolkit.

Vermont Afterschool Conference – 10/22 and 10/23

Early bird registration is now open for the Vermont Afterschool Annual Conference, to be held October 22 and 23 in Burlington at Hotel Champlain.

Visit the conference website for more information and to register.

Join the VT Educators of Color Association and Affiliate Network

The VT Educators of Color Association is an independent group co-facilitated and supported by the Education Justice Coalition. The mission of the group is to support educators of color in Vermont to connect, heal, and organize for change. They do this through regular online meetings, occasional in-person gatherings, and shared organizing projects. The group is open to all educators including those in early childhood education, higher education, and out of school education. Educators of color can sign up to join here.

The Educator of Color Affiliate Network is organized by the Vermont Educators of Color Association, a project of the Education Justice Coalition. The program is meant to sustain and retain educators of color in Vermont. Schools and districts who join the affiliate network are committing to supporting educators of color in their school/district and throughout the state. For more information and to join the affiliate network, visit the Education Justice Coalition website.

2026 Annual Quality and Capacity Incentive Payment – Applications Due 9/14

The Child Development Division (CDD) is now implementing the second year of the Quality and Capacity Incentive Payments program. Child care providers continue to have flexibility in how they use these payments to strengthen quality, expand access, and promote inclusion.

The incentive payments are designed to increase the availability of high-quality child care across Vermont, with a particular focus on infants and toddlers, families needing full-time or extended-hours care, and children with specialized needs. Building on the first year's successes, the 2026 Quality and Capacity payments continue to support the stability, capacity, and long-term sustainability of Vermont's child care system.

For more information and to apply for funding, visit the CDD website. Applications are being accepted until September 14.

Join the Alliance Today

Become a member of the Alliance! Alliance members are committed to a common purpose – working together to amplify early childhood voices and influence policy making in order to realize the promise of every Vermont child. We are grateful for the work of our members who advanced our vision this year. We hope you will join us as we build support for ongoing campaigns, track implementation of programs that have passed, and prepare a full slate of issues for advocacy in ’27.

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The Vermont Early Childhood Advocacy Alliance is a program of the Vermont Community Loan Fund.