MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Community Foundation is helping fund a variety of community programs across the state as varied as parenting programs to helping deliver meals to hospice patients.
The foundation, working with its fund-holders, awarded almost $63,000 in small and inspiring grants to 30 organizations for local projects.
Community Foundation Vice President Jen Peterson says the community-building efforts help maintain a healthy state.
Among the projects being funded:
In Addison County the group Building Bright Futures received $1,500 to support evening programs that provide parents with tools, resources, tips, and expert insight into raising happy and healthy children.
In Rutland County the group Dinners with Love received $1,925 to support the expansion of its work, bringing meals donated by local restaurants and delivered by volunteers to hospice patients and their families.
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