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Recent Grant RecipientsThrough its grant making, the Windham Foundation seeks to assist Vermont nonprofit organizations concerned with the needs and quality of life in Vermont, its citizens and its communities. These organizations include, but are not limited to, those dealing with agriculture & the food systems, disadvantaged youth, environmental enhancement, education in the broadest sense, public policy issues, promotion of the arts, crafts & Vermont traditions, meeting basic human services and historic preservation. Grants are given on a quarterly basis. Information on applying can be found here. Recent Grant Recipients Fall 2010Carlos G. Otis Health Care Center (Grace Cottage Hospital) Digital Imaging services expansion for an intimate, yet growing hospital. Estey Organ Museum Supporting museum construction/renovation, which is an important part of Brattleboro history. Evening Star Grange # 154, Dummerston Rehabilitation of existing front porch and steps of historic Dummerston Grange hall, a key resource to this small community. Friends of the Brandon Town Hall, Inc. Upgrades inside the building to make the historic building ADA accessible and creation of new handicap parking spaces and accessible ramp. Greensboro Wonder & Wisdom, Inc. Only area after-school program; support of their community enrichment programs for children and seniors. Intervale Center Enabling the Intervale Center to provide training and support to 40 aspiring and beginning farmers in Vermont in 2011, both within and beyond the Farms Program. Laraway Youth & Family Services, Lamoille County Renovation of the organizations building, which houses alternative education and therapeutic foster care. Lyndon Institute, Inc. Rework and Restore "Parthenon Stage" as the focal point of Lyndon Institute's Learning Commons. Our Place Drop-In Center Serving food to Brattleboro area residents for 20 years. Also runs an adult day care program and community food shelf. To develop volunteer recruitment and retention capacity and make greater use of web-based & community media to alert volunteers & food donors of current needs & opportunities. Smart Growth Vermont To produce and market online and print resources to guide state and local decision makers so that communities are designed to be healthier by creating more compact and walk able neighborhoods with access to transportation alternatives. Spectrum Youth & Family Services, Inc. Building renovation for office building so it can be used for Mental Health and Drug Abuse Counseling Program which provides outpatient therapy for clients between 14 and 22 years old. The Trust for Public Land Supporting efforts to protect 692 forested acres, including 1.4 miles of frontage on the Deerfield River, in Bennington County. Vermont Foodbank Final development phase of a vegetable production and distribution program at the Vermont Foodbank's Kingsbury Farm in Warren, Vermont Vermont Technical College/VSC Foundation Support of rehabilitation of the historic Allen House on campus to permanently house the college's Center for Sustainable Practices (CSP). Wardsboro History Group LTD - Photography Committee Support of an historical photography project which will benefit the Vermont Historical Society and Historical Society of Windham County, as well as the Wardsboro History Group. Weston Community Association Partial funding for installation of a sprinkler system necessary for continued operation of the Weston Playhouse.
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