Alliance for Community Transformations (ACT) is a community-based coalition focused on supporting Bennington-area youth in making healthy choices.
Get tips for talking to your child about substance use, and find additional resources for supporting your child in making healthy choices.
Check out local opportunities and find youth-centered resources for living substance free and supporting mental wellness.
Find local resources for food, quit help, mental health or crisis support, and other community resources.
Through the Youth Leadership Group, Youth Appreciation Day, Photovoice Contest, and other initiatives, ACT works to amplify youth voice and empower young people to make a difference in our community.
Alyssa Irizarry is ACT’s Projects Coordinator. She manages ACT’s social media, website, and digital communications, and supports youth programming and events. Alyssa is also a Gallery Teacher at MASS MoCA, vegetable peddler with Wildstone Farm at the Bennington Farmers’ Market,…
Share your thoughts on youth substance use in Bennington! Your feedback informs our work to address this issue for the health and well-being of our community’s youth. Take the survey here » As a thank you for completing the survey,…
Heather Voice is the facilitator for GLOW (Gay, Lesbian…or Whatever!) at Mt. Anthony Union Middle School, in addition to being a Reading Specialist and Literacy Coach. She has been teaching in the SVSU for 11 years. Tell us about GLOW…
Read More Affirming & Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth in Bennington: An Interview with Heather Voice
