ACT would like to welcome T.J. Anania to the team. T.J.’s part of the AmeriCorps program and new to Bennington. What brings you to Bennington? After a year and a half of bouncing around jobs in Worcester Mass. I…
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Giving Big at the Day of Caring
Giving Big at the Day of Caring ACT Youth Empowerment Committee Members teamed up with Teens 4 Change and United Ways of Bennington County on the Day of Caring during National Volunteer Week! Bravo! And THANK YOU!!!!
Governor Recognizes May as Vermont Youth Appreciation Month
May is Vermont Youth Appreciation Month Four years ago, a group of Bennington area youth drafted a statewide resolution to establish a Vermont Youth Appreciation Day. This celebration was a call to action in response to YRBS data that reflected…
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Students Learn about Social Responsibility and the TRIPLE bottom line
On Thursday, Julie Lineberger, former Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) Chair, instructor and activist shared knowledge and advice to the Business Management class at the Southwest Vermont Career Development Center on socially responsible business plans and the triple bottom…
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Global Youth Service Day
ACT Youth Ambassadors came out to help to prepare the Morgan Spring Community Gardens for the coming season as a part of 2014 Global Youth Service Day. Most of the harvest from the garden is donated in support of local…
MLK Day of Service
Life's most persistent and urgent questions is, what are you doing for others? - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.