Local educators, school staff, mentors, coaches, and youth-serving professionals are encouraged to nominate a young person they work with for the 2023 Youth Appreciation Awards offered by Alliance for Community Transformations (ACT). The Youth Appreciation Awards recognize Bennington youth for…
Read More ACT Seeks Nominations for Youth Appreciation Awards
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. The Community Survey is for you if you: Are 19 or older Live…
Shires Young Professionals and Southern Vermont Young Professionals announced today that Alyssa Irizarry, Projects Coordinator at Alliance for Community Transformations (ACT), has been selected as a 2022 Emerging Leader of Southern Vermont. “It’s a joy to be recognized as an…
Read More ACT’s Alyssa Irizarry Recognized as 2022 Emerging Leader of Southern Vermont
May is Youth Appreciation Month in Vermont, and each year we come together to celebrate Bennington youth for all that they contribute to the community! This year, instead of one day of fun, we're celebrating throughout the month of May…
April at ACT means one thing: PHOTOVOICE! Our annual Youth Photovoice Contest challenges local youth to promote healthy choices, reimagine public spaces, and celebrate community. This year, we are excited to partner with Queer Connect Bennington to uplift the experiences…
by Nancy Koziol, owner of couch + cork and ACT’s Business Sector Leader Vermont is known for so many things: its wild landscape ripe for outdoor recreation, lack of billboards and, unfortunately, higher rates of alcohol consumption–across all age groups–compared…
Read More Community Norms on Alcohol Consumption & Keeping Youth Safe
