Riley and Jen are partnering with Moms in Recovery to enhance the childcare and nutrition education services offered by the program. Their project aims to support the comprehensive well-being of mothers with substance use disorders and their families in the Upper Valley. Community Partner: DHMC Moms in Recovery
Erikson and Alex are developing an adaptive sports and fitness program for adults with developmental disabilities. Their program will coordinate tailored events with Dartmouth sports teams to allow residents of Visions to interact with Dartmouth athletes and experience the health benefits associated with physical fitness in an inclusive environment. Community Partner: Visions for Creative Housing Solutions
Isabella and Corbin are partnering with the Dartmouth Cancer Center Food Pantry during its period of expansion into a larger, dedicated space within Dartmouth's hospital. Their efforts will focus on optimizing this new physical space, digitizing the pantry's systems, and conducting outreach to broaden its impact. Community Partner: DHMC Cancer Center Food Pantry
Alyssa aims to improve the support available to peripartum women and new families in the Upper Valley by improving the delivery of educational materials and increasin successful connections to community resources for pregnant and parenting people. She also plans to work with several community organizations to achieve these goals by increasing integration and reducing siloing among related organizations. Community Partner: Good Beginnings of the Upper Valley
Neelu and Pranav are partnering with the Upper Valley Haven and the DHMC Mom's in Recovery program to address the challenges of food insecurity and limited access to nutritious foods faced by mothers recovering from substance use disorders. They aim to enhance utilization of the Haven's food pantry services and support mothers with the information and resources necessary to prepare healthy meals using what they already have on hand. Community Partners: Upper Valley Haven and DHMC Moms in Recovery
Claire and Hamza are working to improve blood pressure management for Jamaican farmworkers in Vermont by following up after UVM Family Medicine's blood pressure screenings. They're organizing community conversation circles to understand treatment approaches used by this population and to facilitate access to follow-up care. Their efforts aim to enhance treatment adherence and overall health outcomes in this migrant population. Community Partner: Bridges to Health
Julia and Cliff are working with Turning Point Center of Chittenden County to develop methods of tracking individuals' progress in addiction treatment longitudinally, their recovery successes, and referrals to treatment programs, etc. They will also be collaborating with Turning Point's Outreach Recovery program to help provide low barrier addiction coaching and support to individuals and families in Vermont. Community Partner: Turning Point Center of Chittenden County
Ali and Ben aim to address the disproportionate and increasing incidence of type II diabetes amongst Vermont's migrant farmworkers. In collaboration with partners at the Open Door Clinic and from within the migrant farmworker community, they plan on giving community members the knowledge necessary to take charge of their metabolic health while also fostering conversations about how to do so in ways that stay true to migrants' cultural values. Community Partner: Open Door Clinic
Sulekha and Eunice's project aims to make a meaningful impact on preschoolers from refugee and newly immigrated families through a social-emotional learning (SEL) program. Their project integrates age-appropriate teaching methods that provide children with tools to express themselves, regulate their emotions, and expand their emotional vocabulary. They plan to utilize play, narration, observation, reading, and art to foster positive emotional development. Community Partner: The Janet S. Munt Family Room
Naomi and Greta aim to organize foot care clinics in shelters for the unhoused in Burlington to forge connections and improve foot health with foot baths, callus removal, and distribution of nail clippers and socks. They also plan to collaborate with Community Health Centers of Burlington to promote health literacy and healthcare accessibility for unhoused community members. Community Partner: Champlain Place
Olivia and Aamore aim to increase healthy food access and security for White River Valley students and their families. They plan to provide parents with comprehensive assistance in navigating federally funded meal programs and offer hands-on support and guidance in household meal planning and preparation. They will work in partnership with local schools, farmers, and food pantries to provide parents with the resources and ingredients to build healthy meals with their families. Community Partner: White River Valley Schools
Paige and Angie's project focuses on using storytelling to strengthen community resiliency in the Upper Valley. Both Hurricane Irene in 2011 and the rain events in the summer of 2024 brought disastrous flooding to Vermont's Upper Valley. Paige and Angie plan to gather stories of community responses and amplify and share them to improve community resiliency in preparation for future climate disruptions. Community Partner: White River Partnership
Catherine is partnering with the Orange County Restorative Justice Center to continue a program which provides conflict coaching to community members involved in the criminal justice system. She aims to expand this program to provide coaching to youth as well. Conflict coaching is a narrative-based process that helps participants develop healthy approaches to handling conflict. Community Partner: Orange County Restorative Justice Center
Willow is working to bring mental and physical health care to the students of Vermont Law and Graduate School. By providing in-person and digital access, she aims to help address some of the mental and physical strains on law students who live in an isolated, stressful environment. Community Partner: Vermont Law and Graduate School
With a focus on the impacts of mental and emotional health on youth, the project will deliver updated paths
to seek accountability and reduce harm within the youth community. Implementing restorative justice principles and practices through community outreach and awareness this project seeks to normalize other paths to address harm. Community Partner: Orange County Restorative Justice Center.