BENNINGTON — Sunrise Family Resource Center in Bennington, together with the Rutland County Parent-Child Center, have announced the receipt of a $900,000 grant from the William J. and Dorothy K O'Neill Foundation. The funds, shared between the two Centers, will facilitate the continuation of their respective Families at the Center programs.

In Bennington, the Families at the Center Program began as an initial pilot program in 2020 – lasting 18 months and establishing the collective network as "highly effective" in holistically bringing local families together with facilitators of community, state, and federal resources.

Local agency facilitators in the Families at the Center Program – often referred to as "navigators" – have included WIC, SVSU Family Engagement, VNA, GBCS, Early Interven

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