Vermont Business Magazine On Monday, the Vermont Community Foundation’s Insight Hub, its research-driven arm focused on providing insight to inform charitable giving, published a brief on how charitable individuals can use their philanthropy to strengthen Vermont’s mental healthcare system. The Insight Hub offers webinars, events, briefs, and peer-to-peer experiences that help philanthropists understand where their giving can make a difference.
Vermont’s mental healthcare system is struggling to meet the growing needs of children and adults. According to state figures, the number of Vermonters seeking emergency mental health services from community agencies increased sharply between fiscal year 2019-2021. These problems are daunting in scale but not hopeless. The latest Insight Hub brief shares three actions funders can take today to help all Vermonters have the potential to lead happy, full, and productive lives.
To download “Supporting Vermonters in Crisis: Three ways funders can strengthen Vermont’s mental health system”, visit vermontcf.org/mental-health-brief, email [email protected], or call 802-388-3355 ext.246. To access additional briefs on topics such as supporting youth, entrepreneurship, arts recovery, climate change, and home ownership, visit vermontcf.org/insighthub.
The Vermont Community Foundation inspires giving and brings people and resources together to make a difference in Vermont. A family of hundreds of funds and foundations, we provide the advice, investment vehicles, and back-office expertise that make it easy for the people who care about Vermont to find and fund the causes they love.
The heart of the Community Foundation’s work is closing the opportunity gap—the divide that leaves too many Vermonters struggling to get ahead, no matter how hard they work. We are aligning our time, energy, and discretionary resources on efforts that provide access to early care and learning, pathways to college and career training, support for youth and families, and community and economic vitality. We envision Vermont at its best—where everyone has the opportunity to build a bright, secure future. Visit vermontcf.org or call 802-388-3355 for more information. For information on our COVID-19 response, visit vtcovid19response.org.
Source: VCF 12.13.2021