Left to right: Sally Borden, retired executive director receives first donation to the Sally Fund from Jay and Susan Fayette
Vermont Business Magazine Sally Borden, former KidSafe Collaborative Executive Director, along with current Executive Director Meghan Masterson have announced that the KidSafe Sally Borden Fund has raised over $106,000 for the Burlington based non-profit, whose mission is working collaboratively to keep children safe from abuse and neglect.
Borden, who stepped down after 26 years at the helm of KidSafe Collaborative, launched the fund in partnership with founding donors Jay and Susan Fayette. Together they recognized that to keep KidSafe Collaborative strong they needed to make sure the organization could support “the heart” of KidSafe -- its talented and compassionate staff who carry out the organization’s mission every day.
“When Sally approached me about her retirement and kicking off the Sally Fund, Susan and I thought it was an awesome idea and powerful legacy,” said Fayette.
Masterson notes: “Thanks to the KidSafe Sally Borden Fund, we’ve been able to provide meaningful wage adjustments for staff members whose vital work promotes the safety, health and wellbeing of children and youth.”
“Especially in this time of such funding uncertainty, I’m proud that we achieved our fund goal thanks to the generosity of so many donors, thereby helping to stabilize support for KidSafe,” added Borden.
The KidSafe Sally Borden Fund continues to gratefully accept contributions. For more information about the Fund or about KidSafe Collaborative, please visit: www.kidsafevt.org
The KidSafe Collaborative is a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to working together to prevent and address child abuse and neglect in our community.
Source: February 20, 2025: Burlington VT- KidSafe Collaborative
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