What is Vital Communities?
Vital Communities is a regional nonprofit organization based in White River Junction, VT, that works to engage citizens in community life and to foster the long-term balance of cultural, economic, environmental and social well being in our region.
What Do We Do?
Vital Communities coordinates the following programs:
Valley Food and Farm fosters the relationships that make agriculture a vital part of daily community life in the Upper Connecticut River Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire.
Valley Quest is an award-winning, place-based education program that uses treasure hunts to celebrate community, natural history, cultural sites, stories and special places.
Upper Valley Housing Coalition is a partnership that works to increase the supply of diverse workforce housing in our region.
Upper Valley Transportation Management Association is a partnership that provides leadership and education to promote planning, development, and implementation of transportation initiatives to mitigate traffic congestion and reduce reliance on single occupant vehicle commuting.
Community Profiles and Facilitation Services are facilitated single- or multi-town forums where residents come together to find solutions to common concerns and to reach agreement on specific steps to make goals a reality.
Click to view a list of our products and services.
What have we done?
Who are we?
Board of Directors and Advisory Council
Vital Communities FY07 Annual Report
Vital Communities FY07 990 Return
Vital Communities Newsletter - Fall 2007
Vital Communities Newsletter - Spring 2008
What areas are served by this organization?
Click here to see a MAP of our region
Vital Communities serves sixty-nine towns in the Upper Connecticut River Valley region of Vermont and New Hampshire. The perimeter of our service area includes Ryegate, VT and Bath, NH in the north; New London, NH in the east; Walpole, NH and Westminster, VT in the south; and Bethel, VT in the west.
Who provides the funding for Vital Communities?
Funding to support the organization comes from many individual and business contributors, and from the Anne Slade Frey Charitable Trust, Connecticut River Joint Commissions Partner Program, Byrne Foundation, Boston Foundation, Donley Foundation, Ellis L. Phillips Foundation, Friendship Fund, Globe Foundation, A.D. Henderson Foundation, Kitchel-McLaughlin Family Fund, League of Women Voters Education Fund, Lilla Fund, Mascoma Foundation, National Park Service, Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program, Newfound Foundation, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Robins Foundation, Stettenheim Foundation, Sudbury Foundation, Telaka Foundation, Turrell Fund, Upper Valley Community Foundation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Vermont Community Foundation, Walker Fund, Wellborn Ecology Fund, and the Windham Foundation.
Our finances are audited annually and copies of the audit are available at the Vital Communities office.
Your donation to Vital Communities will be processed through an organization called Network for Good.
Your credit card statement will list your donation to Vital Communities under the name "Network for Good."
Please click to proceed to Network for Good's donation processing site.
Click here to inquire about Donating Securities to Vital Communities
What can you do to help?
You can support Vital Communities in many ways!
How to reach us.
Call, write or email us for more information. Or better still, stop by and visit us! We are located on the second floor of the historic train depot in downtown White River Junction. Click here for detailed directions to our office.
104 Railroad Row
White River Jct, VT 05001
802-291-9100 (phone)
802-291-9107 (fax)
vitalcommunities(e-mail)
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