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The Vermont Council on Rural Development helps Vermonters and Vermont communities develop their capacity to create a prosperous and sustainable future through coordination, collaboration, and the effective use of public and private resources.

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JOIN US at the NEK Today and Tomorrow Summit Conference, June 15

The NEK Today and Tomorrow Summit Conference will build action to advance the health and prosperity of NEK communities while maintaining their character and protecting the working landscape that surrounds them.

This program is part of Civility and Free Expression in a Constitutional Democracy - A National Dialog. The session starts with a breakfast buffet followed by a Keynote address by the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities and then a panel that includes our very own Paul Costello.

Join us: Saturday June 1st @ 8am at the Capitol Plaza in Montpelier.
Click HERE for more information and to register.

Over 150 Manchester residents attended the Manchester Community Meeting on April 11th 2013 to select the top priorities for the town to advance through the process. This video is relevant to Manchester community members as well as others interested in learning about the Community Visit process that VCRD brings to 2 Vermont communities per year.

Sharon Combes-Farr with Rose Hemond April 8, 2013 (MONTPELIER, VT) – The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) announced today the first round of communities to receive intensive services from its Digital Economy Project this year. The Vermont Digital Economy Project is designed to increase resilience and foster economic development in flood-impacted Vermont communities.

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