e-Vermont partner Front Porch Forum provides towns and neighborhoods with a virtual town green and bulletin board. Once FPF is set up in a town, it opens unlimited possibilities to connect resources with those in need. Last winter, when the days were hovering around 5°F, some Vermonters faced hard times heating their homes. Bob from the Bristol Energy Committee posted on FPF...
The Vermont State Colleges is an e-Vermont partner providing introductory Internet trainings across the state as well as online webinars.
Jane Kearns is an instructor who presented several workshops in Bristol, one of the e-Vermont communities, in February, 2011. Despite the winter weather she helped one family discover Google tools.
e-Vermont Initiatives in Bristol were spearheaded by a small, but very productive team representing town government, local businesses, library, non-profits, schools, and public access television. In one short year, this team succeeded in bringing the following accomplishments to Bristol:
BRISTOL — Bristol is one of 12 towns in line to receive a slice of $3.8 million to strengthen Internet access in Vermont, and community leaders are hopeful the landfall “e-Vermont” grant could boost civic engagement and e-commerce while providing computers and Internet access to senior citizens and economically disadvantaged families.
BRISTOL VT: Bristol was recently selected as one of 12 pilot towns to participate in the e-Vermont Community Broadband Project. As a result, it will benefit from the expertise and resources of e-Vermont’s statewide partners as they help residents design ways to take full advantage of the Internet to create jobs, drive school innovation, provide social services, and increase civic involvement. Read More...
e-Vermont partner Front Porch Forum provides towns and neighborhoods with a virtual town green and bulletin board. Once FPF is set up in a town, it opens unlimited possibilities to connect resources with those in need. Last winter, when the days were hovering around 5°F, some Vermonters faced hard times heating their homes. Bob from the Bristol Energy Committee posted on FPF...
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