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New Location Providing Children and Families Better Access to Services

Pictured: (L-R) Easterseals VT staff: Phil Steadman, Jill Bamrick, Family Engagement Specialists, Katelynn Sweet, Senior Program Coordinator and Stephanie Senecal, Family Engagement Specialist.
Easterseals VT’s Bennington Team – At a recent open house in the new office space for Easterseals VT guests and staff gathered for tours. The new space will provide children and families the opportunity to receive services for families formed by adoption or guardianship, and Family Time Coaching which helps to increase parents’ confidence and skills allowing for family reuniifcation in challenging situations. Pictured: (L-R) Easterseals VT staff: Phil Steadman, Jill Bamrick, Family Engagement Specialists, Katelynn Sweet, Senior Program Coordinator and Stephanie Senecal, Family Engagement Specialist.

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Easterseals VT Moves to Main Street Bennington

Bennington, VT, May 8, 2024 – Easterseals Vermont recently moved into a new location at Bradford Common on Main Street, in Bennington, offering easy access, more privacy, and a comfortable location for families seeking services.

“Easterseals VT has appreciated being an essential partner within Bennington’s support network for children and families for many years,” Kristi Lenart-Rikert, Director of Operations, Easterseals VT.  “Our new location offers a more homelike, private setting for our Family Time Coaching sessions and other activities, including Post-Permanency Support Services. We are confident that this more centralized office location will offer families easy access to our services and team of helpful professionals.”

Easterseals VT celebrated the new location with an open house for the community, including tours and light refreshments. The organization has operated in Bennington for 15 years and was previously co-located with the Department for Children and Families (DCF) on Veterans Memorial Drive.

Easterseals VT’s Family Time Coaching Room – Easterseals VT moves offices in Bennington. The new location located on Main Street offers a more centralized location for families seeking support for families formed by adoption or guardianship. Pictured is one of two Family Time Coaching rooms which offers a comfortable environment for families to spend healthy time together.
Easterseals VT’s Family Time Coaching Room – Easterseals VT moves offices in Bennington. The new location located on Main Street offers a more centralized location for families seeking support for families formed by adoption or guardianship. Pictured is one of two Family Time Coaching rooms which offers a comfortable environment for families to spend healthy time together.

About Easterseals VT
Easterseals VT has a statewide presence, and we proudly serve the diverse needs of more than 2,000 children and their families each year.  We specialize in comprehensive, outcome-driven services and programs to benefit children and their families.  Our support services help families create safety and well-being, provide prevention and stabilization for at-risk youth, aid families formed by adoption or guardianship with post-permanency support, and help youth and young adults previously in foster care make a successful transition to adulthood. We are inclusive and purposeful as we look to elevate people of all abilities.

For more information, visit eastersealsvt.org or follow us @EastersealsVT on Facebook.

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