Prevention Sponsorships
Healthy Lamoille Valley is pleased to offer prevention sponsorships to the Lamoille Valley community, made available from the Region 3 Vermont Prevention Lead Organization grant, supporting prevention across the lifespan. This year we have $5,000 available to be given out in increments of $250 – $500, to be used by June 30th, 2026. Regional priorities include reducing underage substance use, reducing adult high risk substance use, support for LGBTQ+ youth, and creating a community where youth and adults feel valued, connected, and supported. If you need assistance or have questions, please email Coalition Coordinator Jessica Bickford at jessica@healthylamoillevalley.org.
HLV Prevention Sponsorship Application Form
Who can access these funds?
- Individual community members (you will need a fiscal sponsor, please contact jessica@healthylamoillevalley.org for more information)
- Schools (Including clubs and sports teams)
- Childcares
- Afterschool programs
- Libraries
- Municipalities
- Community third space organizations
- Community non-profits (including sports clubs if they have a non-profit status)
- Faith-based organizations
Process
- Submit the HLV Prevention Sponsorship Application Form
- Forms received by the third Friday of the month will be reviewed that month, otherwise forms will roll to the next month
- Steering team will review and make decisions by 4th Friday of the month
- Form will serve as the invoice for the LFC business office
- Funds coming from Northeast VT Prevention Consortium Lead grant
- In general, funds will be available within two-three weeks from approval
- If the event doesn’t happen or fewer funds are used, there will be a process for returning funds or requesting a plan B
List of priorities to be addressed (select all that apply in your application):
- Priority 1: Reduce underage substance use (alcohol, cannabis/marijuana use) i.e. youth recovery supports, screening and early intervention, school-based prevention
- Priority 2 – Not applicable to our region
- Priority 3: Reduce adult high risk substance use. i.e., Focus on healthy stress reduction and coping skills, influence on children, driving while impaired
- Priority 4: Increase support for LGBTQ youth, i.e., schools and supervisory unions to enhance or launch a Genders & Sexuality Alliance (GSA) group at a local school; determining school readiness & capacity for implementing a GSA; community, parent/caregiver, educator training; supporting LGBTQ youth focused support groups
- Priority 5: Create a community where youth and adults feel valued, connected, and supported, i.e., focus on decreasing stigma for getting help for mental health and/or substance use; reducing isolation, particularly for older adults; and building youth resiliency and youth connectedness as protective factors
Note: All sponsored activities must be fully substance-free. Substance-free includes no substances served or used at the event (including legal adult-use substances), no portrayal of substances, no gifts of substances, and no marketing of substances.
Reporting:
- A short report is required within two weeks of completion of the project
- Please submit a brief summary report to hlvsponsorship@lamoillefamilycenter.org, subject: HLV Sponsorship Report
- Provide number and age of youth served/adults served
- Short summary of program/event – to be sent within two weeks of event
- Optional – any pictures you’d like us to highlight on website (please ensure that any youth in pictures have parental permission)
