Working Fields founder submitted written testimony to the Senate Government Operations Committee on Early Childhood Educators Licensure.
Advocacy Actions
For over three decades, VBSR has been a legislative driving force, utilizing the strength of the business community to effect change in the Vermont State House. Our enduring commitment has been to steer our state toward a new paradigm – a just, thriving and transformative economy for all people and the planet.
This Advocacy Actions page is where you’ll find ways – with VBSR's support and guidance – to be a part of this strategic, collective change.
Shaping Policy for a Better Vermont
While voluntary initiatives within our businesses are crucial in fostering equitable, sustainable, and prosperous communities, the real game-changer lies in public policy. Only public policy can accelerate the pace and scale of change needed to overcome Vermont's most difficult challenges.
Be a part of that change - start here.
- Contact your legislators: It's simple, quick and effective to connect with Vermont legislators.
- Collaborate with VBSR: Testify, write op-eds, engage your employees in skills trainings and actions, and more. Contact Johanna de Graffenreid, Public Policy Manager, to learn more now.
Your Voice, Our Support
We invite our members – and all Vermonters – to actively participate, engage in collective action and ensure their voices are heard. Interested in partnering with VBSR to amplify your impact? Use our VBSR Advocacy Partner Request Intake Form to get started.
This year, we must continue working together with our state lawmakers to build on the progress of Act 76. Business owners are encouraged to sign up for Rapid Response Alerts to stay on top of what's happening with child care at the State House.
We are encouraging VBSR business members to urge our state lawmakers and the Governor to do the right thing – use every dollar from Act 76 for its intended purpose: solving Vermont’s child care crisis. Please read the letter that VBSR will deliver to state lawmakers and sign on using the form to have your voice heard.
As a women-owned, Certified B-Corporation that designs free-standing lactation suites for parents to pump or nurse in private, our business model was largely informed by our personal experiences and challenges as working moms – and, by extension, our families.