48 Foundations that have given Environment and Conservation grants in Vermont

WE ARE DEVOTED TO CREATING CONFIDENT AND INDEPENDENT LEARNERS THROUGH PERSONAL ATTENTION IN A UNIQUE VERMONT ENVIRONMENT. WE BELIEVE IN OUR STUDENTS AND IN THEIR CAPACITY TO LEARN AND DEVELOP INTO RESPONSIBLE, SELF-DISCIPLINED ADULTS. OUR FACULTY AND STAFF ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING STUDENTS DISCOVER THEIR INDIVIDUAL TALENTS AND DEVELOP THE CHARACTER, STRENGTH, AND SKILLS TO MEET THE CHALLENGES IN THEIR LIVES.

TO ATTRACT, RETAIN, AND EXPAND ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE HIGH-PAYING JOBS IN THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY; AND TO INITIATE AND SUPPORT ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS IN PROMOTING OUR VISION.

STERLING COLLEGE USES EDUCATION AS A FORCE TO ADVANCE ECOLOGICAL THINKING AND ACTION THROUGH AFFORDABLE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THAT PREPARES PEOPLE TO BE KNOWLEDGEABLE, SKILLED, AND RESPONSIBLE LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE. WE ADDRESS CRITICAL ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY UNLIMITED GROWTH AND CONSUMPTION THAT IS DESTROYING THE PLANET AS WE HAVE KNOWN IT, SUCH AS: FOSSIL FUEL DEPENDENCE AND RAPID CLIMATE CHANGE, DESTRUCTION OF BIODIVERSITY AND LOSS OF WILD PLACES, PROMOTION OF HARMFUL AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES THAT THREATEN HUMAN AND NATURAL COMMUNITIES, PERSISTENCE OF STRUCTURAL OPPRESSION THAT IMPACTS HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL WELLBEING, AND THE DETERIORATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY THROUGH ESTRANGEMENT FROM COMMUNITY, NATURE, AND PLACE.

WE ARE DEDICATED TO CREATING RESILIENT HOUSEHOLDS AND COMMUNITIES AND TO ADVANCING JUSTICE IN SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. WE EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS WITH THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO MOVE BEYOND POVERTY. THROUGH ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION, WE CHAMPION POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE. WE GUIDE PEOPLE TO HAVE A VOICE IN THEIR OWN TRANSFORMATION AND PROMOTE A VISION OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE.

TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE BY INTEGRATING PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH IN A CARING ENVIRONMENT.