MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Grant applications open to help more Vermonters access state parks.
Nonprofit Vermont Parks Forever created the Park Access Fund Grant in 2016. They offer free park visits to organizations across the state serving people with disabilities, children in foster care and others who may not otherwise be able to access the parks. VPF’s goal is to break down barriers and help more people experience the healing powers of the outdoors.
“If you haven’t had a chance to experience this yet, there’s this whole mental health, physical health and that ability to make it all better that you can get from a trip to the park,” VPF Executive Director Sarah Alberghini Winters shared.
VPF is offering over ten thousand free days in the parks. Applications close on April 5.