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Updates + Invites + Spotlights + More
- Community Changemakers Series: Good Neighbor Spotlight
Satara Brown
Satara founded Rebuilding Our Children and Community Inc. (ROCC), which provides youth programming for children ages 5-13 of Dutchess County and hosts various community outreach events that connect over 1,000 families to necessary resources each year. Learn more from Satara!

- In the Press
Source: EcoVC Newsletter
Vassar’s Ecological Preserve Receives Ecological Restoration Grant from Partners for Climate Action Hudson Valley
Thanks to a great team of Vassar's environmental thinkers, an Ecological Restoration Grant from Partners for Climate Action Hudson Valley has been secured for a watershed restoration project at the Preserve at Vassar.
Neighborhood News:
Volunteers Needed for Poughkeepsie Repair Cafe
Exciting news… a Repair Cafe is coming to Poughkeepsie! This free community event is an opportunity for anyone to get their broken but beloved items fixed with the help of volunteer repair coaches, allowing us all to divert waste from landfills and work to transform our throw-away economy.
Neighborhood News:
Volunteers Needed for Poughkeepsie Repair Cafe
Exciting news… a Repair Cafe is coming to Poughkeepsie! This free community event is an opportunity for anyone to get their broken but beloved items fixed with the help of volunteer repair coaches, allowing us all to divert waste from landfills and work to transform our throw-away economy.
Project Updates:
Flower Power
If you’ve been past the intersection of Parker Avenue and Garden Street lately, you’ve probably wondered — and if you haven’t spotted it yet, you probably will. What’s that yellow all about?
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Community Events:
April
1
Poughkeepsie Book Festival
- 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Falcon Hall, Dutchess Community College, 53 Pendell Road
Meet more than 50 authors, illustrators, and characters; peruse books for sale; and enjoy crafts and presentations.

April
1
Poughkeepsie Book Festival
- 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Falcon Hall, Dutchess Community College, 53 Pendell Road
Meet more than 50 authors, illustrators, and characters; peruse books for sale; and enjoy crafts and presentations.
