Bennington County Multicultural Community Center

04/14/2026

TOMORROW April 15th at 7:00pm, come out to support BCMCC and have a great time! Bennington College's Carriage Barn Music Series and Vermont Arts Exchange are hosting a concert and dance party featuring Sal Mamudoski and his Americano Band.

Enjoy music, dancing, and a selection of Afghan and Venezuelan food! All proceeds will benefit BCMCC and our work. Tickets are $20, $5 for kids, and Bennington College students can attend for free with ID.

Get your tickets, here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sal-mamudoski-and-his-americano-band-tickets-1985811924924?aff=oddtdtcreator

12/31/2025

With just under 12 hours to go we have reached our goal!

Thank you to everyone who contributed as part of the Maple Hill Fund Match Challenge. Your donations will ensure that in 2026, BCMCC is able to continue offering exceptional support to those who have arrived to Bennington through the refugee resettlement process and keep building our community projects and programs that promote cross-cultural exchange and support community-building among all residents of Bennington County.

The donation link will be open until 11:45pm tonight and any additional donations will be gratefully accepted. Use this link: https://givebutter.com/MapleHillChallenge

If online giving isn't to you taste, checks can be mailed to our offices at 120 Union St. Bennington, Vermont. Checks should be made out to ECDCVT with Bennington in the memo line.

12/31/2025

One day left and we are only $50 from our goal!

Donate today using this link: https://givebutter.com/MapleHillChallenge

Through the end of 2025, donations to BCMCC will be matched up to $5000 by the Maple Hill Fund. The Maple Hill fund was begun by Juliana Centner who lived through World War II in Germany as a child and a refugee.Juliana was active in anti-war/pro peace, human rights and equal rights causes. She cared greatly about the work being done to help others lead full lives. Her fund seeks to support such causes and BCMCC is honored to be recognized by the fund.

12/30/2025

One day left and we are 57% of the way to our goal!

Through the end of 2025, donations to BCMCC will be matched up to $5000 by the Maple Hill Fund. This fund, created by Juliana Centner supports causes that further peace, human rights, and equal rights . BCMCC is honored to be recognized by this fund which was established by someone who lived through World War II in Germany as a child and a refugee before eventually settling in Bennington County.

Donate today via this link: https://givebutter.com/MapleHillChallenge

12/30/2025

Check out this recent article in the Bennington Banner about BCMCC's partnership with Molly Stark School, Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union, and Bennington Cares. Through a large Farm-to-School grant, BCMCC staff and volunteers from Bennington Cares are working alongside fifth graders to transform the grounds of Molly Stark Elementary and create many new learning opportunities along the way both inside and outside of the classroom.

Read the full article, here: https://www.benningtonbanner.com/molly-stark-fifth-graders-work-on-landscape-transformation-project/article_1c81a00c-9902-4bf6-a589-7dd3815655ff.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawPA18pleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE1b0RRUWJuOXdMem01dXpoc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhCMSm5ZLXVVnYbOSQ1iCaHgxKzeN0gCLWnjDk1Iuu1ipKLACi1PrDXVKnTs_aem_WRuhxwsHF4Z3LxZSb2HsMw

12/29/2025

Through the end of 2025, donations to BCMCC will be matched up to $5000 by the Maple Hill Fund!

Donate today: https://givebutter.com/MapleHillChallenge

With federal funds to support refugees under constant threat and with new restrictions on federal programs limiting access for those who are not yet citizens, your donations help ensure that families in Bennington can receive the support they need while they build their new lives here.

The Maple Hill fund was begun by Juliana Centner who lived through World War II in Germany as a child and a refugee. Juliana eventually settled in Shaftsbury, Vermont where she taught kindergarten at the Bennington College Early Childhood Center and became a beloved teacher to elementary children until her retirement. Juliana was active in anti-war/pro peace, human rights and equal rights causes. She cared greatly about the work being done to help others lead full lives. Her fund seeks to support such causes.

12/26/2025

Donations to BCMCC will be doubled through the end of 2025!

Use this link to donate today: https://givebutter.com/MapleHillChallenge

BENNINGTON — Donations to the Bennington County Multicultural Community Center made between now and the end of 2025 will be matched up to $5,000 by the Maple Hill Fund.

12/23/2025

BCMCC is thrilled to be working alongside students and teachers at Molly Stark School, staff from Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union, and community volunteers from Bennington Cares on a two year project: a comprehensive grounds transformation at Molly Stark Elementary.

"[The grounds transformation] will turn the grounds of Molly Stark, which are the most significant in the district, into a combination of different kinds of hands-on learning opportunities for students...The idea is to have not only the environmental science aspect, but also – because we're doing it with the Multicultural Center – including intergenerational learning opportunities, cross cultural learning opportunities, and multilingual learning opportunities."

Learn more about BCMCC's work at Molly Stark, here: https://www.benningtonbanner.com/molly-stark-fifth-graders-work-on-landscape-transformation-project/article_1c81a00c-9902-4bf6-a589-7dd3815655ff.html

12/21/2025

Thank you Senator Peter Welch for this statement supporting the Afghan refugees who call Vermont home.

Tonight is the longest night of the year, celebrated in Afghanistan as Shab-e-Yalda. It is a time of deep reflection and contemplation during which stories and poems are shared with friends and family, often by candlelight. It is a practice that honors the darkness and holds out hope for the light that will return. In these difficult times, statements like this one, and the many that have poured in from community members in Bennington, are powerful reminders that light is all around us if we know where to look.

12/17/2025

The Greater Bennington Interfaith Council recently provided a strong statement of support for members of the local refugee community. Thank you to all members of the Interfaith Council and the congregations, temples, and fellowships they represent for standing with the refugee community.

Read the full letter, here: https://www.benningtonbanner.com/opinion/letters/letter-to-the-editor-greater-bennington-interfaith-council-support-for-our-afghan-neighbors/article_947538a7-8a5b-49c7-bc6d-3113be2e58fa.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwY2xjawOvxBJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeqmZPMBGejTlo-WJBNzH8CYP51UcPwyauSKzsHAksJRXD90vW632CiOpm3ZY_aem_x2AvqF-78bWHTbUFQjcqBA