The Bread Loaf School of English has received a gift of support for the Vermont Bread Loaf Teacher Network, which will bring together a diverse group of outstanding Vermont teachers committed to social change and community revitalization through education and collaboration. Through a combination of fellowships for two years of the teachers’ study at Bread Loaf, membership in BLTN, group meetings, and networked activities, Vermont BLTN will be a place where teachers and youth will connect with Vermont educational and business leaders, media makers, and cultural organizers to reflect, share ideas, and brainstorm innovative ways of inspiring and mobilizing support for Vermont youth leadership and civic engagement.  Vermont BLTN will be part of Bread Loaf’s global teacher network.  This current initiative builds on the achievements of the Bread Loaf Rural Teacher Network, established in 1993 with an initial grant from the DeWitt Wallace Reader’s Digest Fund.