Municipalities and Other Organizations That Have Adopted the Declaration

We’re on our way to our goal of a Declaration of Inclusion being adopted and implemented by each of Vermont’s 247 towns and cities!

As of August 6, 2025, 164 towns and cities, home to more than 80.5% of the population have adopted the Declaration of Inclusion.

AthensHardwickShaftsbury
BakersfieldHartfordSharon
Barre CityHartlandShelburne
Bellows FallsHinesburgShoreham
BenningtonHollandShrewsbury
BerlinHuntingtonSouth Burlington
BethelHyde ParkSouth Hero
BoltonIsle La MotteSpringfield
BradfordJamaicaSt. Albans City
BraintreeJerichoSt. George
BrandonJohnsonSt. Johnsbury
BrattleboroJohnson VillageStannard
BrightonLandgroveStarksboro
BristolLincolnStowe
BrookfieldLondonderryStrafford
BrooklineLudlowStratton
BurlingtonManchesterSudbury
CabotMarlboroSunderland
CalaisMarshfieldSutton
CambridgeMendonSwanton
CanaanMiddleburySwanton Village
CastletonMiddlesexThetford
CavendishMiddletown SpringsTinmouth
CharlotteMiltonTunbridge
ChelseaMontpelierUnderhill
ChesterMoretownVergennes
ChittendenMorristownVernon
ClarendonMount TaborVershire
ColchesterNewfaneWaitsfield
ConcordNorthfieldWalden
CorinthOrwellWallingford
CornwallPantonWaltham
CraftsburyPawletWarren
DanbyPittsfieldWashington
DanvillePittsfordWaterbury
DorsetPlainfieldWaterford
DoverPlymouthWest Fairlee
DummerstonPomfretWest Haven
DuxburyPoultneyWest Rutland
East MontpelierPownalWest Windsor
ElmoreProctorWestford
EssexPutneyWestminster
Essex Junction VillageRandolphWeston
Fair HavenRichfordWeybridge
FairfaxRichmondWilliamstown
FairleeRiptonWilliston
FaystonRochesterWilmington
FranklinRockinghamWindham
GeorgiaRoxburyWindsor
GloverRoyaltonWinooski
Grand IsleRutland CityWolcott
GreensboroRutland TownWoodstock
GuildhallRyegateWoodstock Village
GuilfordSalisburyWorcester
HancockSaxtons River 
  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Worcester

The Selectboards of several other towns have approved statements of inclusion which we applaud, but which do not conform to our guidelines and therefore are not listed above:

Derby
Killington
Reading
St. Albans Town
Troy
Westfield 
Belvidere

PARTNERS

  • NAACP of Rutland County
  • Social Equity Caucus (Vermont Legislature)
  • Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • Vermont Council on Rural Development
  • Vermont Interfaith Action
  • Vermont League of Cities and Towns

ALIGNED AND SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS

  • Abundant Sun
  • Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Brattleboro Development Corporation
  • Burton Snowboards
  • Christ Church Presbyterian, Burlington
  • Edgar May Health and Recreation Center
  • First Baptist Church of Burlington
  • Guilford Community Church, United Church of Christ
  • Lamoille County Regional Planning Commission
  • Mount Ascutney School District
  • Northwest Regional Planning Commission
  • Rutland City Board of School Commissioners
  • Rutland Regional Planning Commission
  • Rutland Young Professionals
  • Stowe Area Association
  • The Queechee Club
  • Vermont Futures Project
  • Vermont Office of Racial Equity
  • Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity
  • Vermont Professionals of Color Network
  • Vermont Psychological Association
  • Vermont Student Anti-Racism Network (VSARN)

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