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Published April 1, 2014 at 4:00 a.m. | Updated April 4, 2022 at 7:55 p.m.
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Want to check out the cool exhibits at the Montshire Museum of Science but can't afford it at $11 per kid? The Norwich museum recently expanded its warm welcome program, which gives admission discounts to low-income families. For many years, the museum has offered passes to social-service agencies, which in turn distributed them to local families. But associate director Jennifer Rickards says making arrangements to get the pass created an unnecessary barrier to entry. "We wanted to make it easier for people to just walk through the door," she says. Now, all families need to do is show an EBT or Medicaid card to gain entry at a much lower cost. Says Rickards, "Our goal is to make the museum feel like a place for everyone."
Warm Welcome Program: The museum offers $2/person admission and $15 memberships to any family that shows an EBT or Medicaid card, or a letter confirming their participation in the Free or Reduced Price School Meals Program. For more information, visit montshire.org.
This article was originally published in Seven Days' monthly parenting magazine, Kids VT.
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Megan James began writing for Seven Days in 2010, first as Associate Arts Editor. She later became an editor for Seven Days' monthly parenting magazine, Kids VT, and is currently a freelance contributor.
Megan James began writing for Seven Days in 2010, first as Associate Arts Editor. She later became an editor for Seven Days' monthly parenting magazine, Kids VT, and is currently a freelance contributor.
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