Steph came to Vermont and Public Assets Institute in 2015 and became the Executive Director in 2023. At Public Assets, she works on making Vermont’s unique education funding system, the state budget and family economic policies more equitable and responsive to the needs of Vermonters.
Vermont law requires that our state budget addresses Vermonters’ right to health, housing, dignified work, education, food, social security, and a healthy environment. Although it’s a work of fiction, Gather by Kenneth Cadow shows us that all too often we fail to keep these promises to each other. Join Stephanie Yu, Executive Director of Public Assets Institute, to explore why and how our state policies are failing families like Ian’s.
Our seasonal “Words in the Woods” program allows Vermonters and visitors to enjoy our state’s natural beauty while listening to and reading literature in the outdoors.
Humanities Camps are filled with reading and writing projects, field trips, and outdoor activities.
We won a 2020 Schwartz Prize for best public humanities programming in the U.S. for Vermont Reads 2019: “March: Book One.”
We supported the Chandler Center for the Arts’ Global Connections Youth Outreach program, which highlights artists from around the world.
Our free public events help bring the power of the humanities to communities across Vermont.
