Spectrum VT | Youth & Family Services

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If you are between the ages of 14-22
and need help, click here.

Our Mission & Vision

Our mission is to empower teenagers, young adults, people with a history of violence, and their families to make and sustain positive changes through prevention, intervention, and life skills services.

Former Vermont Governor Jim Douglas signs H.449 into law, raising the age limit of youth in foster care from 18 to 21 in Spectrum’s Drop-In Center in 2007.

Counseling

Do you, or someone you know, want help with: Substance use issues (click here to learn about TIPS, our...

Serving dinner in the Drop-In (Photo by Ned Castle)

Drop-In Center

Located at 177 Pearl St in Burlington, Spectrum’s Drop-In Center is open from 10am-6pm, Monday...

Supportive Housing

These voluntary programs serve about 100 young people each year and are located in downtown Burlington....

Health Center

Pearl Street Youth Health Center Located next door to the Drop-In Center at 179 Pearl Street, the Pearl...

Skills Programs

Spectrum offers several programs that help young people learn to navigate the challenges associated with...

Mentoring

Change both your life and that of your mentee! For just a few hours a month, you can make a difference in the...

Domestic Violence Intervention & Prevention

Men’s violence towards women is an unfortunate, tragic issue that affects victims, children,...

For $8 a day, you can help teenagers, young adults, people with a history of violence, and their families turn their lives around.

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How You Help

Who’s Sleeping Out?

See which business and community leaders are braving the cold on March 26th, 2015, in solidarity with homeless and at-risk youth in Vermont.

Want to join them? Click here.

See Who's Sleeping Out
In the “Spotlight”

The Burlington VT Moms Blog recently published a nonprofit spotlight featuring our youth and families. Read the full post over at their site!

Read it here
Shelburne Girls Sleep Out!

Check it out! On Newstalk 620 WVMT, our ED, Mark Redmond, talked with Maddie about why she’s sleeping out in solidarity with homeless and at-risk youth in Vermont. Go Maddie!

Support Maddie Here
Where would you be?

“To be honest, I couldn’t guarantee if I’d be alive or not.”

This is what one young woman told us when asked where she would be without Spectrum. Watch this video to get a glimpse inside our drop-in and residences, and hear from three clients who are turning their lives around.

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Parents, are you concerned about your teen’s substance use?

TIPS, the Teen Intervention Program for Substance Use, offers confidential assessment and treatment for teens and families dealing with substance use problems

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