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Our Mission & Vision

Our mission is to empower teenagers, young adults, 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.

Riverstone Counseling

WHAT WE DO Here at Riverstone Counseling, our goal is to create an environment that fosters healing and...

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...

Multicultural Youth Program

New in 2015, the Multicultural Youth Program works with teenagers and young adults from diverse...

Detail Works

Deluxe car detailing for social good. Launched in 2017, Detail Works is a social enterprise designed to...

For $10 a day, you can help teenagers, young adults, and their families turn their lives around.

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How You Help

Join us for Empty Bowl!

Tickets are now on sale for the Empty Bowl Dinner on Thursday, October 10 at the UVM Davis Center!

Join us for a family-friendly evening of dinner, dessert, live music, and stories about how you are changing lives. The event sells out quickly, so get your tickets now! I hope to see you on October 10.

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An Inside Perspective from Aden Haji

“Living in Burlington has made me realize the importance of mentorship for youth like myself. Getting involved in the community was a challenge when we moved here.”

Aden Haji and his family moved here in 2003 when Aden was 6 years old. They were the first Somali Bantu refugees to resettle in Vermont.

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A Letter from Mark: It’s All in the Details

“Her name was Ariel. I asked how things were going and she said enthusiastically, ‘I just got promoted! I’ve never been promoted in my whole life!’ She was beaming.”

A recent letter from Mark Redmond, our executive director, on his experience visiting Detail Works, our social enterprise that teaches youth the soft skills they need to be successful in the workplace.

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Calling all non-superheroes! Spectrum is looking for new mentors

You don’t have to be a superhero, all you need to be is a friend. There are about 50 mentees waiting to be matched and the commitment is only about four hours a month.

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