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.
Written by Kayla Loving and Carly Ngo from the Spectrum Multicultural Youth Program for the Winooski School District Newsletter The Winooski Restorative Justice for Multicultural Youth Project, launched in 2020, is a collaboration between the Winooski School District, Spectrum Youth and Family Services, UP for Learning, and the City of Winooski with funding from the …
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New Drop-In Center will be open to teens and young adults The Board of Directors at Spectrum Youth and Family Services have approved a plan to open a Drop-In Center for teens and young adults in downtown St. Albans in the coming months. The Center will be open weekdays from 10am – 6pm, offering free …
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A message from Mark Redmond, Spectrum’s executive director, and Dana Kaplan, executive director at Outright Vermont. On Aug, 6 the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it is proposing changes to the Equal Access Rule passed under President Obama in 2016 to protect homeless individuals who identify as transgender. The rule …
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In honor of Spectrum’s 50th Anniversary in 2020, we are collecting stories from those who have used our services, or had a connection to Spectrum over the last 50 years—clients, family members, mentors, and community leaders. This website is a place to share these stories over the next year. A special thanks to all of …
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I feel compelled to write this as an attempt to give voice to the many emotions we are all feeling—anger, fear, hopelessness, and confusion, to name only a few. My first reaction upon seeing the horrifying video of George Floyd being murdered by that police officer was, “Again? Again?” And of course, this was only …
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