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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.

Burlington Drop-In Center

Spectrum’s Drop-In Centers are places for young people ages 14-24 to eat a meal, use a computer or...

St. Albans Drop-In Center

Spectrum’s St. Albans Drop-In Center is place for young people ages 14-24 to eat a meal, use a computer or...

Supportive Housing

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

Riverstone Counseling

Here at Riverstone Counseling, our goal is to create an environment that fosters healing and growth. We...

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 the life of a youth! For just a few hours a month, you can make a difference in the life...

Multicultural Youth Program

The Multicultural Youth Program works with teenagers and young adults from diverse backgrounds, with a...

Detail Works

Detail Works is a social enterprise designed to help young people build the soft skills and trade skills they need in the workplace.

Compass Prevention & Stabilization Program

Compass is a free-of-charge program providing prevention and stabilization services to youth ages 12 –...

For $8.91 a day, you can help teenagers, young adults, and their families turn their lives around.

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The Sleep Out is tonight – please donate!

There are nearly 400 people sleeping outside this year in solidarity with youth facing homelessness and other challenges.

Your gift will provide youth with a safe place to turn to for shelter, warm meals, clothing, showers, mentoring, and more.

Can we count on you to send a gift to provide safe shelter and care for teens and young adults who need it the most?

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Spectrum Awarded Best Places to Work in Vermont

Spectrum earned recognition as one of the 50 “Best Places to Work in Vermont” for the second consecutive year! We are proud of this achievement, which reflects on our dedicated staff, our Board, and everyone who is a part of our community and partners with us!
Understanding Homlesness In Vermont

Listen to an interview on the Greener Pastures podcast with Mark Redmond, Spectrum’s Executive Director and storyteller, on how Spectrum helps hundreds of Vermont youth overcome homelessness and build bright futures. Click here for the podcast.

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Revon’s Story: How Spectrum Changed His Life

Revon, a Spectrum youth, shares his story of how Spectrum’s Drop-in Center gave him a safe place to go where he could be himself and not be afraid anymore, get warm meals, and the support he needed to change his life.

See Revon's Video