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.
We offer emergency shelter and transitional housing for young people ages 16-24 in Burlington and St. Albans.
Detail Works is a social enterprise designed to help young people build the soft skills and trade skills they need in the workplace.
“The program and the staff just help you with everything. It’s definitely made me thrive as a person.” Speaking with some of our clients recently, we noticed that several mentioned how it important it was to them to learn how to budget for food and plan meals for the first time in their lives. “I’ve …
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The following is a guest post by (beginning in the front row, second from left) Lena, Anita, Ellen, Lily, and Camille, students at Burlington High School, who are taking a philanthropy class this spring. We are a group of kids from Burlington High School who are part of a class called “Philanthro-me,” the point of which is …
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We are grateful to EM Pathy, a fourth grader in Essex, for sharing her poem with us. Even through the eyes of a 10-year-old, the enormity of the issue of homelessness is hard to grasp and understand. This poet believes each of us can help in some small way.
The KidSafe Collaborative Lunch was held on April 17, 2014 and we were so pleased when our own, Annie Ramniceanu, was presented with the Outstanding Professional Award for her work to support the youth and families in our communities. Chief Mike Schirling presented her with the award and here’s what he had to say about Annie: “For …
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This May, a group of students from Burlington High School will be learning how to work effectively with local nonprofits. The three-week “Philanthro-me” course, led by Erika Lowe, Peter McConville, and Anna Rosenblum Palmer, is part of BHS’s Year-End Studies program, where students take time to explore a given topic or activity in-depth . Philanthropy …
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