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.
Detail Works is a social enterprise designed to help young people build the soft skills and trade skills they need in the workplace.
$300,000 will be distributed to youth in first cohort of pilot program Burlington, VT, August 9, 2023 — Ten youth facing homelessness or at immediate risk of homelessness have been selected to participate in Spectrum Youth and Family Services’ Direct Cash Transfer (DCT) pilot program. Each youth will receive a total of $30,000 over the …
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This is a recent speech given by Sam Bolz, a Spectrum staff member that works in the Burlington Drop-In Center, during a KidSafe Legislative Forum. It was so genuine and powerful that we wanted to share his humble words publicly as well. “The vast majority of the youth that we serve are “transition-aged,” people who …
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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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While we continue as an agency to be proactive and practice hyper-vigilance to ensure community health and safety, we will be taking precautionary measures in all of our programs in response to COVID-19. Find response details for each Spectrum program below. Drop-In Center Drop-In is continuing to stay open through our to-go food program, …
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On Friday, Spectrum executive director, Mark Redmond testified on a Homeless Bill of Rights that will prohibit discrimination against people without a home. This bill was also up for review two years ago and did not pass. “This supports basic rights that are due to every American citizen and there is nothing in here that …
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