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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Look at all of these coats! Dealer.com held a two-week winter clothing drive where they collected so many great hats, sweaters, coats, and scarves to keep our youth warm for the rest of the winter. We also want to thank Dealer.com for being the premier sponsor for our Sleep Out on March 27th!
Listen in as our Shelter Coordinator, Sarah Shaughnessey, talks about Spectrum’s shelter—how youth hear about the shelter, what is expected of them, what resources are available and how the shelter helps them transition into adulthood. Sarah and her staff work around the clock to ensure youth who stay at the shelter have a warm place …
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As a teen, Lynn Castro was couch-surfing with friends when they lost their apartment and she found she had nowhere to go. A friend had heard of the Spectrum shelter and dropped her off with all of her belongings. “What will they help me with?” she asked. “Everything,” he said. Watch the video to find …
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Local businesses are a continual source of support for us, but sometimes they just really take us by surprise. The Essex Culinary Resort and Spa stopped by the other day to drop off some blankets and pillows – it was 2 VANS full! And then Seventh Generation donated enough laundry detergent for the Drop-In Center, …
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