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.
WE NEED YOUR HELP! Last year Spectrum testified on a bill to create an Office of the Child, Youth, and Family Advocate in the House Human Services Committee. This bill will make sure there is a place for parents and children to voice their concerns when they believe they are not being treated fairly and …
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Spectrum Youth & Family Services has been named one of the “Best Places to Work in Vermont!” The Best Places to Work in Vermont is a survey and awards program dedicated to identifying and recognizing the area’s best employers and providing organizations with valuable employee feedback. Here is what some of our staff have said …
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Deteriorating mental health among young adults is a serious by-product of the COVID-19 pandemic that is likely to have long-lasting implications. Studies in the last year have found that youth report increased rates of depression, anxiety, loneliness, suicidality, and substance use. Today, Spectrum’s Manager of Riverstone Counseling, Kristen Breault-Bolio, testified in front of the Vermont …
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Detail Works, our social enterprise that teaches youth the soft skills they need to thrive in the workplace, was on CBS Mornings, the national award-winning news broadcast! In October of 2021, CBS news correspondent Christina Ruffini and her crew came to Vermont to interview the team at Detail Works. The 4-minute spot reached over 3 …
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Read this recent article by Dan D’Ambrosio from the Burlington Free Press, on the increased need for mental health counseling throughout the state of Vermont. The article centers Riverstone Counseling’s challenges in meeting the mental health needs of Spectrum’s youth. Vermont is facing a perfect storm of increased need for mental health counseling, especially among …
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