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.
Today marks one year since the tragic and senseless death of George Floyd. His death was a wakeup call for many people across the United States and around the world, but for Black Americans it served as yet another reminder of what they already knew. As the voices and experiences of Black Americans have begun …
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This is a testimony give by Alicia Cerasoli, a Youth Development Coordinator at Spectrum, during a recent legislative hearing about a bill which will create an Office of the Child Advocate in Vermont. My name is Alicia Cerasoli. I have lived in Vermont my entire life and am a current resident of Burlington. I join …
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Hate, fear and racism have once again led to violence and killing in America, this time in Georgia, this time directed towards members of the Asian, Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities who identify as women. These recent tragic deaths are part of a disturbing trend, with AAPI hate crimes having surged 150 percent over …
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A message from Mark Redmond, Spectrum’s executive director, and Dana Kaplan, executive director at Outright Vermont. On Aug, 6 the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it is proposing changes to the Equal Access Rule passed under President Obama in 2016 to protect homeless individuals who identify as transgender. The rule …
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In honor of Spectrum’s 50th Anniversary in 2020, we are collecting stories from those who have used our services, or had a connection to Spectrum over the last 50 years—clients, family members, mentors, and community leaders. This website is a place to share these stories over the next year. A special thanks to all of …
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