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Our Mission & Vision

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.

Burlington Drop-In Center

Spectrum’s Drop-In Centers are places for young people ages 14-24 to eat a meal, use a computer or...

St. Albans Drop-In Center

Spectrum’s St. Albans Drop-In Center is place for young people ages 14-24 to eat a meal, use a computer or...

Supported Housing

We offer emergency shelter and transitional housing for young people ages 16-24 in Burlington and St. Albans.

Riverstone Counseling

Here at Riverstone Counseling, we specialize in working with teenagers, young adults, and their families...

Catamount Community Clinic

The Catamount Community Clinic is a partnership between Spectrum Youth and Family Services and the...

Health Center

Pearl Street Youth Health Center Located next door to the Drop-In Center at 179 Pearl Street, the Pearl...

Skills Programs

Spectrum offers several programs that help young people learn to navigate the challenges associated with...

Mentoring

Change both your life and the life of a youth! For just a few hours a month, you can make a difference in the life...

Multicultural Youth Program

The Multicultural Youth Program (MYP) aims to support teenagers and young adults from...

Detail Works

Detail Works is a social enterprise designed to help young people build the soft skills and trade skills they need in the workplace.

Compass Prevention & Stabilization Program

Compass is a free-of-charge program providing prevention and stabilization services to youth ages 12 –...

News

Jan 04, 2018 Posted in Detail Works, Staff, Stories, Uncategorized By Spectrum Staff

Detail Works is Moving!

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Detail Works is moving to 22 Avenue C in Williston, VT (effective today, January 4th). Our youth staff has been able to increase our volume, and we are quickly outgrowing our space for car detailing.
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Dec 21, 2017 Posted in Community, Stories, Supportive Housing, Youth Voices By Spectrum Youth Voices

An open letter to those who don’t know how to help.

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I am doing horrible because everybody is supposed to be happy around the holidays but all I feel is empty. I can’t speak for everyone, but to me the holidays are just a big, national reminder of what’s missing and what I can’t get back.
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Dec 15, 2017 Posted in Counseling, Uncategorized By Spectrum Staff

Tips for the Holiday Blues

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Increased anxiety and a depressed mood are common around the holidays. Here are some tips to try if you are feeling the holiday blues.
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Dec 13, 2017 Posted in Staff, Stories, Supportive Housing, Uncategorized By Spectrum Staff

A place out of the cold for youth facing homelessness.

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As Will Towne, our supported housing supervisor, put it, “We’ve been full pretty much every single night, which is great, the word is getting out, but it also goes to show that there’s a need for increased services.”
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