Jeetan Khadka is one of our staff at Spectrum, and he is also one of the key organizers of Diversity Rocks, a multicultural youth group based in Burlington. Diversity Rocks put together a 3-minute video featuring young Vermonters from a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds celebrating the attributes that both unite and differentiate them. The video won …
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“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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The following is a guest post by (beginning in the front row, second from left) Lena, Anita, Ellen, Lily, and Camille, students at Burlington High School, who are taking a philanthropy class this spring. We are a group of kids from Burlington High School who are part of a class called “Philanthro-me,” the point of which is …
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We are grateful to EM Pathy, a fourth grader in Essex, for sharing her poem with us. Even through the eyes of a 10-year-old, the enormity of the issue of homelessness is hard to grasp and understand. This poet believes each of us can help in some small way.
The KidSafe Collaborative Lunch was held on April 17, 2014 and we were so pleased when our own, Annie Ramniceanu, was presented with the Outstanding Professional Award for her work to support the youth and families in our communities. Chief Mike Schirling presented her with the award and here’s what he had to say about Annie: “For …
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