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.
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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[Burlington, VT]—The Multicultural Youth Program at Spectrum Youth & Family Services was recently selected to receive $57,000 in funding from the Summer Matters for All Grant program. According to Governor Phil Scott, the Summer Matters for All Grant Program will support programs in 13 Vermont counties with the goal of expanding access to summer enrichment …
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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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