Nossa missão é capacitar adolescentes, jovens adultos e suas famílias para fazer e sustentar mudanças positivas por meio de prevenção, intervenção e serviços de habilidades para a vida.
O ex-governador de Vermont, Jim Douglas, sanciona o H.449 como lei, aumentando o limite de idade dos jovens em lares adotivos de 18 para 21 no Spectrum's Drop-In Center em 2007.
Detail Works is a social enterprise designed to help young people build the soft skills and trade skills they need in the workplace.
When she was 8, Kayla went to the police and asked them to put her in foster care. Her mom had made a habit of leaving her alone for days, with no food and no one to look after her. With your help, Kayla—once without a home of her own—builds her future.
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Kim, a former Spectrum client, grew up in an abusive household and became homeless after her mother kicked her out when she turned 18. Kim shares how she got her life back on track, living in our emergency shelter and in our transitional housing.
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An Introduction to Batterer Intervention: Understanding Domestic Violence and Men Who Batter May 8, 2015 We’re offering a one-day training that will provide an overview of domestic violence and batterer accountability for individuals working with men who batter, including individuals interested in facilitating batterers intervention groups. This training is required for new DV Solutions facilitators. …
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The house where Nicolette Elias, a victim of intimate partner violence, was found. An Oregon circuit court judge, Amy Holmes Hehn, has been presiding over a contentious custody case. In an editorial in The Oregonian (reprinted here with permission), Hehn tells us how we can change our thinking and end the cycle of domestic violence. On Nov. 10, …
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On Monday, December 8th, Executive Director Mark Redmond was featured on Comcast Newsmakers. He spoke about what makes Spectrum services unique…
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