“I wanted to give back.”
We asked the Executive Sleep Out participants to reflect on their experience sleeping outside overnight a few weeks ago. Here’s what they wanted to share with you.
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Tag Archives: Spectrum Staff
Jericho Students Make a Difference
Written by Lucy Mercer. First appeared in the Burlington Free Press. There are about 1,000 homeless kids in Vermont each year, according to estimates. The Spectrum Sleep Out was started to help lower that number. Guidance counselor Greg Martin, captain of the Browns River Middle School Sleep Out team in Jericho, said the best benefit …
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Spectrum Staff Sleep Out!
When five Spectrum staff members came to us and said they wanted to do the Sleep Out, we weren’t going to say no. But we had to ask — why would staff want to do the Sleep Out when they’re here day in and day out already?
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Can you join us at the Sleep Out?
It’s time for the Spectrum Sleep Out! Register or donate today and together, we can make sure every teenager or young adult can get help when they need it most.
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“My future’s never been so bright.”
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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