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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

These voluntary programs serve about 100 young people each year and are located in downtown Burlington....

Riverstone Counseling

Here at Riverstone Counseling, our goal is to create an environment that fosters healing and growth. We...

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 –...

Tag Archives: Transitional Housing

Jun 01, 2018 Posted in Community, News, Supportive Housing By Spectrum Staff

Everyone Had a Bed This Winter—Thanks to You.

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Thanks to your support, our warming shelter housed teens and young adults who had nowhere else to stay this past winter.
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Feb 14, 2018 Posted in Awards, Community, Counseling, Detail Works, Drop-In Center, Events, Health Center, JOBS, Mentoring, News, Skills Program, Staff, Stories, Supportive Housing, Uncategorized, Youth Development By Spectrum Staff

Thank you for keeping our youth in your heart.

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Happy Valentine’s Day, from all of us at Spectrum.
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Jan 23, 2018 Posted in Community, News, Staff, Supportive Housing, Uncategorized By Spectrum Staff

Ten More Beds!

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Thanks to you, ten beds line the walls at the warming shelter in downtown Burlington. The shelter opened in early November and will close at the end of March.
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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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