this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2009 spectrum youth and family services type non profit industry substance abuse founded 1970 burlington vermont headquarters burlington area served chittenden county vermont website http www.spectrumvt.org the spectrum youth and family services has been offering shelter and support services to at risk and homeless youth since 1970 . 1 the organization is located in burlington vermont and serves youth ages 14 21 . contents 1 history 2 programs 3 awards 4 footnotes history edit in 1970 the burlington ecumenical action ministry founded shac which stood for shelter action and later became known as spectrum youth and family services . 1 present day senator patrick leahy then the chittenden county state s attorney local prosecutor was one of spectrum s early board members . 1 programs edit of primary importance is the spectrum one stop sos . it is located in downtown burlington and houses all of spectrum s services are under one roof . sos is open seven days a week . staff provides eligible clients with the basic needs of food clothing and shelter . other services include employment and job skills training education life skills training mental health and substance abuse counseling mentoring violence intervention programs juvenile justice and street outreach . the organization s residential programs provide homeless and at risk youth with emergency shelter and transitional living arrangements . there are a total of 28 beds in three shelters for homeless youths . a fourth site doubles as an emergency shelter but is designed as a drop in center which offers youth ages 14 21 services including education employment substance abuse and mental health counseling . 2 in terms of basic needs the drop in center serves as a safe place for young people to eat a meal use the telephone do laundry get clothing or take a shower . in 2009 spectrum served 3 000 youths . 3 awards edit in 2009 the national network for youth named the group agency of the year . 3 and in 2010 spectrum s counseling program was awarded an innovation award in substance abuse services iaward sponsored by the state associations of addiction services saas and niatx . spectrum was chosen for this national award for its rapid referral and assessment program which reduces wait times for outpatient services such as treatment for drug and alcohol abuse . footnotes edit a b c 1 2 retrieved february 3 2009 a b spectrum named agency of the year . burlington free press . february 3 2009 . coordinates 44 28 53 n 73 12 50 w 44.481397 n 73.213856 w 44.481397 ; 73.213856 this vermont related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title spectrum youth and family services & oldid 631399943 categories public healthburlington vermont1970 establishments in vermontnon profit organizations based in vermontdrug rehabilitationaddiction and substance abuse organizationsorganizations established in 1970vermont stubshidden categories orphaned articles from february 2009all orphaned articlescoordinates on wikidataall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 28 october 2014 at 00 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view