Tag: From The Field

By: Lauren Higbee, Youth Development Director, Youth Services in Brattleboro Youth Services has maintained a strong peer outreach program for several years now. Our Peer Outreach Workers (POWs) were key…

By: Kristin McGee, Family Support Director, Rutland County Parent Child Center Mindfulness, the simple ability to be aware of your surroundings and quietly reflect upon them, has physical and emotional…

By: Clara Carroll, Addison County Parent Child Center Over the past few years, the Addison Country Parent Child Center has offered a weekly “outdoor group” for participants in our Learning Together Program,…

By: Aaron Jones and Jo Molascon, Windsor County Youth Services Though warmer weather has been taking its time getting here, the youth we serve need no time to warm up to our therapy animals! As the new…

By: Melanie LeGeros, Country Roads Counselor, Washington County Youth Service Bureau In grant-funded programs, we strive to meet benchmarks that define what success is for our youth, families, and programs. Is…

By: Nancy Pope, Youth and Young Adult Program Manager and Sammie Gorton, LINK Case Manager, Lamoille Family Center As a member of VCRHYP we assess outcomes in 4 key areas for the youth we serve: Safety Well-Being Permanent…

By: Christina Brown, Transitional Living Program Director, Washington County Youth Service Bureau As we all know, it is sometimes easier to get caught up in what hasn't or isn't happening or working for…

By: Alex Ellis, Supported Housing Case Manager and Beal St. George, Development and Communications Coordinator, Spectrum Youth and Family Services We’ve always struggled to help our youth find and maintain…

 By Chrisitine Linn, Director of Youth Development, Youth Services What is the vision of the work we do?  As youth workers and administrators, if we ask each other that question we might come up with…

By: Mike Nelson, Youth Care Worker, NCSS & Rae Reichert, Youth Care Worker, NCSS Northwestern Counseling and Support Services (NCSS) is the designated mental health agency for Franklin and Grand Isle…