Youth Services Concludes 50th Anniversary Year with Endowment Push
Youth Services, a Windham County nonprofit celebrating 50 years building community, is using the occasion to increase its Endowment to $1.5 million through a fundraising campaign, “Invest in the Future”, according to Ana Saavedra, Board President. “It’s clear from our…
Peer-Led Circle of Support and Accountability Piloted
It’s noon on Tuesday and Bill is pouring himself coffee. In a minute he’ll go out to the Youth Services porch to meet with the other formerly incarcerated community members in the organization’s new Peer-Led Circle of Support and Accountability…
New Director of Youth Programs Hired at Youth Services
Megan Grove is the new Director of Youth Programs at Youth Services which has offices in Brattleboro and Bellows Falls, Vermont. This position provides department oversight regarding an array of programs that relate to supporting youth and young adults in…
Former Bellows Falls Participant Joins Youth Services Board
Richard “Ricky” Adams, the Director of Technology for Windham Northeast Supervisory Union, recently joined 11 other community members in serving on Youth Services’ board of directors. With twenty programs including restorative justice, afterschool mentoring, transitional living, workforce development, counseling and case…
BRATTROCK Festival 2022 v 2.0 a Rousing Success
The youth rock festival, BRATTROCK, was back Friday, November 18 for the second time this year at Stone Church with a dynamic line-up of five youth bands, on the heels of a well-attended BRATTROCK last June. The 30 minute in-person…
Youth Services Welcomes New Therapist, Lucy Webb
Youth Services is building their capacity to support the community with the addition of clinician Lucy Webb. This hire expands Youth Services’ ability to offer counseling to more youth, adults and families throughout Windham County. In recent years, the demand for…
Youth Services Expands Access and Innovative Approaches at Summer Camp
Friends for Change, an after-school program in Bellows Falls operated by Youth Services in partnership with Greater Falls Connections, expanded its summer camp piloted last year, engaging on average, 30 youth per week between the end of June and mid-August.…
Ana Saavedra Elected President of Youth Services Board During 50th Anniversary
Ana Saavedra, financial advisor at Edward Jones Investments, recently assumed the role of President of the Youth Services Board of Directors, taking the reins from Cathy Coonan whose two-year term ended in July. Saavedra has been on the agency’s Board…
Moxie Band headlined BRATTROCK Festival 2022 on June 18 at Stone Church in Brattleboro
BRATTROCK, a youth festival presented by Sponsor Guilford Sound, returned with its first in-person performances on Saturday, June 18 at Stone Church in Brattleboro, Vermont from 6:30 p.m. to 11 pm. All ages were welcome. Moxie, a four-piece indie rock…
Affordable Housing Leader Bill Morlock joins Youth Services Board
William Morlock III, retired Executive Director of the Springfield (Vermont) Housing Authority, recently joined 11 other community members in serving on Youth Services’ board of directors. Through twenty programs ranging from restorative justice, to mentoring, transitional living, workforce development, counseling and…