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…
Fundraising Incentive Prizes for Youth Services’ CORNSTOCK 2022 Announced
Youth Service’s newest fundraiser, CORNSTOCK: Cornhole for a Cause! to be held at Retreat Farm on Saturday, May 21, will offer incentive prizes for participants who choose to raise at least $100 in sponsorship monies from friends and family instead…
The 1st Annual CORNSTOCK: Cornhole for a Cause! grosses $11,000 to benefit Youth Services with the help of individuals and business support
Despite an unusually hot spring day last Saturday, Youth Services’ new fundraiser, CORNSTOCK: Cornhole for a Cause! was successfully launched the afternoon of May 21 at Retreat Farm in Brattleboro. Presented by Chroma Technology, the inaugural event which celebrated Youth…
Journalist Annaliese Griffin joins Youth Services Board
Annaliese Griffin, a journalist for The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Marshall Project, Quartz and New York Magazine recently joined 11 other community members in serving on Youth Services’ board of directors. Through twenty programs ranging from restorative justice,…