Resources
Vermont Resources for Youth
Thanks for checking out the Vermont Works for Women Youth Resources Page! We know we can’t provide everything for youth in Vermont, so here are some of our favorite partner organizations and suggestions to help fill in the gaps! Let us know if we can help you access any of these resources.
Career and Technical Education:
- Career and technical centers for high school students
- Career and technical courses for post high school students
- Vermont Technical College
- Tech@Work gender diverse speaker series for inspiration
- DREAM program: college prep for low-income youth
*** Contact us directly to find out if we're aware of any apprenticeship/training opportunities!
Identity/Experience-based Resources:
- Outright Vermont: for LGBTQIA+ youth and allies
- Spectrum Youth and Family Services' Multicultural Youth Program
- Vermont Hindu Temple
- Rise! Upper Valley
- U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
- Association of Africans Living in Vermont
- VocRehab: for Vermonters with disabilities
- ACLU: Know Your Rights When Stopped By Police
- Vermont Abenaki Artists Association
- Abenaki Circle of Courage Afterschool Program (Swanton and Highgate)
- My Sister's Keeper: affinity group for Burlington high school students
- LUND: Child and Family Services including Kids-A-Part program and New Horizons Education Program
Housing Supports:
- Spectrum Youth and Family Services' Drop-in Center/Housing Supports
- Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS)
- Washington County Youth Services Bureau/ Boys & Girls Club, Country Roads Program and Transitional Living Program
- Vermont Coalition of Runaway and Homeless Youth
Mental Health Resources:
- Northwest Counseling & Support Services
- Washington County Mental Health
- Trevor Project: Call/Text/Chat support for LGBTQIA+ youth
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Youth Led/Centered Initiatives:
- The Root Social Justice Center in Brattleboro: Youth4Change
- Youth Services Advisory Council
- Vermont Afterschool: Youth Voice and leadership opportunities
- Sunrise Movement: Search 'Vermont' in Sunrise Hubs Interactive Map
- Young Writers Project
Finding A Job:
- Vermont Works for Women Job Board
- Vermont Department of Labor
- Vermont Professionals of Color Network
- AmeriCorps in Vermont
- Spectrum Youth & Family Services' Skills Program
- Burlington's City Hall Summer Internship Program
- Writing a Resume: Examples and Tips
*** Contact us directly to find out if we're aware of any apprenticeship/training opportunities!
Gender-Based Discrimination/Violence Resources:
- Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
- Title IX Information
- Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
- Community Justice Network of Vermont
Financial Resources:
- Vermont Student Assistance Corp (VSAC): helping Vermont students of all ages save, plan and pay for college or career training
- Personal finance resources
- Vermont Federal Credit Union: student options available
- Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
Want to chat with our Youth Team? Contact us today!