PRESS RELEASE April 25, 2012

RAMP’s career development program makes strides for area youth

In April, RAMP groups in Windham County had four different site visit opportunities to learn about careers in our region in the fields of science, technology and engineering.

Brattleboro Union High School RAMP participants toured the Chroma factory in Bellows Falls, Vermont where high-tech microscopic lenses are designed and crafted. (Chroma also has a Youth Services position that they fill by hiring one of the agency’s clients and mentor them.) Students from BUHS also attended an indoor session of both mechanical and rubber-band energized model airplanes at Landmark College.

PRESS RELEASE April 29, 2012

Artist Paul Stone Donates Sale Proceeds of Oil Painting, “Late April” to Youth Services

Youth Services announced for sale local artist Paul Stone’s “Late April” landscape at Gallery North Star in Grafton, Vermont. Priced at $4000, the oil on canvas which measures 24 x 36 inches is a familiar subject for Stone— barns and out buildings, but this time painted in the bright hues of early spring, when the tree buds are first opening and the forsythia bushes add a riot of yellow across the Vermont landscape. Proceeds of the sale will benefit Youth Services.

Welcome to Youth Services

Since 1972 we have been dedicated to helping families thrive. Our mission is to provide programs and services that promote the healthy development of local youth and families and help them gain the skills necessary to lead constructive lives within the community.

Assisting individuals living in Windham County, Vermont and neighboring towns in New Hampshire, Youth Services can help with problems ranging from the challenges associated with growing up to homelessness, to substance abuse or trouble with the law.

Each year, with the help of hundreds of volunteers and partially funded through individual and foundation donations, this private nonprofit works with an average of 2,000 children, young people and adults. We strive to ensure all clients receive services, regardless of their ability to pay.

How can you make a significant difference in the lives of area youth?

By contributing to Youth Services financially in a variety of ways. All gifts big and small are greatly appreciated and help underwrite the agency's programs which promote the healthy development of local youth and families and help them gain the skills necessary to lead constructive lives within the community.