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Springfield YIT Program

Springfield YIT Program

Health Care & Rehabilitation Services

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Serves youth ages 16 - 22 in Springfield, Cavendish, Weathersfield, and Bellows Falls 

390 River St, Springfield, Vermont 05156, United States

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WOOLSON BLOCK TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM

Service-enriched apartments for homeless and at-risk youth between the ages of 18 and 24 with incomes at or below 50% of the area’s median income. Woolson Block TLP provides a structured environment for at-risk youth so that they are able to develop the skills and habits they need to live independently. 

Updated 12/6/2022

Current WOOLSON BLOCK TLP OPENINGS: 0

Waitlist available

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Housing is created to help Vermont youths

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

Valley News Staff Writer

Published: 8/29/2021


SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — Since January, when they opened, four newly renovated apartments in the Woolson Block devoted to young people between the ages of 18 and 24 have been full.


Even amid the hot housing market, two youths have so far graduated from these new units in downtown Springfield to living independently, marking the first successes of a new Youth in Transition program, which through a collaboration of several area organizations aims to help young people develop the skills they need to live on their own.


“Ultimately it’s about helping young adults … with any number of challenges succeed,” said George Karabakakis, CEO of Health Care and Rehabilitation Services, southeastern Vermont’s nonprofit community mental health agency that is among the organizations supporting these residents. “It’s really about connection and hope.”


The new units, which are part of a larger revitalization project in downtown Springfield, are owned by the Springfield Housing Authority. The Woolson Block was first built in 1868 by the president of a Springfield machine tool company and woolen mill, according to a news release from Evernorth, a nonprofit focused on affordable housing investments in northern New England. The three-story, Italianate-style brick building had fallen into disrepair in recent years.


In addition to the four apartments units designated for youth, there are 15 other apartments aimed at households earning 60% or less of the area’s median income, as well as more than 5,000 square feet of commercial space. The total price tag for the building’s redevelopment was $8.6 million, which came from a mix of public and private sources.


Link to full article on VNews.com


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