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One of the perennial challenges we face at Howard Center is articulating fully the agency’s place in the community. Conventional wisdom suggests that sharing stories of the people we serve would solve this, but privacy concerns limit our options to anonymous stories. Our friends Bill and Kate Schubart and Debra Stenner suggested a change of perspective. Why not ask people how they see Howard Center, how they have experienced it in their professional or personal lives, and what it means to have it in the community?
Read perspectives below:
I was thinking the other day about Howard Center and wondering what our community would look like without them. Let us go back 160 years to 1865 when “The Home for Destitute Children” was founded to support widows and orphans...
I have proudly worked for Howard Center for nearly 14 years, and over that time I’ve held many different roles. My current role finds me working with autistic children and supporting their families in the Autism Spectrum Program, providing important...
My life in Burlington has been dedicated to creating community and advancing diversity and inclusion initiatives. Since 1999, I have been teaching multidisciplinary studies at the University of Vermont. I’m also a former Howard Center board member, and I currently...
I work in Developmental Services at Howard Center and like so many of my colleagues, I wear a lot of hats depending on the day. In my primary role, I am a Coordinator with Project Hire, a supported employment program...
“Our community’s health is not someone else’s problem but rather a shared responsibility that requires an investment by all of us.” After considerable reflection and impatience, I write as a long time Colchester resident and retired clinical leader at Howard...
“All too often the things that people need most urgently are not available.” I am a Howard Center board member, a person in long-term recovery, and an emergency department recovery coach at UVM Medical Center, and I am deeply alarmed...
“And hope flows like the rush of the Winooski River…” Hope is here at Howard Center, found near where the struggles are real. Feelings are felt, dealt with deliberate care, where all are treated with dignity to be seen. Between...
Howard Center’s Safe Recovery: A Place for Compassion and Hope. “The services provided at Safe Recovery save lives and provide people in Burlington with critically important tools to prevent the worst consequences of drug use.” As Vermont’s (and the nation’s)...
Celebrating UVM Medical Center’s Longstanding Partnership with Howard Center “I want to voice my gratitude to the Howard Center leadership and staff.” In an era where the demands on our health care system are constantly increasing, the longstanding partnership between...
Susie Merrick | Finding Fulfillment and Inspiration at Howard Center
My connection to Howard Center began over 30 years ago when my husband and I first moved to Vermont. I was looking for volunteer opportunities at a mental health nonprofit, and I called Howard Center where they immediately invited me...