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New Partnership Aimed at Helping Homeless Veterans

Local 22 (mychamplainvalley.com) recently reported on a collaboration between the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program and the Vermont State Police to aid in the effort to end veteran homelessness in Vermont: In the United States, it’s estimated that more than 200 thousand veterans are homeless on any given night. More than 400 thousand veterans …

REMINDER: Annual Joint Meeting of VAHC & VCEH and VCEH Monthly Meeting Wednesday, Sept 9th in Randolph, VT

We very much hope you can attend the meetings of the two Coalitions next Wednesday. We have an exciting agenda planned for the day, which includes numerous special guests: Hal Cohen, Secretary of the Agency of Human Services Representative Mitzi Johnson, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee Kate Ash, Alex Craven and Kevin Veller from …

Next Veterans Mental Health Council Meeting Wednesday, September 30th

The next meeting of the Mental Health Council for veteran services in Vermont and New Hampshire will take place on Wednesday, September 30th at 3:00pm at the VA Medical Center in White River Junction. Below are more details on the meeting and how you can participate, including a call-in option: As you know, we have …

Annual Joint Meeting of VAHC & VCEH and VCEH Monthly Meeting – Wednesday, Sept 9th in Randolph, VT

The VCEH annual joint meeting with the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition (VAHC) and our regular monthly meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 9 from 9:30 – 2:00 at Our Lady of the Angels Church in Randolph (please note the change from our regularly scheduled day, time, and venue). As always, this year’s agenda will …

Groundworks Collaborative to Hold Fifth Annual Hike for the Homeless on September 12th

Groundworks Collaborative will hold its fifth annual Hike for the Homeless fundraiser on Saturday, September 12 (rain date, September 13th), on Mount Wantastiquet in Hinsdale, NH. There will be two start times, 10am and 12:30pm, each beginning at the Mountain Road trailhead in Hinsdale (an immediate left after the second bridge on Route 119 when coming from downtown …

Board Gives the Nod to New Shelter

The Development Review Board in Brattleboro approved Groundworks Collaborative‘s application for the use of a new location for an emergency overnight shelter, which is set to open this November. Below is an excerpt of an article from The Commons with further details on this project and what lies ahead: Despite the warmth of this summer, …