Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness
The Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness seeks to ensure that people living in Vermont have a safe, stable, affordable home, and — if homelessness does occur — it is brief, rare, and non-recurring and those experiencing homelessness are treated with dignity and respect.
The latest issue of Seven Days features a great article by Alicia Freese on the struggles that victims of domestic violence face when seeking emergency shelter in Vermont. Below is a short excerpt: “Many victims are making untenable choices between homelessness and abuse,” Auburn Watersong of the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence told …
Lighting a Fire – Ignite Inspiration & Turn Challenge into Change Thursday, June 11 9:30am – 2:30pm, Montpelier Elks Club Sponsored by OEO in partnership with the VT Association for Mental Health & Addiction Recovery Have you ever worked with someone who is stuck in a pattern and refuses to budge? Do you doubt your …
On a single night in January, 1,523 Vermonters were identified as homeless. The 2015 Point-In-Time Count, released today by the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness and the Chittenden County Homeless Alliance, showed a small overall decrease in homelessness by 2.3% compared to the 2014 Point-in-Time Count. However, while Chittenden County saw a substantial decrease by …
As you have likely heard by now, the Institute for Community Alliances (please call us ICA) begins as the new HMIS Lead Agency for BoS Vermont on Monday. Until we are able to get a physical staff presence in the state we will be handling site duties from Wisconsin. I will be the primary contact …
Before a crowd of roughly 100 people gathered in the Brooks House atrium on Friday morning, Morningside Shelter and the Brattleboro Area Drop In Center publicly announced that they are merging to form a single organization under a new name: Groundworks Collaborative. The Boards of Directors formally agreed to the merger at a joint board …
The next monthly meeting for the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness will be held on Tuesday, May 19th. The meeting will take place at St. John’s Episcopal Church (15 Summer Street, Randolph, VT). The meeting will be called to order at 10:00AM. The agenda for the meeting is as follows (download here): 10:00 Call to Order 10:00 Introductions and Brief …
