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RuralEdge Kicks Off “Rural Reality Campaign” This Week

As the winter months grind to a close, the region’s largest community development organization is taking advantage of the lingering cold to raise awareness of the issue of homelessness. RuralEdge kicked off their annual “Rural Reality Campaign” this week, which is designed to both raise the issue of, and give people the opportunity to experience …

Committee Abandons Homeless Shelter Plan for St. Johnsbury

“Committee Abandons Homeless Shelter Plan for St. Johnsbury” (View original article published February 6th in the Valley News here) A St. Johnsbury committee has abandoned plans to establish an overnight warming shelter for homeless people this winter in the northeastern Vermont community. Sue Cherry of the St. Johnsbury-based Community Restorative Justice Center says they’re going …

Warming Shelter Opens in Burlington

Last week a temporary warming shelter opened in Burlington at the Ethan Allen Building on College St. The low barrier shelter is operated by CVOEO and will remain open through April 3rd. Read and view coverage from myChamplainValley.com below. Starting Monday night, Burlington’s homeless will soon have a new place to spend the night. “The …

Reminder – VCEH Monthly Meeting Tomorrow, February 17th at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Randolph

Friends, The next monthly meeting for the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness will be held on Tuesday, February 17th. 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 meeting agenda and materials will be out shortly. Apologies for the …

Cold Winter Stretches State’s Emergency Housing Budget

VT Digger reports on how demand for emergency housing this winter has increased, particularly amongst families with children, and how this affects the state’s budget for temporary shelter: A cold winter and greater demand for emergency housing services, especially among families, are straining the state’s safety net housing budget, an official told lawmakers Friday. The …

Is every HOMELESS VETERAN getting needed help?

Below is some information from Supportive Services for Veteran Families: Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) has the resources to help very low and extremely low-income homeless veterans. The general eligibility can be viewed here (PDF file), but a short call to 802-656-3232 can help determine eligibility and start the process to getting housed. SSVF …