Warming Shelters

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, …

Report: Emergency Housing Costs Unsustainable

The Vermont Agency of Human Services recently released a biannual report on the General Assistance Emergency Housing Program. Below is an article from the Burlington Free Press on how the report shows that the current cost of the program is unsustainable and what improvements may be made in the future: The cost of Vermont’s emergency …

St. Johnsbury Officials Consider Warming Shelter

VT Digger reports on current efforts being made to open a winter warming shelter in St. Johnsbury. Below is an excerpt from the article: A local steering committee hopes to open a winter warming shelter in St. Johnsbury to house up to 10 homeless people in time for the next cold season. Organizers are looking …

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 …

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 …