Youth Homelessness

Serve Your Community Through AmeriCorps with Vermont Coalition of Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs’ (VCRHYP) Youth Action Board!

The Vermont Youth Development Corps AmeriCorps (VYDC) program is recruiting AmeriCorps members for the 2019-2020 service year! AmeriCorps is a national service program that creates community service opportunities across the county, and VYDC places AmeriCorps members throughout Vermont to promote hope, justice, and well-being for all Vermont youth and families. The Vermont Coalition of Runaway …

Youth Homeless Demonstration Program Request for Proposals

Happy Monday Everyone! In July 2018, the Vermont Balance of State Continuum of Care (BoS CoC), also known as the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness (VCEH) was awarded a demonstration grant of $2,002,131 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) known as the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP). The Vermont Coalition to …

Annual Joint Meeting: Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition & Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness Networking Lunch Monthly VCEH & Annual VAHC Meetings ~~~~ Tuesday, September 18, 2018 9:30 am – 2:00 pm Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church 43 Hebard Hill Rd, Randolph, VT *Join fellow VCEH & VAHC members for this important annual event!* …

COTS Launches #172VT Campaign to Help Homeless Kids

Last week COTS launched their #172VT Campaign to bring attention to the issue of child homelessness in Chittenden County and beyond. Read below to learn more: Our #172vt campaign is an effort to bring attention to the urgent and growing needs of homeless children. The number of homeless children nationally has surged in recent years …

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, ITVS, and VTPBS Present a Free Preview Screening of The Homestretch, March 11th

On Wednesday, March 11th at 7:00PM the Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier will be presenting a free preview screening of The Homestretch followed by a panel discussion and reception. The Homestretch follows three homeless teens as they fight to stay in school, graduate, and build a future, giving insight into the unique challenges that homeless youth …

Homeless Children On the Rise in VT Schools

Below is in an excerpt of an article published in the Rutland Herald discussing the increase in homeless children throughout the state of Vermont: While the recession is officially over, many of its effects continue to be felt in Vermont, where rates of homeless families continue to rise. For children of homeless families, continuing their …