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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.

OEO’s Shining a Light on Poverty Series Continues on May 29 with Vermont Food Bank’s John Sayles

In honor of 50 years of community action in Vermont, the Office of Economic Opportunity is hosting a series of one-hour discussions on poverty every month in 2014. The fifth of these discussions will feature John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank, and will take place on Thursday, May 29 from Noon to 1pm. More details from …

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Monthly Meeting is Tomorrow at the Chandler Music Hall in Randolph

The next monthly meeting for the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness is tomorrow, Tuesday, May 20.  The meeting will take place at the Chandler Music Hall (71-73 Main, Randolph, VT) The meeting will be called to order at 10am. Materials for the meeting: Meeting AgendaApril After Hours Housing 211 ReportHSG Report for AHSLegislative Wrap-Up Draft meeting minutes …

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Comment Period Now Open for VCH’s Draft of Annual Report and Action Plan

Vermont’s plan to Prevent and End Homelessness was developed by the Vermont Council on Homelessness in 2012 and endorsed by Governor Peter Shumlin in January of 2013.  The full document, covering calendar years 2013 through 2017, can be read here. Read the draft Annual Report and one-year Action Plan for 2015 covering key strategies, recommended action items to support those strategies, …

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Round-Up of Media Coverage of Count Finding Increasing Homelessness in Vermont

Last week the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness and the Chittenden County Continuum of Care released the results of this year’s Point-in-Time Count of the state’s homeless population.  The 2014 count found an over 9 percent increase in those homeless in Vermont compared to 2013. Here’s a round-up of some of the media coverage of …

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Vermont Council on Homelessness is Meeting on Thursday

The next bi-monthly meeting of the Vermont Council on Homelessness is this Thursday, April 24 from 2 pm to 4 pm.  The meeting will be held in the Pavilion, 4th Floor Conference  Room on State Street in Montpelier. Materials to review for the meeting: Tentative Meeting Agenda Working Draft Strategy Recommendations for VCH 2015 Annual Update Section 811 Program Fact Sheet …

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