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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.

Emergency Housing

DCF/AHS Emergency Housing Proposal

Dear Colleauges, The Agency of Human Services and Department for Children and Families have just announced a proposal to restructure their emergency housing program.  Please read more below and click here for the attachment referenced. Hello Fellow Housing Partners – We are writing to let you know that DCF is proposing to restructure its emergency …

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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 …

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VPR’s Vermont Edition Covers Emergency and Transitional Housing Issues

Yesterday’s Vermont Edition took a look at problems of homelessness in Vermont and the difficulty of finding affordable and safe emergency housing for families in need.  The program focused on the new Harbor Place temporary housing facility, spending issues with emergency housing vouchers, as well as discussing other issues concerning emergency and transitional housing. VPR’s Jane Lindholm spoke spoke …

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