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VCEH, AHS, VSHA Sign Memorandum of Agreement

A Memorandum of Agreement designed to strengthen our HUD Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Application and to clarify roles and responsibilities within the Vermont Balance of State Continuum has been fully signed by all parties. The agreement was signed by the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness (CoC Primary Decision-Making Group), Vermont Agency of Human Services (HMIS …

Bennington Select Board Votes for New Prohibitions Aimed at Homeless

Last week the town of Bennington’s Select Board voted to approve a series of controversial amendments to an ordinance which would greatly restrict panhandling, penalize the homeless from sleeping in their vehicles, and prohibit citizens from misrepresenting how they use the proceeds from panhandling. The Bennington Banner has more on the new measures and the protests they have sparked: protests…organized by …