City officials in Barre and Burlington have begun to open emergency shelters in response to dangerously cold temperatures that descended on the state Monday and are forecast to persist in the coming days.
CVOEO, a non-profit focused on social and economic justice, is extending its Burlington warming shelter hours to seven days a week. While the state’s threshold to open warming shelters is -20, the non-profit is attempting to keep their shelter open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
As temperatures dropped below freezing last week, Burlington organizations banded together to house the city's most vulnerable but are calling upon the state for more help.
After almost 30 years leading Voices Against Violence, Kris Lukens is stepping into retirement. Lukens took the helm of the local domestic and sexual violence agency in 1996, just as it was preparing to open its very first shelter. Today, as she’s leaving, Voices will open a second.
CVOEO works to place families at campground for temporary housing. Unhoused individuals are back to limited spaces since the end of the "Hotel Motel Program" in Vermont.
This week, significant changes were made to The Vermont General Assistance Housing Program, commonly referred to as the hotel-motel program. It has led to several Vermonters having to exit the program.
In this recent Op Ed, Paul Dragon addresses the growing issues of homelessness and substance use in Vermont, including St. Albans.
In this recent Op Ed, Paul Dragon addresses the growing issues of homelessness and substance use in Vermont, including St. Albans.
With Burlington shouldering the burden as the state-run motel program winds down, the city is looking to its neighbors for help.
Champlain Place on Shelburne Road is a new low-barrier shelter overseen by CVOEO. The building is currently under construction and housing 35 people temporarily. In the last eight months, eight people have already been transferred into transitional housing or permanent units.