Good Samaritan Haven is a Vermont nonprofit that provides emergency assistance to people experiencing homelessness

Homelessness Awareness Day 2026

Right now, more people in central Vermont are surviving outdoors or in vehicles than are sheltered within our entire network of shelters. This is not a choice. It is the result of too few options.

Consider making a DONATION today and help your vulnerable neighbors in need.

GiftDrive: An Online Giving Platform for Nonprofits, Developed by UVM Students Now Live for Good Sam

Our Street Outreach Team is doing everything they can—but with outreach and overflow programs critically underfunded, the need is greater than ever.

We urgently need quality tents, sleeping bags, tarps, and other outdoor survival gear to help people stay safe as temperatures drop.

GiftDrive makes it easy to donate items in need!

Check out our two active drives:
Winter Survival Gear
Warms Soles for Winter

Turret House Joins Good Sam Shelter Network!

Good Samaritan Haven is proud to announce that on Monday, September 15, we officially closed on the purchase of the Turret House shelter, a new year-round emergency shelter located in Montpelier, Vermont that will provide safe, stable, and supportive space for adults experiencing homelessness.

Click on link above to learn more about Turret House, who made it possible, and plans going forward.

We believe housing is a human right. We honor the common humanity and diversity of all people and are committed to treating each person we help with fairness, dignity, and respect.

Emergency Shelter Program

Good Samaritan Haven’s Emergency Shelter Program serves hundreds of our homeless neighbors each year. We operate the only homeless shelters in Washington County for adult individuals. Our current facilities are located in Berlin, Barre, and Barre Town.

Many individuals live on the streets, in cars, or camp in the woods. Our street outreach team works to directly connect with these individuals to offer safe shelter opportunities, food, water, and health care. We work closely with local public safety officials and agency partners to help meet our unsheltered population’s needs.

Food Program

Each evening, at one of our shelter facilities, Good Samaritan Haven offers a nutritious meal. Many are home-cooked and provided by community members or churches. We provide for many other basic needs like clothing, help with laundry, and personal hygiene.

Words From The Community

“You played a leading role in saving my life. Thank you
for enabling me to attain a level of dignity.”

“In recognition of your goodness, loving hands, and many
acts of kindness, we are pleased to make a donation.'”

Need Shelter?
Call 802.479.2294

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