Good Samaritan Haven

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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. About Turret House Turret House will be the fourth year-round shelter

July Newsletter: New Permanent Montpelier Shelter | Street Outreach Team in Jeopardy https://mailchi.mp/f92921a9bce4/new-montpelier-shelter-street-outreach-team-in-jeopardy

Click this link to view our 2024 Gratitude Report: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tGWcgxEhKdgwtFpUNIPg63OJCmH3FXtb/view?usp=sharing We are always amazed by outpouring of support Good Sam receives from the central Vermont community and beyond. We are pleased to share highlights of how your investment in our work helped our most vulnerable neighbors. You literally saved lives!

Montpelier, VT – Today, shelter and service providers from across Vermont sent a letter to Governor Scott calling for urgent action from the Governor to address the loss of emergency shelter for Vermont’s most vulnerable unhoused residents. The end of the General Assistance (GA) Emergency Housing Program’s winter weather protections on March 31 has left

Green Mountain Transit is working with Good Sam to design a “double loop” bus route to specifically serve our Guests who access the BAART clinic in Berlin. BAART Director, Yvette Vermette-Stevens, and Good Sam Director of Case Management, Mo Sivvy, have formed a collaborative team with Monica White and Melissa Pelchat (Director of Services and

As we prepare to close our Montpelier Day Space on April 30, we want to share our deep appreciation for everyone who helped make this pilot program possible. Launched in response to a clear community need, this was Good Samaritan Haven’s first day space program separate from our overnight shelters. From December through April, we

The Empty Bowls benefit, in support of our neighbors experiencing homelessness, was a big success — thanks to organizers Mike Sullivan of The Mud Studio and Pam Day of Blockhouse Studio! We were grateful to share the evening with 300 community members at this sold-out event. More than $18,000 was raised! It was nice to

https://secure.givelively.org/event/good-samaritan-haven/empty-bowls-fundraiser The Mud Studio of Waterbury and The Blockhouse Studio of Waitsfield, two local community-driven ceramic arts studios, are proud to announce the annual Empty Bowl Benefit on Sunday, April 13th at the Zen Barn in Waterbury. The event will raise funds for the Good Samaritan Haven, a local homeless shelter in Barre, providing vital

On February 19, 2025, Julie Bond, the Executive Director of Good Samaritan Haven, testified before the Vermont House Human Services Committee at the Statehouse, providing critical insight into the challenges of serving people experiencing homelessness and the need for sustainable solutions.  During testimony, Bond highlighted the severe impact of last fall’s reductions to the General