On August 27, 2021, Good Samaritan Haven finalized its purchase of the Twin City Motel on the Barre-Montpelier Road in Berlin. The property will now be known as “Good Sam at Twin City.” The motel complex buildings are the first buildings Good Sam has acquired since buying its initial shelter in 1985. In addition to providing …
The safety of our guests and staff is paramount. On Sunday we learned that one of our GSH staff members tested positive for COVID-19. Under the guidance of the Vermont Department of Health, we are taking the steps necessary to help prevent any additional guests or staff members from being infected. Those who may have been exposed are presently in quarantine, awaiting test results, and our facilities have been sanitized. Although central Vermont’s COVID …
Please join us in honoring the life and memory of three members of our community who passed away this spring. Memorial service given by Reverend Carl Hilton-VanOsdall of First Presbyterian Church in Barre, VT.
Looking for a little happiness on this cold rainy day? Check out E.D. Rick DeAngelis accepting Barr Hill by Caledonia Spirit’s awesome donation of six gallons of hand sanitizer! What a community this is! We are so so grateful.
Last week Kristin Cantu, a local filmmaker at Well Told Films based in Montpelier, interviewed our Executive Director, Rick DeAngelis about the situation with Good Samaritan Haven. You can visit Well Told Films website to watch the interview or check out the YouTube video of it below.
“In a pandemic-driven move that came together quickly and was executed without any serious issues Sunday night, central Vermont’s only homeless shelter – Good Samaritan Haven – was transplanted from Seminary Street in Barre to the Econo Lodge in Montpelier.” To continue reading about this transition, check out the Times Argus article from March 24th, …
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“State agencies and local shelters are scrambling to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among people experiencing homelessness who may be particularly vulnerable to the disease…DeAngelis said that’s why Good Samaritan, at the behest of the state, moved the 40 people staying at three homeless shelters operated by his organization into an Econolodge in Montpelier that …
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Hello I’m Rick DeAngelis, Director of the Good Samaritan Haven. I want to give you – our family of supporters, an update on how COVID-19 is impacting our work and ask you to consider making a donation to help. But before I do that, I want to express my sincere desire that you and your …
Bob Powell and Destiney Roberts, Montpelier High School students, built and donated this adirondack chair and stool for Good Sam’s 3rd Annual Local Solutions to End Homelessness Gala on September 20,2019. MHS and MSMS Teacher Jason Miles can be counted on to support Good Sam through donations like this and in previous years giving proceeds …
