Barbara Jenne has been a Good Sam shelter manager for several years now. She’s worked at our main location on North Seminary Street in Barre and supported folks living in various motels through the pandemic. The guests and staff value her knowledge, compassion, and leadership. Barbara will be the shelter manager at the new Good […]
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Dear Friends, There are more than 400 adults and children living in shelters, motels, and outdoors in Washington County. Here are just a few examples of the vulnerable, isolated, and disconnected in our community: A woman in a green knit hat (she’s not yet ready to share her name with our outreach team) who lives
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Julie Bond has joined Rick DeAngelis as co-executive director of Good Samaritan Haven. Good Sam provides emergency shelter and support services, offering stability, safety, and hope for people experiencing homelessness. DeAngelis, a long-time affordable housing and community development professional, has served as executive director of Good Sam since March 2020. Prior, he was on the
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Because our community cares so much about our unsheltered neighbors, Good Sam has a lot of news to share! Read more about how you’ve helped improve–and even save–lives in our first official Gratitude Report since Good Sam’s beginning. Thank you for sustaining Good Sam for more than 35 years so we can provide emergency shelter
2021 Gratitude Report Read More »
From January 1 through 15, customer donations at Lawson’s Finest will benefit Good Samaritan Haven, a central Vermont nonprofit that provides emergency shelter and services to people experiencing homelessness. Customers are encouraged to visit the Lawson’s Finest Liquids taproom to enjoy a hearty brew, delicious fare, great music and excellent customer service. Lawson’s Finest launched
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Good Sam Executive Director Rick DeAngelis joined Guest Host Pat MacDonald on Christmas Eve to talk about how he got started helping people experiencing homelessness, and the work Good Sam does today to provide shelter and services to individuals in Washington County. Rick begins around minute 42:00. Enjoy!
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Dear Friends, I want to share a story about a woman who knows how it feels “to lose everything.” Twenty years ago, Gloria (name changed for privacy) was “running the streets.” She had given up custody of her two young sons. Struggling with substance abuse, she slept on park benches, in cardboard boxes, even on
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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
11/10/20 COVID-19 Update Read More »
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.
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