Guest Interviews at Good Samaritan Haven
Interviews with former guests in Good Samaritan Haven homeless shelter in Barre, VT.
Grants Allow for Homeless Medical Exemptions in Barre
Fox 44 News; By Staci DaSilva | [email protected] Published 02/19 2015 05:46PM Grants Allow for Homeless Medical Exemptions in Barre: http://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/vermont/grants-allow-for-homeless-medical-exemptions-in-barre Joan Amell completed drug rehab more than 3 months ago. “November 4th,” said Joan Amell. “I slept in the park that night. November 5th I came here.” While recovering from opiate addiction, Joan has …
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Can Homelessness be Solved?: John Maceri at TEDxUCLA
John Maceri talks about an issue that is lingering across the US that unfortunately fails to be addressed on a daily basis.
Times Argus: State saving on motel vouchers
MONTPELIER — The state’s General Assistance and Emergency Housing Program has seen a reduction in costs so far in the current budget year, according to a report from the Department for Children and Families. Lawmakers requested the report in the annual mid-year budget adjustment bill to gauge the effectiveness of new community-based alternatives to the …
Boston Globe: In Cambridge, a haven for the young homeless
By Dugan Arnett Globe Staff March 18, 2016 CAMBRIDGE — The guests began arriving after dark, shouldering frayed backpacks, lugging skateboards or guitars. Some arrived quietly, slipping through the side door of the First Parish church in Harvard Square. Others lingered in the chilly night air, pulling from cigarettes and making small talk. Eventually, however, …
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NY Times: Matthew Desmond’s ‘Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City’
By BARBARA EHRENREICHFEB. 26, 2016 [On this week’s Inside The New York Times Book Review podcast, Matthew Desmond discusses “Evicted.”] Lamar, his sons and some other adolescent boys from their Milwaukee neighborhood are sitting around, playing cards and smoking blunts, when there is a loud and confident knock on the door, which could be “a …
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VPR – Report: Homelessness On The Rise In Vermont
By Taylor Dobbs • Nov 22, 2013 A new survey released today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said there were 25 percent more homeless Vermonters this year than in 2012. While the number of homeless people in Vermont went up from 1,160 to 1,454, the number of “unsheltered” homeless Vermonters (those …
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Barre Shelter Forced To Turn Away Homeless
For the first time ever, the Good Samaritan Haven grapples with the tough decision of turning away those in need. The shelter is the home for dozens of adults, many who were hit hard by the down economy.