Good Samaritan Haven Receives $50,000 Grant from the Walmart Foundation

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For Immediate Release: Barre, VT (Aug. 10, 2016) Good Samaritan Haven is pleased to announce it has been selected to receive a $50,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation. The funds will support the organization’s Emergency Shelter and Basic Needs programs by increasing capacity to provide charitable meals and store perishable food. Good Samaritan Haven is …

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Vermont Housing and Conservation Board Day of Service at the Shelter

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The Vermont Housing and Conservation Board hosted its annual VHCB AmeriCorps Community Service Day on June 22, 2016. To recognize community service and National NeighborWorks week, more than 50 volunteers, including 25 Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB) AmeriCorps members, came together to revitalize and restore neighborhood properties and nearby recreational areas. VHCB staff and …

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National Life Foundation Donates $7500 to Good Samaritan Haven’s Emergency Shelter Program

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Good Samaritan Haven would like to extend a HUGE thank you to the National Life Foundation for its recent $7500 donation to our Emergency Shelter Program. This funding is essential to allow the organization to continue to provide shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness in Central Vermont. Good Samaritan Haven depends on community support to operate …

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Times Argus: Event highlights push to end homelessness by 2020

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By Eric Blaisdell April 28,2016 [iframe src=”https://vp.telvue.com/player?id=T01221&video=275169&mini=true” width=”400″ height=”300″ marginwidth=”0″ marginheight=”0″ hpsace=”0″ vspace=”0″ frameborder=”1″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”] MONTPELIER — Members from local churches filled the Christ Episcopal Church in Montpelier met Tuesday night to talk about ending homelessness in Washington County by 2020. The event was put on by Vermont Interfaith Action, a nonprofit coalition working …

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Gov. Shumlin Highlights Success in Reducing Homelessness and Re-Confirms Commitment to Ending Family Homelessness by 2020

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SOUTH BURLINGTON – April 20, 2016 – A year after establishing a commitment to end family homelessness in Vermont by 2020, Gov. Peter Shumlin today announced a 28 percent decline in homelessness in the last year and issued a new Executive Order to increase access to affordable housing. The Order calls for owners of housing that …

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