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Good Samaritan Haven, in partnership with Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB), Downstreet Housing & Community Development (Downstreet), and many other community supporters, celebrated the grand opening of the Good Sam Welcome Center, an 18-room, 35-bed emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness in central Vermont on Thursday, August 11. The event was attended by Welcome […]

We have so many thoughtful and talented volunteers helping Good Sam. Tom Bachman is certainly among them! He’s a former overnight shelter volunteer, former long-time board member, generous donor, and, his architect firm designed the new Good Sam Welcome Center. Learn more about Tom and why he devotes so much time and energy to the

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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