MONTPELIER, VT – 1,291 Vermonters were found to be literally homeless on a single night in January, an increase of 66 people, or 5%, compared to the 2017 one-day count. The 2018 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count Report, released today by the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness and the Chittenden County Homeless Alliance, shows an overall increase in homelessness. […]
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By STEPHEN MILLS STAFF WRITER MONTPELIER — Advocates have applied for continued funding for an expansion of homeless services in central Vermont after a successful pilot program last winter. Officials at the Good Samaritan Haven homeless shelter in Barre have asked the state to continue funding a new shelter with 20 beds in the basement hall
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The story of Sasquatch becoming part of our Lenny’s family stemmed from a brainstorming session with our amazing video production company three years ago. Ideas were bounced around for our Hunter’s Widow Sale television ad and we came up with a fun concept centered around the theme “What happens at deer camp”. The idea centered
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This week’s extreme weather tested the state’s shelter system for the homeless. Over the past few years, the Agency of Human Services has been moving away from putting up homeless people in motels during the coldest nights of the year. And since 2015, the state has spent about $2.5 million supporting community-run shelters, which offer
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MONTPELIER — As temperatures dipped below freezing this week, a new homeless shelter in the Capital City opened at Bethany Church Wednesday. Brooke Jenkins, executive director at Good Samaritan Haven in Barre, was upbeat about the new shelter in Montpelier, despite a slow start with only a handful of guests on the first night. She
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By STEPHEN MILLS STAFF WRITER MONTPELIER — Services for the homeless in the capital will be launched for the first time next month with a new shelter at the Bethany Church. The shelter in the basement hall of the Main Street church will offer 20 beds and would operate from early November until April. The
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By STEPHEN MILLS STAFF WRITER BARRE — A kindergarten student’s selfless sacrifice on her birthday is being hailed by staff at a homeless shelter in Barre. Maggie McGibney, 6, of Montpelier, was at a loss when asked what she wanted for her birthday Oct. 4. Maggie’s mother, Missy McGibney, said in the weeks leading up
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Save the Date – Friday, September 7, 2018 – 2nd Annual Local Solutions to End Homelessness! We hope you will join us for our biggest fundraiser of the year: Local Solutions To End Homelessness – Friday, September 7th at the Vermont College of Fine Arts, Alumni Hall from 7:00-10:00pm. Live music, craft beer, hors d’oeuvres, and auction. More
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WILLISTON, VT – For the seventh year in a row, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel, Darn Tough Vermont and Smartwool have teamed up to donate over $13,000 worth of socks and support to local homeless shelters. The donations are the result of a joint effort between the three businesses to help provide warm, Merino wool socks