MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) The state is funding a busy warming shelter in Vermont’s capital city for another year. Good Samaritan Haven, a 30-bed homeless shelter in Barre, launched a pilot warming shelter at the Bethany Church in Montpelier last winter. Good Samaritan manager Judy Joy says the 20-bed shelter was full nearly every night from November …
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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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Patti is a kind and generous woman. She loves animals and cared deeply about her fellow guests at Good Sam. Patty has mental and physical disabilities, but was always ready to lend a helping hand. During her time in the Emergency Shelter Program she painted the porch and the dining room! Patty moved on to …
BARRE, VT A homeless shelter in Barre is turning people away all because of an old law. With winter rolling in, the Good Samaritan Haven wants to change it as soon as possible. Finding a place to warm up in the Granite City for a few hours is hard enough, let alone all all day. …
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[lead]Why would a hospital invest in housing or a bike path or even community gardens?[/lead] At the University of Vermont Medical Center, it has always been an important part of our mission as a nonprofit hospital to use our resources to benefit our community. But today, doing the right thing also happens to be an increasingly smart …
Interviews with former guests in Good Samaritan Haven homeless shelter in Barre, VT.
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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John Maceri talks about an issue that is lingering across the US that unfortunately fails to be addressed on a daily basis.