On Christmas Eve, leaders call for immediate lifesaving intervention to prevent death due to cold exposure. Together, they call on State leaders to take immediate action to support the rapid creation of additional shelter capacity and prevent deaths due to cold exposure.
All people deserve access to the basic human needs of food and shelter. We know that the state of Vermont — our government and our people — can make the choice to shelter and feed everyone in Vermont.
CVOEO works to place families at campground for temporary housing. Unhoused individuals are back to limited spaces since the end of the "Hotel Motel Program" in Vermont.
This week, significant changes were made to The Vermont General Assistance Housing Program, commonly referred to as the hotel-motel program. It has led to several Vermonters having to exit the program.
In this recent Op Ed, Paul Dragon addresses the growing issues of homelessness and substance use in Vermont, including St. Albans.
In this recent Op Ed, Paul Dragon addresses the growing issues of homelessness and substance use in Vermont, including St. Albans.
With Burlington shouldering the burden as the state-run motel program winds down, the city is looking to its neighbors for help.
Champlain Place on Shelburne Road is a new low-barrier shelter overseen by CVOEO. The building is currently under construction and housing 35 people temporarily. In the last eight months, eight people have already been transferred into transitional housing or permanent units.
On Saturday, May 18, CVOEO and other organizations hosted "In Their Shoes," a fundraiser and awareness-raising event to support unhoused members of Vermont communities.
Community leaders and those with lived experience raised awareness of what the unhoused go through and ways people can help on Saturday, May 18 in Saint Albans City.