Shelter for up to 10 families moving to Burlington
The Foundations Family Shelter is operated by CVOEO, the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, and CHT, the Champlain Housing Trust.
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Burlington will open extreme cold weather shelter January 23-27
The City will open an extreme cold weather shelter in partnership with the CVOEO at the Miller Center at 130 Gosse Court in response to the dangerously cold weather forecasted this week.
Communities prepare to open emergency shelters ahead of cold snap
Bitterly cold weather will be arriving this weekend, and Burlington is among the communities preparing to open emergency shelters.
Burlington mayor outlines plan to increase affordable housing
More than one in three Burlington renters pays more than half their income on housing. That’s according to Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, a Progressive, who outlined Wednesday a plan she says will facilitate affordable and equitable housing development across the city.
Burlington unveils three-part strategy to address housing affordability and homelessness
Burlington officials are rolling out a new three-pronged housing strategy aimed at improving affordability and equity as housing costs continue to climb across the city.
Katie’s Kids Foundation donates $10k to support CVOEO
A local emergency shelter is receiving a boost of community support during the winter months. ?CVOEO’s Champlain Place Emergency Shelter partnered with Katie’s Kids Foundation this week to celebrate a growing collaboration aimed at supporting people experiencing homelessness.
Burlington opens emergency shelter amid dangerously cold temperatures
Burlington opened an emergency shelter Sunday evening through Monday morning amid dangerously cold temperatures. The shelter at the Miller Center on Gosse Court in the city’s New North End is a low-barrier, pet-friendly facility that can host 100 people.
Burlington to open extreme cold shelter on New Year's Day
Burlington is opening an extreme cold weather shelter on New Year's Day as temperatures are expected to be dangerously frigid. The shelter will be located at the Miller Center and will be run in partnership with CVOEO, according to Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak's office.
Burlington will open cold weather shelter this week
Burlington authorities announced that a refuge for extreme cold weather will open Christmas evening for the first time this year. The shelter, at the Miller Center at 30 Gosse Court, will be open starting 5:00 p.m. on Christmas Day until 8:00 a.m. on Friday, due to wind chill temperatures forecast to fall below -10 Fahrenheit overnight.
Burlington City Council gives green light to development of new recovery shelter
On Monday, Burlington City Council unanimously approved a proposal by the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, in partnership with the Howard Center, to establish a new recovery center in the city.