Warming shelter in Burlington to hold new weekend hours
CVOEO's Community Resource Center extended its hours at 228 North Winooski Ave and is now open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. from January through February
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As nights get colder for Burlington's unhoused, city leaders are asking the state for help
As temperatures dropped below freezing last week, Burlington organizations banded together to house the city's most vulnerable but are calling upon the state for more help.
Leaders Call for Immediate Lifesaving Intervention To Prevent Death Due to Cold Exposure
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.
Nonprofit leaders: Rehouse and feed vulnerable people being exited from emergency housing program
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.
Unhoused families in Burlington struggle to find substantial resources
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.
City of Burlington to provide campsites for families leaving state's hotel-motel program
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.
CVOEO is Calling for the Reinstatement of the Emergency Shelter Program
In this recent Op Ed, Paul Dragon addresses the growing issues of homelessness and substance use in Vermont, including St. Albans.
"Homelessness and addiction are a whole Vermont problem and will need a whole state solution," Paul Dragon writes in the Saint Albans Messenger
In this recent Op Ed, Paul Dragon addresses the growing issues of homelessness and substance use in Vermont, including St. Albans.
Chittenden County is in dire need of shelter beds. Who’s going to run them?
With Burlington shouldering the burden as the state-run motel program winds down, the city is looking to its neighbors for help.
Champlain Place Makes Progress Finding Homes
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.