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Navigating Uncertainty with Resilience: CVOEO’s Steadfast Commitment to Our Community

A statement from Paul Dragon, Executive Director, CVOEO, on the recent changes in federal funding for social services

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Frigid forecast prompts Barre, Burlington to open emergency shelters

City officials in Barre and Burlington have begun to open emergency shelters in response to dangerously cold temperatures that descended on the state Monday and are forecast to persist in the coming days.

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Burlington warming shelter extends hours after winter weather

CVOEO, a non-profit focused on social and economic justice, is extending its Burlington warming shelter hours to seven days a week. While the state’s threshold to open warming shelters is -20, the non-profit is attempting to keep their shelter open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

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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.

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After almost 30 years, Kris Lukens retires from Voices Against Violence

After almost 30 years leading Voices Against Violence, Kris Lukens is stepping into retirement. Lukens took the helm of the local domestic and sexual violence agency in 1996, just as it was preparing to open its very first shelter. Today, as she’s leaving, Voices will open a second.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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"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.

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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.