People who experienced the state’s “hotel-motel program” told lawmakers what it was like for them and what they hope to see — and not see — in a new bill being contemplated to reform it.
Emergency shelters are activated when there is a risk of below-freezing temperatures. One shelter in Burlington planned for a full house Thursday night. Sarah Russell and her staff at the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity have set up an extreme cold weather shelter at the Miller Center in Burlington. She said it has been a hard winter so far, especially for people who do not have somewhere warm to lay their heads.
A new family shelter in Burlington will be opening its doors to many families on Wednesday to help homeless people find stability and a path to permanent housing. With this pattern of intense winter weather, officials said the new space is definitely needed, and that nine families will be moving into the shelter on Pearl Street in Burlington.
The Foundations Family Shelter is operated by CVOEO, the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, and CHT, the Champlain Housing Trust.
Vermont Fair Housing Protections expand to include Citizenship & Immigration Status. After years of advocacy and organizing, Migrant Justice and affiliate organizations worked alongside legislators to pass the “Housing Access for Immigrant Families” bill during the 2025 session.
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.
Bitterly cold weather will be arriving this weekend, and Burlington is among the communities preparing to open emergency shelters.
On January 14th, Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak announced the launch of Burlington’s 2026 Housing Strategy. This marks a major step forward on one of the Mayor’s top priorities: creating ample, safe, and affordable housing for the Burlington community.
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 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.