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Lawmakers attempt to reorganize supports for unhoused Vermonters while limiting motel use

by Carly Berlin May 20, 2026, 5:39 pmMay 20, 2026, 5:39 pm

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Letters to the editor

Vermont shelters offer a bed. They should offer a path to recovery, too.

by Mark Beckwith April 9, 2026, 1:52 pmApril 9, 2026, 1:52 pm

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New shelter addresses ‘real gap in our system’ for unhoused people in recovery from addiction

by Carly Berlin March 9, 2026, 4:52 pmMarch 9, 2026, 4:54 pm

A woman stands outside near a shopping cart and blankets on the ground, while another person in a hooded jacket faces a wall on a cold night.

‘Disaster response’: The extraordinary efforts to prevent homeless Vermonters from freezing to death

by Carly Berlin January 27, 2026, 5:22 pmJanuary 27, 2026, 5:22 pm

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Maryellen Griffin: Evictions cause homelessness. We can’t afford more.

by Opinion January 26, 2026, 6:53 pmJanuary 26, 2026, 7:10 pm

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Lawmakers take up stopgap funding for Section 8 housing vouchers

by Carly Berlin January 16, 2026, 4:20 pmJanuary 17, 2026, 10:28 am

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New plan for Vermont homelessness would largely end the use of motel rooms

by Carly Berlin January 14, 2026, 5:39 pmJanuary 14, 2026, 5:39 pm

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Community remembers Morgan Brown, advocate for unhoused Vermonters

by Carly Berlin December 17, 2025, 4:25 pmDecember 17, 2025, 5:41 pm

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Newly renovated shelter in Burlington to open just in time for winter

by Carly Berlin October 27, 2025, 5:49 pmOctober 27, 2025, 5:57 pm

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Lamoille Community House to take over Waterbury shelter

by News & Citizen October 21, 2025, 2:51 pmOctober 21, 2025, 2:53 pm

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Vermont shelter providers hurry to add beds before the snow falls

by Carly Berlin October 2, 2025, 5:00 amOctober 1, 2025, 9:42 pm

An elderly woman uses a walker in a parking lot of a two-story motel, while a man walks ahead of her.

Appeals mount over 80-day motel limit as Vermont Supreme Court allows board decision to stand for now

by Theo Wells-Spackman September 30, 2025, 6:29 pmSeptember 30, 2025, 6:30 pm

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Montpelier amends public camping policy

by The Bridge August 20, 2025, 4:41 pmAugust 20, 2025, 4:41 pm