homelessness
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State sets new rules for winter shelters
The state of Vermont will once again pay to shelter people experiencing homelessness in motels during the bulk of the cold-weather months, regardless of that day’s forecast or…
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Shelter offers more, limits length of stay
The Charter House Coalition’s emergency shelter in the coming months will help its houseless guests tackle the challenges of another cold Vermont winter with warms cots, hearty food,…
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John Graham agency sees demand go up
John Graham Housing & Services is making repairs and assembling warming kits to better serve houseless folks both inside and outside of its shelter at 69 North Main…
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Editorial: Is homelessness the town’s responsibility?
The houseless problem is more complicated than just providing shelter.
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Task force takes aim at homelessness
A group of local human services providers, business leaders and public safety officials have re-energized a community task force to tackle issues related to Middlebury’s houseless population.
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Local merchants rail against uptick in downtown crime
Middlebury officials, downtown merchants, local lawmakers and Addison County human services providers have begun what they believe could be a long process of dealing with a group of…
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Letter to the editor: Some words depicting the unhoused are ‘unwanted’
“Unwanted person.” That is the term twice used in the Addison Independent’s Middlebury Police Log to juxtapose the interest of a business and the presence of a human…
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$600K grant to help John Graham Shelter fulfill its mission
VERGENNES — John Graham Housing & Services (JGHS) has won a $596,731 grant through the Vermont Housing Opportunity Program (HOP) to increase its support not only for houseless…
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Letter to the editor: Housing funds are still needed
In my 40-year career in Massachusetts with children and their families, I never knew any family that wanted to remain without a permanent home of their own.
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Ways of Seeing: Homelessness comes into focus
I traveled to Washington, D.C., last year. When I arrived with my little vacation suitcase and emerged from the Metro, I encountered a sight which took my breath…
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Ripton students help feed hungry
Since January the 4/5 class at Ripton Elementary School has been providing lunches once a month for the homeless people at the Charter House in Middlebury.
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Nonprofits are building a case for housing
Local advocates for the homeless continue to battle for resources to assist one of the state’s most vulnerable populations, and they’ve developed another currency — to go along…
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Annual Homelessness Awareness Day will see three gatherings in Addison County on Jan. 19
Houseless and formerly houseless Vermonters and caring citizens will gather on Thursday to engage with their community to end homelessness in Vt.
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Film on hunger and homelessness to be shown Nov. 13
Addison County Community Trust and John Graham Housing and Services will co-sponsor a screening of the film “A Place at the Table,” Sunday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m.,…
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County housing coalition seeks towns’ support
A group of local advocates is engaged in efforts to improve housing opportunities and health care access for houseless individuals and families in Addison County.
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Middlebury homeless shelter getting more paid staff
Middlebury’s Charter House Emergency Shelter is expanding its services and transitioning from a mostly volunteer-driven organization to professional one, with paid staff.