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Tag: Sarah Russell

A campsite with tents, tarps, and clothes hanging on lines is set up among trees in a wooded area with green vegetation.
Posted inHousing

Unsheltered homelessness spikes in Vermont as need outstrips safety net 

by Carly Berlin July 30, 2025, 4:31 pmJuly 31, 2025, 10:07 am
Person carrying a backpack and additional bags walking across a parking lot.
Posted inEconomy

Vermont’s rate of homelessness now ranks 4th in the nation

by Carly Berlin December 31, 2024, 2:29 pmJuly 18, 2025, 5:01 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics

As Vermont homelessness rises, US Supreme Court ruling gives towns more authority to punish camping

by Carly Berlin July 3, 2024, 4:59 pmSeptember 9, 2024, 6:12 pm
A group of people sitting around a table.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Senate signs off on Budget Adjustment Act despite concerns from housing advocates

by Sarah Mearhoff February 28, 2024, 6:22 pmFebruary 28, 2024, 6:23 pm
A white building with a clock on it.
Posted inEconomy

Vermont’s rates of homelessness are still among the worst in the nation

by Carly Berlin December 29, 2023, 3:11 pmDecember 29, 2023, 3:11 pm
A building on the corner of a street.
Posted inBurlington

Burlington City Council approves winter shelter at former VFW

by Patrick Crowley October 11, 2023, 12:28 pmOctober 11, 2023, 12:28 pm
Bags and boxes in a motel hallway
Posted inGovernment & Politics

‘We’re losing the battle,’ lawmakers told as they mull ‘modernizing’ Vermont’s shelter program

by Lola Duffort October 6, 2023, 5:04 pmOctober 9, 2023, 1:07 pm
A building on the corner of a street.
Posted inBurlington

With state funding, Burlington plans to open winter shelter in former VFW building

by Patrick Crowley October 5, 2023, 5:51 pmOctober 5, 2023, 5:52 pm
The Zampieri State Office Building in Burlington
Posted inChittenden County, Government & Politics

Burlington asks state to fund new emergency shelter, motel stays

by Patrick Crowley June 5, 2023, 8:59 pmJune 5, 2023, 11:53 pm
A person wearing a safety vest and hard hat stands on a ladder and works on a small white modular building. Adjacent similar buildings and wooden frames are visible.
Posted inChittenden County, Economy

Opening of emergency housing ‘pods’ in Burlington delayed until January

by Patrick Crowley November 21, 2022, 9:32 pmNovember 21, 2022, 9:32 pm

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