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Vermont is opening two emergency family shelters, and planning a third

Oct. 31, 2024 14:41 PM EDT

WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — The state of Vermont is opening two emergency family shelters on Friday after hundreds of the most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness had to leave state-funded motel rooms this fall as new caps on that pandemic-era emergency housing program took effect. ...

Vermont works to set up 3 family shelters for households leaving pandemic-era motel program

Oct. 16, 2024 16:43 PM EDT

Vermont is working to set up three shelters in the coming weeks for families experiencing homelessness who had to leave state-funded motel rooms this fall after new caps on that pandemic-era emergency housing program were imposed, officials said Wednesday. The family shelters are...