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Vermont Legal Aid on helping those in need as rental assistance program ends

FINAL NOTICE OF EVICTION legal document taped to the exterior of a home. Horizontal format. A set of hands is taping the notice to a brick wall.
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Housing advocates say more Vermonters will face evictions as the pandemic-era rental assistance program winds down.

The Vermont Emergency Rental Assistance Program, a pandemic-era program that thousands of Vermonters rely on, is winding down. The Scott administration said Wednesday it found $20 million to partially extend it. But for many, the benefit will end in December.

Host Connor Cyrus talks with an advocate working with people facing homelessness in Vermont.

Our guest is:

  • Rebecca T. Plummer, medical-legal partnership project director at Vermont Legal Aid

Broadcast live at noon on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022.

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Connor Cyrus was co-host and senior producer of Vermont Edition from 2021-2023.
Tedra joined Vermont Public as a producer for Vermont Edition in January 2022 and now serves as the Managing Editor and Senior Producer. Before moving to Vermont, she was a journalist in New York City for 20 years. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University.