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How Vermont is handling emergency housing and homeless prevention this winter

a render of an emergency homeless shelter in a large paved area, showing an elevated view of more than two dozen small single-unit shelter units mocked up in simple white computer graphics
City of Burlington, courtesy
A computer rendering of the Elmwood Community Emergency Shelter, Burlington's temporary emergency shelter initiative. A delay in constructing buildings that offer bathrooms, showers and other communtiy resources has pushed back the opening of the shelter community until January.

Thousands of Vermonters have relied on a federal program to stay housed this year. But as the temperatures drops, money for that program is running out, even as hundreds more are relying on the state’s shelters and other emergency housing programs. This hour, we're talking to state and local officials about emergency housing and homelessness prevention this winter, and planning for the months ahead.

Our guests are:

  • Michael Ruggles, a transitional housing resident at the Fairbanks Inn in St. Johnsbury
  • Katarina Lisaius, senior advisor to Dr. Harry Chen, the interim commissioner for Vermont's Department for Children and Families
  • Sarah Russell, special assistant to end homelessness with Burlington's Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO)

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Broadcast live on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Connor Cyrus was co-host and senior producer of Vermont Edition from 2021-2023.
Matt Smith worked for Vermont Public from 2017 to 2023 as managing editor and senior producer of Vermont Edition.