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With a statewide motel voucher program for homeless individuals ending in June, a resolution to update Burlington, Vermont’s camping policy on public land dominated the most recent city council meeting.
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With a July deadline, the task force held its first meeting on Thursday night.
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Tracy Kidders new book, “Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People” shines a spotlight on Jim O’Connell, a Harvard-trained doctor who has spent 40 years caring for unhoused individuals in Boston, the “Rough Sleepers.” We talk with both Tracy Kidder and Dr. Jim O’Connell on this week’s Book Show.
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Tracy Kidders new book, “Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People,” tells the story of Dr. Jim O’Connell – a man who invented ways to create a community of care for a city’s unhoused population – the “rough sleepers.”
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The Winter Walk expands to western Massachusetts
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After years of effort, a new 24/7 homeless shelter and navigation center will be located in the City of Saratoga Springs.
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City officials in Troy held a roundtable discussion this week focused on addressing increased homelessness in the Collar City.
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Burlington, Vermont announced today the Champlain Housing Trust will manage the city’s new emergency shelter community.
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A measure intended to discourage “aggressive” panhandling in Saratoga Springs failed to gain traction at Tuesday night’s city council meeting.
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A new campaign has launched in Saratoga Springs as a first step to connect those experiencing homelessness to existing housing and human services in the area.