Vermont Nonprofit Rolls Out Social Services Vehicle, Powered by Green Energy
A battery system allows the mobile services vehicle to reduce carbon emissions
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Green Mountain Solar retrofits CVOEO’s new mobile outreach vehicle with green tech
The Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO), based in Burlington with programs throughout northwest Vermont, and Green Mountain Solar, out of South Burlington, have teamed up to support the community while lowering harmful greenhouse emissions.
Burlington to Build 'Shelter Pods' for Homeless, Review Encampment Policy
The City of Burlington will use federal coronavirus relief funds to build a community of "shelter pods" for unhoused residents. The nearly $3 million plan, which won unanimous support from Burlington city councilors Monday night, also calls for hiring a new city staffer to help end chronic homelessness.
Local warming shelter sees guest intake nearly triple since last winter
Frigid temperatures and the ongoing pandemic to blame
Statement on Sears Lane and Encampments for People Experiencing Homelessness
CVOEO opposes the forced removal of encampments where individuals and families experiencing homelessness live.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
These past months of the pandemic have driven home the point that we can and need to do much better as a society for people who are homeless and living in deep poverty. We realize that the people who work in shelters and emergency housing facilities play a vital role in medical prevention, medical care and public health, but this is something that the medical community and most of society by and large neglect to acknowledge.
It is time to vaccinate people experiencing homelessness
People experiencing homelessness are much more likely than the general population to have chronic medical conditions along with mental health and substance use conditions.