Events in Addison County aim to raise awareness about homelessness

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – Folks gathered in Middlebury on Thursday to assist elevate consciousness about homelessness in Vermont.

Advocates have been out with indicators and greater than 200 flags have been within the floor on the Middlebury Inexperienced to signify the variety of homeless folks in Addison County. Every coloration represented an age group within the homeless inhabitants.

Organizers and people experiencing homelessness say occasions like this assist deliver visibility to the difficulty.

“Homelessness shouldn’t be a dialog that’s talked about sufficient. I believe in Addison County we’re very rural and other people could or could not see that it exists right here. The message actually really is that it’s right here,” stated Heidi Lacey of the Addison County Housing Coalition.

“You get a stigma and they’re like, oh. We’re not dangerous folks, we simply had dangerous circumstances that landed us right here,” stated Seth Gleason, who’s homeless.

Related occasions have been held in different components of Addison County all through the day.

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