Vermont
Vermont has 4th highest rate of homelessness in nation, data shows
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – New data shows Vermont now has the fourth highest rate of homelessness per capita in the country. But that’s down from the second highest in the nation last year.
Federal data shows disasters elsewhere are pushing other states higher.
Since winding down government-funded hotel rooms for the homeless, Vermont has struggled to find enough shelter space.
Providers say despite dropping in the national ranking, Vermont is still in a homelessness crisis.
“Through the last several months we have been straight out. We are utterly exhausted from the level of provision of services keeping to keep people alive and out of the elements,” said Julie Bond, the executive director of the Good Samaritan Haven.
Later this month, Vermont will participate in the national Point in Time Count to assess the needs of the homeless. But even then, experts say that data has limitations.
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