{"id":612235,"date":"2025-01-23T11:29:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T16:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/?page_id=612235"},"modified":"2025-09-09T16:45:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T20:45:41","slug":"housing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Housing<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles alignwide  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-5 is-3 is-landscape mobile-stack  has-text-align-left\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"612235\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"629840\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-homelessness tag-montpelier tag-montpelier-city-council category-central-vermont category-housing category-regional category-washington-county type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/20\/montpelier-amends-public-camping-policy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/City-of-Montpelier-approves-flyi-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Montpelier amends public camping policy\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/City-of-Montpelier-approves-flyi-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/City-of-Montpelier-approves-flyi-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/City-of-Montpelier-approves-flyi-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/City-of-Montpelier-approves-flyi-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/City-of-Montpelier-approves-flyi-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"607550\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2024\/11\/20\/montpelier-council-eyes-job-cuts-to-avert-24-tax-increase-in-fy26\/city-of-montpelier-approves-flyi\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/City-of-Montpelier-approves-flyi.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1536,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"City-of-Montpelier-approves-flyi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Montpelier City Hall. Photo by Carla Occaso\/The Bridge&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/City-of-Montpelier-approves-flyi-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/City-of-Montpelier-approves-flyi-1200x800.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/20\/montpelier-amends-public-camping-policy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Montpelier amends public camping policy<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contained in the policy change was the paradox that has flummoxed the city for years: If public spaces are increasingly off limits to camping, where are unhoused people supposed to go?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/the-montpelier-bridge\/\">The Montpelier Bridge<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-20T16:41:14-04:00\">August 20, 2025, 4:41 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-08-20T16:41:21-04:00\">August 20, 2025, 4:41 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"629388\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-housing-crisis tag-maryellen-griffin tag-vermont-department-for-children-and-families tag-vermont-legal-aid category-housing type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/13\/state-appeals-motel-voucher-time-limit-decision-to-vermont-supreme-court\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Barre-Motel-Program-060123_Natalie-Williams-5-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"State appeals motel voucher time limit decision to Vermont Supreme Court\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Barre-Motel-Program-060123_Natalie-Williams-5-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Barre-Motel-Program-060123_Natalie-Williams-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Barre-Motel-Program-060123_Natalie-Williams-5-125x94.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Barre-Motel-Program-060123_Natalie-Williams-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Barre-Motel-Program-060123_Natalie-Williams-5-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Barre-Motel-Program-060123_Natalie-Williams-5-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Barre-Motel-Program-060123_Natalie-Williams-5-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Barre-Motel-Program-060123_Natalie-Williams-5-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Barre-Motel-Program-060123_Natalie-Williams-5-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Barre-Motel-Program-060123_Natalie-Williams-5-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Barre-Motel-Program-060123_Natalie-Williams-5-1568x1177.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Barre-Motel-Program-060123_Natalie-Williams-5-706x530.jpg 706w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Barre-Motel-Program-060123_Natalie-Williams-5.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"597033\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/barre-motel-program-060123_natalie-williams-5-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Barre-Motel-Program-060123_Natalie-Williams-5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1501\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Barre-Motel-Program-060123_Natalie-Williams-5\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The Quality Inn in Barre on June 1, 2023. File photo by Natalie Williams\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Quality Inn in Barre on June 1, 2023. File photo by Natalie Williams\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Barre-Motel-Program-060123_Natalie-Williams-5-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Barre-Motel-Program-060123_Natalie-Williams-5-1200x901.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/13\/state-appeals-motel-voucher-time-limit-decision-to-vermont-supreme-court\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">State appeals motel voucher time limit decision to Vermont Supreme Court<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A change to the state\u2019s enforcement of the 80-day maximum could mean hundreds without shelter return to emergency housing, advocates say.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/theo-wells-spackman\/\">Theo Wells-Spackman<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-13T14:54:15-04:00\">August 13, 2025, 2:54 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-08-13T20:36:43-04:00\">August 13, 2025, 8:36 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-wp-block-newspack-ads-blocks-ad-unit alignnone\" style=\"text-align:inherit\">\t\t<div class='newspack_global_ad block_68c219a3d5ca3'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/6614979\/newspack-category-page-inline-1-6467d3kjp3rit --><div id='div-gpt-ad-68c219a3d5ca3-0'><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles alignwide  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-5 is-3 is-landscape mobile-stack  has-text-align-left\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"612235\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"629306\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-housing-crisis tag-inflation tag-renters tag-vermont-legal-aid tag-white-river-junction category-housing category-regional category-southern-vermont category-windsor-county type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/12\/white-river-junction-tenants-scramble-for-housing-following-rent-increase\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/white-river-housing-1-600x450.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate size-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate wp-post-image\" alt=\"White River Junction tenants scramble for housing following rent increase\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/white-river-housing-1-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/white-river-housing-1-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/white-river-housing-1-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"629307\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/12\/white-river-junction-tenants-scramble-for-housing-following-rent-increase\/white-river-housing-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/white-river-housing-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"749,500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"white-river-housing-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cedar O\u2019Dowd sorts through their zines in their apartment owned by Ledgeworks on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025 in White River Junction, Vt. O&#8217;Dowd is moving out of the apartment due to a rent increase. Photo by Jennifer Hauck\/Valley News&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/white-river-housing-1-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/white-river-housing-1.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/12\/white-river-junction-tenants-scramble-for-housing-following-rent-increase\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">White River Junction tenants scramble for housing following rent increase<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The residents reached out to several tenants rights organizations, but none could give a definitive answer as to whether hiking the rent 20% was legal.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/cap-valley-news\/\">Valley News<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-12T16:37:26-04:00\">August 12, 2025, 4:37 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-08-12T16:38:02-04:00\">August 12, 2025, 4:38 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"629102\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-burlington tag-champlain-housing-trust tag-emma-mulvaney-stanak tag-evernorth tag-maura-collins tag-michael-pieciak tag-vermont-housing-and-conservation-board tag-vermont-housing-finance-agency category-burlington category-champlain-valley category-chittenden-county category-housing category-regional type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/08\/champlain-housing-trust-breaks-ground-on-40-affordable-apartments-in-burlingtons-north-end\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/affordable-housing-1-20250807-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Champlain Housing Trust breaks ground on 40 affordable apartments in Burlington\u2019s North End\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/affordable-housing-1-20250807-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/affordable-housing-1-20250807-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/affordable-housing-1-20250807-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/affordable-housing-1-20250807-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/affordable-housing-1-20250807-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"629041\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/affordable-housing-1-20250807\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/affordable-housing-1-20250807.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Gus Seelig, executive director of the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, dons a hard hat ahead of a groundbreaking ceremony marking the beginning of construction of 40 affordable apartments at the Cambrian Way housing complex in Burlington on Thursday, August 7, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1754596561&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;175&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;affordable-housing-1 20250807&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"affordable-housing-1 20250807\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gus Seelig, executive director of the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, dons a hard hat ahead of a groundbreaking ceremony marking the beginning of construction of 40 affordable apartments at the Cambrian Way housing complex in Burlington on Thursday, August 7, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/affordable-housing-1-20250807-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/affordable-housing-1-20250807-1200x798.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/08\/champlain-housing-trust-breaks-ground-on-40-affordable-apartments-in-burlingtons-north-end\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Champlain Housing Trust breaks ground on 40 affordable apartments in Burlington\u2019s North End<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Apartments at 100 Cambrian Way will have average rents of $1,325 for a one-bedroom, $1,530 for a two-bedroom and $1,840 for a three-bedroom apartment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/auditi-guha\/\">Auditi Guha<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-08T15:53:45-04:00\">August 8, 2025, 3:53 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-08-11T12:51:07-04:00\">August 11, 2025, 12:51 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-background\" style=\"background-color:#e4e9ff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow 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Photo by Natalie Williams\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Keep-It-Light-Clay-Rory-Lamps-6-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Keep-It-Light-Clay-Rory-Lamps-6-1200x800.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Keep-It-Light-Clay-Rory-Lamps-6-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Two people sitting at a table with various colorful objects and a glowing lamp, shelves in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-608908\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Keep-It-Light-Clay-Rory-Lamps-6-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Keep-It-Light-Clay-Rory-Lamps-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Keep-It-Light-Clay-Rory-Lamps-6-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Keep-It-Light-Clay-Rory-Lamps-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Keep-It-Light-Clay-Rory-Lamps-6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Keep-It-Light-Clay-Rory-Lamps-6-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Keep-It-Light-Clay-Rory-Lamps-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Keep-It-Light-Clay-Rory-Lamps-6-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Keep-It-Light-Clay-Rory-Lamps-6-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Keep-It-Light-Clay-Rory-Lamps-6-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Keep-It-Light-Clay-Rory-Lamps-6-706x471.jpg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"792\" data-attachment-id=\"611565\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/house-representatives-1-20250110\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/house-representatives-1-20250110.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1650\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Representatives gather for a morning session in the House chamber at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Friday, January 10, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1736521056&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;house-representatives-1 20250110&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"house-representatives-1 20250110\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Representatives gather for a morning session in the House chamber at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Friday, January 10, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/house-representatives-1-20250110-300x198.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/house-representatives-1-20250110-1200x792.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/house-representatives-1-20250110-1200x792.jpg\" alt=\"A legislative chamber with people sitting at desks, dressed in business attire, engaged in discussion. Red curtains and a large painting are visible in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-611565\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/house-representatives-1-20250110-1200x792.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/house-representatives-1-20250110-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/house-representatives-1-20250110-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/house-representatives-1-20250110-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/house-representatives-1-20250110-1536x1014.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/house-representatives-1-20250110-2048x1352.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/house-representatives-1-20250110-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/house-representatives-1-20250110-1568x1035.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/house-representatives-1-20250110-2000x1320.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/house-representatives-1-20250110-400x264.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/house-representatives-1-20250110-706x466.jpg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles alignwide  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-5 is-3 is-landscape mobile-stack  has-text-align-left\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"612235\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"629047\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-federal-emergency-management-agency tag-kesha-ram-hinsdale tag-manchester tag-vermont-agency-of-natural-resources category-bennington-county category-housing category-regional category-southern-vermont type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/07\/neighbors-worry-manchester-priority-housing-proposal-will-worsen-flooding\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Manchester-Housing-Rendering-1200x900.png?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Neighbors worry Manchester priority housing proposal will worsen flooding\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Manchester-Housing-Rendering-1200x900.png?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Manchester-Housing-Rendering-800x600.png?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Manchester-Housing-Rendering-600x450.png?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Manchester-Housing-Rendering-400x300.png?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Manchester-Housing-Rendering-200x150.png?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"629023\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/manchester-housing-rendering\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Manchester-Housing-Rendering-scaled.png\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Manchester-Housing-Rendering\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Manchester housing project renderings by BWA Architects &#038; Planners and commissioned by developer Paul Carroccio. Project designs subject to change through review and permitting process. Image courtesy of Paul Carrocci&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Manchester housing project renderings by BWA Architects &#038; Planners and commissioned by developer Paul Carroccio. Project designs subject to change through review and permitting process. Image courtesy of Paul Carrocci&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Manchester-Housing-Rendering-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Manchester-Housing-Rendering-1200x800.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/07\/neighbors-worry-manchester-priority-housing-proposal-will-worsen-flooding\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Neighbors worry Manchester priority housing proposal will worsen flooding<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThe issue with placing it on the floodplain is that it reduces the available area for floodwaters to spread out and slow down,\u201d one neighbor said. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/greta-solsaa\/\">Greta Solsaa<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-07T16:43:13-04:00\">August 7, 2025, 4:43 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-08-07T17:33:39-04:00\">August 7, 2025, 5:33 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"628953\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-champlain-valley-office-of-economic-opportunity tag-homelessness tag-housing-and-homelessness-alliance-of-vermont tag-housing-crisis tag-section-8 category-housing type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/06\/this-isnt-really-a-home-as-some-unhoused-vermonters-turn-to-sleeping-in-vehicles-advocates-push-for-long-term-solutions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chandra-duba-1-20250805-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u2018This isn\u2019t really a home\u2019: As some unhoused Vermonters turn to sleeping in vehicles, advocates push for long-term solutions\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chandra-duba-1-20250805-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chandra-duba-1-20250805-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chandra-duba-1-20250805-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chandra-duba-1-20250805-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chandra-duba-1-20250805-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"628859\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/chandra-duba-1-20250805\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chandra-duba-1-20250805.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Chandra Duba lives in an RV on friends&#039; land in Jericho. Seen on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1754415547&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;chandra-duba-1 20250805&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"chandra-duba-1 20250805\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chandra Duba lives in an RV on friends&#8217; land in Jericho. Seen on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chandra-duba-1-20250805-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chandra-duba-1-20250805-1200x798.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/06\/this-isnt-really-a-home-as-some-unhoused-vermonters-turn-to-sleeping-in-vehicles-advocates-push-for-long-term-solutions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u2018This isn\u2019t really a home\u2019: As some unhoused Vermonters turn to sleeping in vehicles, advocates push for long-term solutions<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> Housing advocates in Vermont say a lack of resources allocated to combat homelessness appears to be resulting in a rising number of people living in vehicles in some areas of the state. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/theo-wells-spackman\/\">Theo Wells-Spackman<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-06T14:24:53-04:00\">August 6, 2025, 2:24 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-08-06T14:28:16-04:00\">August 6, 2025, 2:28 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-wp-block-newspack-ads-blocks-ad-unit alignnone\" style=\"text-align:inherit\">\t\t<div class='newspack_global_ad block_68c219a3e9434'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/6614979\/newspack-category-page-inline-1-6467d3kjp3ria --><div id='div-gpt-ad-68c219a3e9434-0'><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles alignwide  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-5 is-3 is-landscape mobile-stack  has-text-align-left has-more-button\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"612235\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"628936\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-housing-affordability tag-northern-stage tag-vtdigger-community-news-sharing-project category-housing category-regional category-southern-vermont category-windsor-county type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/06\/northern-stage-builds-housing-for-theater-staff-amid-housing-crisis\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Northern-Stage-Housing-2-08052025-600x450.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate size-newspack-article-block-landscape-intermediate wp-post-image\" alt=\"Northern Stage builds housing for theater staff in White River Junction amid housing crisis\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Northern-Stage-Housing-2-08052025-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Northern-Stage-Housing-2-08052025-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Northern-Stage-Housing-2-08052025-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"628932\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/northern-stage-housing-2-08052025\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Northern-Stage-Housing-2-08052025.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"749,500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Northern Stage Housing-2 08052025\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Northern Stage has recently opened housing units it has built for employees in White River Junction. Some of them are still under construction. Photo by Jennifer Hauck\/Valley News&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Northern-Stage-Housing-2-08052025-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Northern-Stage-Housing-2-08052025.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/06\/northern-stage-builds-housing-for-theater-staff-amid-housing-crisis\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Northern Stage builds housing for theater staff in White River Junction amid housing crisis<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That arrangement is becoming more common as businesses struggle to maintain a steady workforce.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/cap-valley-news\/\">Valley News<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-06T11:13:13-04:00\">August 6, 2025, 11:13 am<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-08-06T13:50:15-04:00\">August 6, 2025, 1:50 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"628614\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-downstreet-housing tag-lamoille-housing-partnership tag-vtdigger-community-news-sharing-project category-central-vermont category-housing category-lamoille-county type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/01\/in-lamoille-county-downstreet-nonprofit-takes-over-affordable-housing-efforts\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/downstreet-housing-1-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"In Lamoille County, Downstreet nonprofit takes over affordable housing efforts\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/downstreet-housing-1-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/downstreet-housing-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/downstreet-housing-1-125x94.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/downstreet-housing-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/downstreet-housing-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/downstreet-housing-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/downstreet-housing-1-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/downstreet-housing-1-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/downstreet-housing-1-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/downstreet-housing-1-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/downstreet-housing-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/downstreet-housing-1-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/downstreet-housing-1-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/downstreet-housing-1-706x530.jpg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"628660\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/01\/in-lamoille-county-downstreet-nonprofit-takes-over-affordable-housing-efforts\/downstreet-housing-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/downstreet-housing-1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"downstreet-housing-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Downstreet Housing &#038; Community Development offices on Keith Avenue in Barre on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. Photo by Natalie Williams\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/downstreet-housing-1-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/downstreet-housing-1-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/01\/in-lamoille-county-downstreet-nonprofit-takes-over-affordable-housing-efforts\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">In Lamoille County, Downstreet nonprofit takes over affordable housing efforts<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Part of the incentive for the merger, atop the leadership vacuum at Lamoille Housing Partnership, was Downstreet\u2019s bigger size and increased capacity to access more federal funding.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/cap-news-and-citizen\/\">News &amp; Citizen<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-01T20:17:56-04:00\">August 1, 2025, 8:17 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-08-02T07:54:53-04:00\">August 2, 2025, 7:54 am<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"628504\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-champlain-valley-office-of-economic-opportunity tag-chittenden-county-homeless-alliance tag-data-stories tag-homelessness tag-paul-dragon tag-sarah-russell category-housing type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/07\/30\/unsheltered-homelessness-spikes-in-vermont-as-need-outstrips-safety-net\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/homeless-camping-2-20250729-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Unsheltered homelessness spikes in Vermont as need outstrips safety net\u00a0\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/homeless-camping-2-20250729-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/homeless-camping-2-20250729-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/homeless-camping-2-20250729-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/homeless-camping-2-20250729-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/homeless-camping-2-20250729-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"628402\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/homeless-camping-2-20250729\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/homeless-camping-2-20250729.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;One of the many homeless camping sites on the Burlington waterfront seen on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1753810511&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;homeless-camping-2 20250729&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"homeless-camping-2 20250729\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;One of the camping sites on the Burlington waterfront, where unhoused residents live, on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;One of the camping sites on the Burlington waterfront, where unhoused residents live, on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/homeless-camping-2-20250729-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/homeless-camping-2-20250729-1200x798.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/07\/30\/unsheltered-homelessness-spikes-in-vermont-as-need-outstrips-safety-net\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Unsheltered homelessness spikes in Vermont as need outstrips safety net\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The number of people sleeping in a car or on the street in Vermont rose 63% from last year \u2013 and it\u2019s likely an undercount.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/carly-berlin\/\">Carly Berlin<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-07-30T16:31:41-04:00\">July 30, 2025, 4:31 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-07-31T10:07:33-04:00\">July 31, 2025, 10:07 am<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"628098\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-federal-emergency-management-agency tag-vermont-department-of-housing-and-community-development category-housing type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/07\/24\/state-officials-plan-to-direct-more-than-60-of-the-federal-disaster-aid-over-41-million-toward-housing-development\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/barre-city-flooding-courtesy-agency-of-transportation-20230712-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Applications open for nearly $68 million in federal flood recovery funding for Vermont\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/barre-city-flooding-courtesy-agency-of-transportation-20230712-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/barre-city-flooding-courtesy-agency-of-transportation-20230712-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/barre-city-flooding-courtesy-agency-of-transportation-20230712-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/barre-city-flooding-courtesy-agency-of-transportation-20230712-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/barre-city-flooding-courtesy-agency-of-transportation-20230712-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"628097\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/barre-city-flooding-courtesy-agency-of-transportation-20230712\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/barre-city-flooding-courtesy-agency-of-transportation-20230712-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"barre-city-flooding-courtesy-agency-of-transportation-20230712\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A view of Barre City on July 12, 2023 after flooding. The Stevens Branch is visible on the right side of the image.&lt;br \/&gt;\nVermont Agency of Transportation \/ Courtesy&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A view of Barre City on July 12, 2023 after flooding. The Stevens Branch is visible on the right side of the image.&lt;br \/&gt;\nVermont Agency of Transportation \/ Courtesy&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/barre-city-flooding-courtesy-agency-of-transportation-20230712-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/barre-city-flooding-courtesy-agency-of-transportation-20230712-1200x800.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/07\/24\/state-officials-plan-to-direct-more-than-60-of-the-federal-disaster-aid-over-41-million-toward-housing-development\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Applications open for nearly $68 million in federal flood recovery funding for Vermont<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>State officials plan to direct more than 60% of the federal disaster aid \u2014 over $41 million \u2014 toward housing development. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/carly-berlin\/\">Carly Berlin<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-07-24T16:15:42-04:00\">July 24, 2025, 4:15 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-07-24T16:37:10-04:00\">July 24, 2025, 4:37 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"627697\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-champlain-valley-office-of-economic-opportunity tag-lily-sojourner tag-shelters category-housing category-regional category-rutland-county category-southern-vermont type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/07\/18\/after-losing-funding-rutland-day-shelter-to-become-volunteer-run-and-reduce-offerings\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/companions-1-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"After losing funding, Rutland day shelter to become volunteer-run and reduce offerings\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/companions-1-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/companions-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/companions-1-125x94.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/companions-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/companions-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/companions-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/companions-1-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/companions-1-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/companions-1-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/companions-1-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/companions-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/companions-1-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/companions-1-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/companions-1-706x530.jpg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"627699\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/07\/18\/after-losing-funding-rutland-day-shelter-to-become-volunteer-run-and-reduce-offerings\/companions-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/companions-1-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"companions-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Kitchen staff at Companions in Wholeness prepare a meal. Photo by Theo Wells-Spackman \/ VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/companions-1-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/companions-1-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/07\/18\/after-losing-funding-rutland-day-shelter-to-become-volunteer-run-and-reduce-offerings\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">After losing funding, Rutland day shelter to become volunteer-run and reduce offerings<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Four staff members at Companions in Wholeness plan to continue to work without pay, as locals say losing the organization would be devastating.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/theo-wells-spackman\/\">Theo Wells-Spackman<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-07-18T19:27:23-04:00\">July 18, 2025, 7:27 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-07-19T03:09:45-04:00\">July 19, 2025, 3:09 am<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\"  data-next=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-json\/newspack-blocks\/v1\/articles?moreButton=1&#038;moreButtonText=Load%20more%20housing%20stories&#038;showAvatar=0&#038;postsToShow=5&#038;mediaPosition=left&#038;categories%5B0%5D=171840&#038;typeScale=5&#038;mobileStack=1&#038;align=wide&#038;className&#038;showExcerpt=1&#038;showFullContent=0&#038;excerptLength=55&#038;showReadMore=0&#038;infiniteScroll=0&#038;readMoreLabel=Keep%20reading&#038;showDate=1&#038;showImage=1&#038;showCaption=0&#038;showCredit=0&#038;disableImageLazyLoad=0&#038;fetchPriority&#038;imageShape=landscape&#038;minHeight=0&#038;showAuthor=1&#038;showCategory=0&#038;postLayout=list&#038;columns=3&#038;colGap=3&#038;&#038;categoryJoinType=or&#038;includeSubcategories=1&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;imageScale=3&#038;sectionHeader&#038;specificMode=0&#038;textColor&#038;customTextColor&#038;singleMode=0&#038;showSubtitle=0&#038;postType%5B0%5D=post&#038;textAlign=left&#038;includedPostStatuses%5B0%5D=publish&#038;deduplicate=1&#038;page=2\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLoad more housing stories\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"loading\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"error\">\n\t\t\t\tSomething went wrong. 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