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Tag: General Assistance

Posted inGovernment & Politics

In housing program, motels named their price. What did Vermont’s most vulnerable get in exchange?

by Lola Duffort March 13, 2023, 7:09 amNovember 12, 2024, 9:44 pm
Motel facade
Posted inGovernment & Politics

State shifts hotel housing program to longer-term, more stable transitional housing

by Riley Robinson July 1, 2022, 6:28 pmNovember 12, 2024, 9:43 pm
Exterior of Colchester Motel 6
Posted inEconomy

Water damage at Colchester motel forces 36 people to leave emergency housing

A man with a beard and short hair smiles at the camera, wearing a dark shirt. The background is blurred. by Shaun Robinson January 7, 2022, 5:14 pmNovember 12, 2024, 9:43 pm
Posted inLife & Culture

One motel in limbo: The view from the Fife & Drum

by Ben Heintz October 31, 2021, 3:13 pmNovember 4, 2021, 4:54 pm
Posted inEconomy

‘It’s like whack-a-mole’: Unhoused Vermonters face an uncertain future

by Ben Heintz June 20, 2021, 1:41 pmJuly 6, 2021, 9:03 pm
Secretary of Administration Jeb Spaulding. VTD/Josh Larkin
Posted inEconomy

Mid-year correction adds 1 percent increase to FY2014 General Fund budget

by Anne Galloway December 3, 2013, 4:54 amDecember 4, 2013, 6:27 am
Posted inLife & Culture

Part 11: Moving out of poverty takes more than money

by VTD Editor January 1, 2013, 8:00 pmJanuary 6, 2013, 7:36 am
Posted inLife & Culture

Part 10: Dedicated staff goes above and beyond

by VTD Editor January 1, 2013, 8:00 pmJanuary 4, 2013, 11:03 am
Posted inLife & Culture

Part 9: General Assistance and beyond

by VTD Editor December 31, 2012, 8:00 pmJanuary 4, 2013, 5:55 am
Posted inLife & Culture

Part 8: Hungry kids – 3SquaresVT, free school lunches and food shelves

by VTD Editor December 30, 2012, 8:00 pmJanuary 3, 2013, 5:36 pm
Posted inLife & Culture

Part 7: Poor seniors – Surviving on 3SquaresVT and Social Security

by VTD Editor December 28, 2012, 8:00 pmJanuary 2, 2013, 5:22 am
Posted inLife & Culture

Part 6: Abusing the system

by VTD Editor December 27, 2012, 8:00 pmDecember 31, 2012, 11:35 am
Sen. Jane Kitchel. VTD/Josh Larkin
Posted inLife & Culture

Part 5: The court of public opinion

by VTD Editor December 26, 2012, 8:00 pmDecember 31, 2012, 5:58 am
Prescription drugs. Photo by Alissa Walker
Posted inLife & Culture

Part 4: The prescription drug abuse problem

by VTD Editor December 25, 2012, 8:00 pmDecember 31, 2012, 11:34 am

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