Teach-In on Housing and Homelessness
Amid jacked up real estate prices and a severe inventory shortage, there were 61 households in Lamoille County — 102 people, including 20 children — without a home this winter.
Even Rep. Lucy Rogers, D-Waterville, with her connections in the Statehouse and her deep roots in the Waterville and Cambridge area, has found herself struggling to find a place of her own.
Rev. Devon Thomas — who fellow faith leaders refer to as “Rev Dev” — speaks at a housing and homelessness awareness event last week. Thomas said if Vermont were one of The Avengers, it would be Spiderman, “the friendly neighborhood state.” Thomas is pastor for congregations in Bakersfield, Jeffersonville and Hyde Park.
Sue Minter, executive director of Capstone Community Action, and Rick Swanson (aka “Father Rick”), from St. John's in the Mountains.
The event, held last Wednesday at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Stowe, was packed with speakers who talked about how the housing crunch is affecting more people than ever.
Rabbi David Fainsilber, accompanied by some kids on instruments and a synagogue full of people from local faith and secular communities, kicks off a Passover/Easter “teach-in” on housing and homelessness.
Guest speakers at last week’s housing and homelessness summit in Stowe included Wendy (wearing the mask), a winter-long guest at the Lamoille Community House shelter in Hyde Park, accompanied by organization executive director Kim Anetsberger.
Guest speakers at last week’s housing and homelessness summit in Stowe included Will Eberle, field director for the Agency of Human Services, who grew up in various houseless situations.
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Wendy was one of several speakers last week at an event at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Stowe who shared stories of homelessness and housing insecurity, stories as diverse as the people telling them.
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