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BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — As his few remaining hours with a place to live ticked by last Thursday, Scott Alexander panhandled near a McDonald’s in Brattleboro, in southern Vermont, while running through a mental checklist of the supplies he would need for a move back into the woods nearby. He had a tent and sleeping bags for himself and his wife, a propane stove and a heater. But he needed tarps and propane, and in two hours of holding his battered cardboard sign — “Any Act ...

MONTPELIER — “Are we in a housing crisis or aren’t we?” City Manager Bill Fraser posed the pointed question to local lawmakers, who discussed a sun-setting motel voucher program for

Natasha Doolan knew she would be kicked out of the Quality Inn in Colchester last Thursday, and she scrambled to avoid living on the streets...

Several state lawmakers awoke on Friday morning to find their houses defaced with messages protesting the end of a state program that provided motel rooms...

Gov. Phil Scott on Friday announced that some people facing the end of the pandemic-era motel housing program could be granted a final 28-day extension...

The Clear Lake community came together to support victims of sexual assault by participating in a local walk. The event aimed to raise awareness and support for survivors while advocating for a safer community for everyone.

View the San Francisco for Sunday, April 16, 2023

San Francisco brought in an unprecedented number of people off the streets, and got many into permanent housing. Is it a new template for the homeless response?

This San Fransisco-based advisory firm is seeing more company bosses and their entourages embark on fact-finding trips around the world.

San Francisco's Shelter-in-Place Hotel program is roughly 75% finished, with the remaining 25% to expire in the weeks to come. Let’s check in on the statistics — and people — who can say whether it was effective.