Thu, 01/21/2021 - 2:26pm meganj
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John Flowers A HOMELESS WOMAN camped out next to the Middlebury Police Department from Jan. 12-13 in an episode that local officials say epitomizes a local gap in services for homeless, mentally ill individuals.
Photo courtesy of Middlebury Police
There’s a lack of supportive or emergency housing for chronically homeless folks. This situation creates more transience, because people have to travel wherever there’s a bed; it takes them away from their natural (support system). Marian Greenberg, CSAC
MIDDLEBURY Folks walking past the Middlebury police station off Seymour Street during the night of Jan. 12-13 caught an unusual and disturbing sight. A woman camped out in a snow bank, just a few feet away from warmth, nourishment and companionship.