Plans for a new transitional shelter are underway in Berlin Share Updated: 2:03 AM EDT May 25, 2021 Share Updated: 2:03 AM EDT May 25, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript A SPECIAL ELECTION WOULD BE NEEDED TO FILL PINE'S COUNCILOR POSITION. PEOPLE AFFECTED BY PANDEMIC-LEAD HOMELESSNESS.. MAY HAVE BEEN RELYING ON HOTEL VOUCHERS. WITH THAT PROGRAM ENDING SOON IN VERMONT, NBC5'S KRYSTIN RAE tells us about... ONE SHELTER. TRYING TO EXPAND THEIR SERVICES. AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF HOMELESSNESS HAS BEEN BROUGHT ON BY THE PANDEMIC. SOT: RICK DEANGELIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GOOD SAMARITAN HAVEN VERMONT'S EMERGENCY HOUSING MOTEL VOUCHERS END VERY SOON FOR MANY. SOT: TRICIA TYO, DEPUTY COMISSIONER FOR THE ECONOMICS SERVICES DIVISION DCF ACCORDING TO TRICIA TYO, THE STATE HAS PLANS TO BUILD THOUSANDS OF NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS... BUT UNTIL THAT HAPPENS. SOT: RICK DEANGELIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GOOD SAMARITAN HAVEN RICK DEANGELIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GOOD SAMARITAN SHELTER IN BARRE, HAS PLANS TO PURCHASE THE TWIN CITY MOTEL IN BERLIN TO PROVIDE A 30- DAY TRANSITIONAL SHELTER FOR PEOPLE IN NEED. SOT: MARY MOULTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WASHINGTON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH SOT: SUE MINTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CAPSTONE THE HUB AT TWIN CITY IS SET TO PARTNER WITH PROGRAMS SUCH AS WASHINGTON COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH, CAPSTONE, DOWNSTREET, AND OTHERS TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED GET ON A TRACK TO SUCCESS AS THEY TRANSITION OUT FROM SHELTERS. SOT: RICK DEANGELIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GOOD SAMARITAN HAVEN THE VERMONT HOUSING AND CONSERVATION BOARD MUST STILL APPROVE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT. IF THAT HAPPENS, THE HUB AT TWIN CITY WILL START HOUSING PEOPLE LATER THIS YEAR.