Distressing case in Middlebury reveals cracks in system
Thu, 01/21/2021 - 2:26pm meganj By: 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 wa...