Source: Burlington FreePress, October 22, 2010
By Matt Sutkoski
“WINOOSKI — New transitional housing for veterans at risk of homelessness is almost ready to welcome its first tenants. [More ...]
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Winooski veterans housing nears completion
Tags: Affordable Housing, committee on temporary shelter, Transitional Housing, veterans housing
Vt. sex offender jailed 19 extra months
Source: The Associated Press, Boston Globe, July 23
By John Curran
“MONTPELIER — A Vermont sex offender who spent an extra 1 1/2 years in prison because he could not find a state-approved place to live after his release is finally getting out.
But the dilemma posed by his placement underscores the heightened sensitivity within the Department of Corrections and Vermont communities in dealing with sex offenders since a highly publicized case in 2008 that prompted changes to the law. [More ...]
Tags: Corrections, DOC, Transitional Housing
State Searches For Transitional Housing For Released Inmates
Source: Vermont Public Radio, 5/24/2010
Sarah Ashworth
“(Host) As part of the “Challenges for Change” legislation that lawmakers passed this session, the state plans to release more non-violent offenders from prison to save money. But when those inmates leave prison before their maximum sentence is up, they’re required to find stable housing. [More ...]
Tags: Challenges for Change, Department of Corrections, Halfway house, Transitional Housing
Council withdraws Phoenix House request
Source: Burlington Free Press, May 19, 2010
By John Briggs
“Burlington city councilors have backed down from their request of a week ago to have state authorities reexamine a proposed halfway house for 20 newly released convicts on Elmwood Avenue. The city signed an agreement Tuesday allowing the project to move forward.
The City Council last week directed the city attorney to ask the Act 250 District IV Commission to consider the halfway house’s effects on city services. [More ...]
Tags: Burlington, Halfway house, Phoenix House, Transitional Housing
Burlington councilors challenge proposed halfway house
Source: Burlington Free Press, May 10, 2010
By John Briggs
“Four city councilors will try tonight to persuade the full council to delay a proposed halfway house on Elmwood Avenue in the Old North End.
The 20-bed house, operated by the national nonprofit group Phoenix House, would be a controlled transition residence for individuals recovering from substance abuse. The building is owned by the Burlington Housing Authority, which would lease the house to the nonprofit group. Phoenix House runs a similar program in Brattleboro.The new facility has received a Burlington zoning permit and an Act 250 permit, the latter required because of the number of beds. [More ...]
Tags: Burlington, Halfway house, Transitional Housing
RFP for DOC Transitional Housing
Attached please find a Dept of Corrections Request for Proposals for Transitional Housing and Supportive Services for reentering offenders.
Note: The deadline for proposal submissions is April 30, 2010 at 1:30 pm.
Please reference the attached RFP for more detailed information. The RFP is also posted on the State of VT and DOC websites at the following addresses: https://www.vermontbusinessregistry.com AND http://doc.vermont.gov/
For RFP document, click here.
Tags: DOC, RFP, Transitional Housing
