The Deeper Dig

The Deeper Dig


The outlook for emergency housing

October 04, 2021

A state program to house Vermonters who would otherwise be homeless in vacant motel rooms during the pandemic is in limbo — again. More than 500 families who would have been kicked out in late September got a 30-day reprieve. But with a new deadline just weeks away and few options available for affordable apartments or shelter beds, where are people exiting the program going to go?