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Samaritan House shelter partners with CVOEO

The transition will provide Samaritan House with organizational support, including IT, HR and finance so they can continue helping people in need.

After 12 months of review, members of the Franklin County community gathered in downtown St. Albans to celebrate CVOEO’s partnership with the Samaritan House, Grand Isle and Franklin county’s only homeless shelter. The transition will provide Samaritan House with organizational support, including IT, HR and finance so they can continue helping people in need. “We knew from the Samaritan House Board, they had been struggling for years with turnover, with leadership,” said Paul Dragon, CVOEO’s Executive Director. After the pandemic and a 7% increase in homelessness across the state, the task of keeping services up and running became harder. “In order to serve the people in the best way possible, you have to have a functional organization. You have to support the employees and the work that they’re doing,” said Jesse Bridges, CEO of United Way Northwest Vermont. 16 people can stay housed in the shelter for as long as they need a room … and there is already a waitlist.“We have a lot of clients who are doing everything right, filling out applications, applying for vouchers, working with their case managers getting jobs, and they still can’t find an apartment,” said Samaritan House Director, Ben Kaufmann. The low barrier shelter will undergo construction from September to January to turn their congregate rooms to individual rooms to help with people with their own personal progress.This transition also allows CVOEO to further integrate Samaritan House with other programs, including Voices Against Violence, Head Start, NorthWest Family Foods, and Franklin/Grand Isle Community Action.

SAINT ALBANS CITY, Vt. —

“We knew from the Samaritan House Board, they had been struggling for years with turnover, with leadership,” said Paul Dragon, CVOEO’s Executive Director.

After the pandemic and a 7% increase in homelessness across the state, the task of keeping services up and running became harder.

“In order to serve the people in the best way possible, you have to have a functional organization. You have to support the employees and the work that they’re doing,” said Jesse Bridges, CEO of United Way Northwest Vermont.

16 people can stay housed in the shelter for as long as they need a room … and there is already a waitlist.

“We have a lot of clients who are doing everything right, filling out applications, applying for vouchers, working with their case managers getting jobs, and they still can’t find an apartment,” said Samaritan House Director, Ben Kaufmann.

The low barrier shelter will undergo construction from September to January to turn their congregate rooms to individual rooms to help with people with their own personal progress.
This transition also allows CVOEO to further integrate Samaritan House with other programs, including Voices Against Violence, Head Start, NorthWest Family Foods, and Franklin/Grand Isle Community Action.