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Hyde Park, August 3, 2023 — Thanks to successful collaboration between neighbors, community members, and nonprofit organizations Lamoille Housing Partnership (LHP) and Lamoille Community House (LCH,) Lamoille County’s first and only year-round homeless shelter will...

Dear Neighbor, As we settle into the holiday season with our families and friends, I invite you to think of a time when your community was there for you. We’ve all experienced times when something went wrong—a car crash, an injury, a family member passing away, or a...

The Faith in Action campaign is asking the interfaith community of Lamoille County to come together in support of a permanent, year-round shelter for our neighbors without homes.

The shelter may be closed for the season, but LCH is continuing outreach for folks staying in hotels and outdoors. The summer brings different challenges for those without homes. The following items could greatly help someone this summer. Summer Wish List:...

Dear Neighbor, Frantically packing all of your belongings into boxes. Making quick decisions about what to leave behind. Moving for the third time in a year. Saying goodbye to friends you just made. Never truly feeling at home. Struggling to stay stable.  As a...

I recently facilitated training sessions for my shelter staff on trauma-informed care and the housing first model. One of the exercises in the training presented a grid with a description of a different type of person in each box. The examples given were a single mom,...

by Rabbi David Fainsilber and Father Rick Swanson Photo credit: Jessica Ojala It was the day after Christmas in 2017 with temperatures hovering at 12 degrees at 12 noon with a stiff north wind. VPR personality Mark Breen in his Eye on the Sky Forecast was predicting...