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Helping Homeless is a True Collaboration
This opinion piece by board chair Corey Perpall appeared in the Stowe Reporter on February 18, 2021. Living in Vermont has been a dream for me. Like many of you, I moved here to raise my family and live among the mountains. As a registered nurse and board chair of the...
Gratitude for our community!
As we enter the New Year, the Lamoille Community House board and staff are filled with gratitude for your support. December was a big month! We kicked it off with a generous matching donation for Giving Tuesday, followed by an incredible response to our annual...
Kim Anetsberger Named Executive Director
Stepping in this past February as interim director just as the pandemic hit Vermont, Kim Anetsberger has been named Executive Director of the Lamoille Community House. “Kim’s positive energy, thoughtful approach, and experience with other local nonprofits has already...
As cold sets in: Homeless wait for Hyde Park shelter to open
From the News & Citizen, November 19, 2020 Winter weather — and temperatures well below freezing — have arrived in Lamoille County, but homeless people in the area are still waiting for the local shelter to open. The Lamoille Community House, Hyde Park’s homeless...
Homelessness on the rise in Lamoille County
by Roger Nicholls In his poem, The Death of the Hired Man by Robert Frost, a farmer’s wife talks to her husband about a homeless man who has worked for them in the past and suddenly reappears at their home. She says in the poem, “Home is the place where, when you have...
Reopening During COVID-19 + Wish List
When COVID-19 hit last spring, we made the decision to close the yellow house as planned. Instead of saying goodbye to guests for the summer, however, we moved them to hotel rooms where they could safely social-distance and continue to access much-needed...
“Donate a Dinner” Program on Hold
In light of social distancing and striving to keep us all safe and healthy, Lamoille Community House is suspending donated dinners effective immediately. We are so thankful for your willingness to nourish our guests through the cold weather months and sincerely hope...
LCH Receives Jim Marvin Award
The Lamoille Community House was among the recipients of the 2019 Jim Marvin Award for Community Service. Since 1992, the awards have honored people, places and sometimes things that exhibit Marvin’s qualities: “dedication, hard work, and contribution to the field of...