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Administration officials have continued to push back forcefully against a three-month extension � backed by Democrats � for all unhoused people living in state-sponsored motel rooms.

Samantha Sheehan, a lobbyist for the Vermont League of Cities and Towns, told lawmakers Friday that, practical considerations aside, such services were the state’s job to deliver � not cities and towns.

The shelters won’t have walk-in access � instead, families will need to go through an intake process to secure a spot.

“For me, the cold weather opening of the motels is really grounded in a Vermont climate that doesn’t really exist anymore,� said state Sen. Tanya Vyhovsky.

Advocates scrambled to help people hold onto their housing, but state officials said late Friday afternoon that 372 households were still scheduled to lose their rooms.

As Vermonters get turned away from shelter, more are likely living outside � making them harder to count and harder to help.

A conversation with the Bennington County Coalition for the Homeless and the Champlain Housing Trust.

At various times in the past month, Vermonters have woken up to orange smoky skies due to heavy smoke from wildfires in Canada. This smoke not only leaves an eerie atmosphere, it creates unhealthy air quality that affects all sorts of Vermonters � including vulnerable populations experiencing homelessness.

Filmmaker Daniel Levesque chronicles the outpouring of support from activists and community members after the city moved to close a homeless encampment in October 2021.

Host Connor Cyrus talks with a Vermont Legal Aid project director who is helping people navigate the end of the pandemic-era rental assistance program.