NEWS FEATURES BY ELLEN PRATT
A helping hand
Cas Clarke's first job with the Brauleboro Food Co-op required him to address shoplifting. The safety and outreach manager note tries to positively change the lives and struggles of people on the street.
Housing solutions are few, while the need is great
With a housing market that is out of reach of practically everybody, three people in the state’s General Assistance Emergency Housing Program look to a future without shelter
Taking it to the streets
New outreach program at Groundworks works to connect people with needed services
Making it new
An effort to turn old, rundown housing into new apartments gains traction in Putney
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VIEWPOINTS IN THIS WEEK'S VOICES SECTION
Please, Selectboard, do not make the situation worse
We have next to no evidence that poor and suffering people being visibly poor and suffering is hurting business in downtown Brattleboro • By Fhar Miess
Our economy will die on the vine if we don't address the housing issue
To keep moving forward, the Winston Prouty Center Housing Development Project to develop urgently needed housing in Brattleboro must raise $150,000 for predevelopment work • By Chloe Learey