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Managing The Needs Of Vermont’s Homeless
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The recent Occupy protests in Burlington brought to light problems of mental illness and substance abuse among some homeless people, but advocates say that doesn’t tell the whole story.VPR Series and Specials
Hitting Home: Hopes Rise
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This ongoing VPR series that looks at how the economy is affecting the lives of Vermonters returns for an update beginning August 3rd.Vermont Edition
Educating homeless kids
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One office in the Department of Education is focused on a singular challenge for homeless families: keeping the kids in school. We learn about the effort to create a steady educational environment, and the increase in "situational poverty" that has more families relying on these services.VPR News
Hitting Home: Non-profits feeling the squeeze
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Today as part of our Hitting Home series, with charitable and corporate giving down, VPR’s Nina Keck reports on the fight to save a landmark arts center in Rutland.VPR News
Hitting Home: Laid-off worker looks to start business in tough times
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A few displaced workers in the Northeaast Kingdom are doing what may seem like the impossible in these dark days. They’re starting their own businesses. VPR’s Charlotte Albright recently met one of them in St. Johnsbury.VPR News
Program helps Brattleboro homeless on coldest nights
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VPR’s Susan Keese recently met some of the people who are taking advantage of "overflow shelters" in Brattleboro, where churches open thier doors on the very coldest nights to homeless people to stay warm.VPR News
Despite setbacks, homeless family focused on future
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Few of us know what it’s like to be homeless. In today’s world, the people who are homeless may be mothers, fathers … working people. This is the story of one of those families.VPR News
Midday Newscast: September 8, 2008
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Turnout is expected to be low for the statewide primary races in; the victim of a carbon monoxide poisoning has filed a motion to stop a company involved in a lawsuit from hiring a private investigator to follow her; more…VPR News