Vermont Homeless Shelter Grants Announced

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Speaking today at the Samaritan House homeless shelter here, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced $237,500 in federal help for seven shelters throughout Vermont.

The senator was joined by Linda Ryan, executive director for development at the Samaritan House, to announce the $30,000 renovation project funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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"The expansion and improvement of these seven shelters will provide some comfort and stability to those Vermonters who have lost their homes," Sanders said. "In fact, these shelters provide homeless Vermonters with not just a place to sleep, but an opportunity to start rebuilding their lives."

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"Clearly, we must build more housing that is affordable and we must create more good-paying jobs in the United States," Sanders said. "Meanwhile, we also must tend to the emergency needs of those who find themselves without any housing at all," he added.