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Winooski student describes crowded housing, language barriers and barriers to homeownership for immigrant families
Summary
A Winooski High School student testified to the committee about the difficulties her large immigrant family experienced in crowded housing during the pandemic, language barriers with landlords and the difficulty of saving for a home in Vermont.
A Winooski High School student described living through the pandemic in a crowded three-bedroom apartment with 11 family members, telling the Senate committee that her family faced unsafe, stressful conditions and repeated rent increases that forced parents to take multiple jobs.
The student, Mappenzie (last name not provided), said her family immigrated from…
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