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Formerly unhoused witness urges legislature: extend shelter stays and make reasonable accommodations permanent
Summary
A woman who recently exited homelessness testified to the House Human Services Committee that current emergency housing day limits and application of reasonable accommodations put families at risk, urged continuous shelter until permanent housing, and recommended Task Force proposals to prevent repeat unsheltering.
Shelby LaBaron, who described herself as a Springfield resident and a staff member at End Homelessness Vermont, told the committee about her family’s experience in emergency hotel shelter and warned that current time limits would have left her and a premature newborn outside during winter if rules had not changed.
LaBaron said her family entered a motel after a no‑cause eviction while she was pregnant and that a flyer from End Homelessness Vermont led to advocacy that extended their stay. “End Homelessness Vermont paid for us to stay for a couple of days, and then…
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