Providers press for more non‑congregate, specialized shelter and integrated state system for people with complex needs
CVOEO and other providers told lawmakers Vermont’s shelter system lacks specialized low‑barrier and medical/behavioral health capacity for aging and disabled unhoused Vermonters, and urged the state to build an integrated system of care and expand non‑congregate shelter models.
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Paul Dragon, executive director of the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO), told the House Human Services Committee that shelters increasingly serve aging and disabled people who need a higher level of medical and behavioral-health care than many shelter sites can provide.
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