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Laurie Webster, who was injured in a car accident, being checked by Carol Randall, a Rutland Area Visiting Nurse in her
apartment at Grove Street. Laurie and Todd, daughter Jenny Lynn and son Todd Tyler, Jr. occupy the apartment.
“Some people may say it’s only four
units, but if you’re homeless in Rutland
County it’s a valuable resource,” he
said.
Gov. James Douglas, who attended
the ceremony, said he had high hopes
for the program, which provides a service
that may be in high demand this
winter.
“The homeless person of today is
not the stereotypical homeless person of
years past,” he said. “Working individuals
and families just can’t make it.”
One young couple in an apartment
at the house is under age 18, and so
could not sign a lease for a traditional
apartment.
“We’re getting a lot of referrals from
schools,” Hover said. “They want to
stay in school, but to do that they need
a residence.”
Hover said she expects the residents
to stay at the transitional housing
between six and 18 months, though
residents are able to stay there as long
as they need to find alternative housing
arrangements.
— Abridged from a story by
Brendan McKenna for the
Rutland Herald, October 4, 2005.
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