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Vermont loves its bumper stickers about justice, equity, and compassion—but what happens when a Black veteran loses everything and the systems meant to help him fail? Jerome's journey from sleeping in a gazebo to testifying in Montpelier exposes the gap between our state's proclaimed values and the lived reality for BIPOC neighbors. His story asks uncomfortable questions Vermont would rather avoid: Why do we have the 5th-highest Black homeownership gap in the nation, and what are we willing to do about it?
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Jessica worked more than full-time serving customers and volunteered as an EMT, yet she and her three children lived in a motel room for nearly two years. Caught between earning too much for assistance and too little for housing, her story exposes Vermont's broken systems that depend on essential workers while leaving them invisible and struggling for basic shelter.
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Another in our series with the Addison Independent. Hear Mariah's powerful voice.
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This is the first in the "Freedom & Unity" series partnership between the Addison Independent and Green Mountain Justice. The series is part of the Independent’s mission of informing, connecting and strengthening our community of communities.
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Until Vermont Implements a Better Strategy, Shelter the Unhoused
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Homelessness Is Not A Crime
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