New Family Shelter is Open!

After years of planning, building, and collaborating, our new family shelter is now open! Located just a couple of blocks from the heart of downtown Bennington, our family shelter hosts nine apartments, including one with handicap access. The apartments are within a recently renovated historical building and we’re so thrilled with how they look.

Although our new family shelter just opened a few weeks ago, all nine apartments are already filled. Better yet, there is an overlap with our old family shelter and for the rest of the winter, we are able to offer expanded housing to Bennington County’s most vulnerable residents. We are so thrilled to offer this expanded housing, especially after December when we were turning away 3-5 people per day who were seeking beds.

While we are able to offer expanded housing through the end of winter, our current housing crisis causing this increased need shows no sign of stopping - and neither are we. BCCH is actively exploring multiple avenues to permanently expand our housing capacity, but we can’t do it alone. If you would like to help, please consider making a tax-deductible donation today.