Amid heightened need, another homeless shelter opens in Burlington

Jan Demers, executive director of the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, speaks at a news conference about Burlington’s growing homeless population.
BURLINGTON — A bitterly cold winter is intensifying Burlington’s need for more beds and shelters for homeless people, advocates say.Spectrum Youth and Family Services recently opened Burlington’s newest 10-bed shelter, in the basement of St. Joseph’s Co-Cathedral on Allen Street in Burlington. The shelter