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The following Letter to the Editor appeared in the Valley News on February 26, 2025. Residents in Lebanon have an opportunity to make a difference on March 11 by voting in favor of Ballot Measure 2, a proposed Lebanon zoning amendment that would require any recovery housing in our city to be certified through the…

The exact text of Ballot Article #2, to ensure safe, certified recovery housing in Lebanon, NH, is now available: Article #2 – (Recovery Housing): Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment #2 as follows: To amend the R-1, R-2, and R-3 District Tables of uses to allow “recovery house” by Special Exception. The…

This letter was submitted to the Valley News. Recovery Housing is on the ballot in Lebanon on March 11. The ballot question #2 seeks to amend zoning in R1, R2, and R3 to allow certified Recovery Houses in those zones. I enthusiastically support this change. First, I feel the name should be “Reintegration Home” as…

Housing First conducted yet another round of data collection and homeless outreach on January 22-24, as part of the national Point-in-Time count. We are pleased to be able to share this data with the wider community. Highlights from this Point-in-Time Count for January: Download the full report here. We are incredibly grateful to all of…

The following letter was submitted to the Valley News, and published on February 19. Housing First of the Upper Valley is a collaboration of human services providers, housing providers, health care providers, faith-based groups, municipal leaders, State legislators, and concerned citizens. Established in 2017, Housing First aims to improve resources for those experiencing homelessness; ranging…