Mountain Times: Community Care Network aims to reach Rutland’s unsheltered population

The Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) for the Rutland Health Service Area revealed that Rutland County, while comprising only 9% of Vermont’s population, accounts for 21% of the state’s homeless individuals in emergency housing. This staggering disparity reflects a seven-fold increase in Rutland County’s homeless population in five years, rising from 96 individuals in 2019 to 682 in 2024.

In response to this growing need, Community Care Network-Rutland Mental Health Services (CCN-RMHS) launched a street outreach program in late 2023 to provide targeted support to this vulnerable population, with a focus on building trust with unhoused individuals and connecting them to essential services as well as meeting basic and immediate needs.

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