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In this week’s Hamesbest update, we head upstairs with architect Greg Montgomery to discuss the layout and some of the challenges when renovating an old home.

The shortage of housing for the 3,400 Vermont adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities who qualify for supportive living arrangements is about to get worse as the parents many of them live with grow older. And as the Davis family has learned in recent years, there often aren’t any options for families making that transition.

In the latest episode in our series of Hamesbest updates, architect Greg Montgomerry continues our walkthrough of the 1st floor renovations that will provide a fully accessible living space for future residents.

Greg Montgomery and Kaziah Haviland of Osso Studio walk us through the early stages of the Hamesbest project.

Fundraising continues for a new housing project on Water Street in Randolph Center that is expected to provide a home for three individuals with intellectual and development disabilities (IDD) once complete in May 2026. The housing project is a direct outcome of Act 186, Vermont legislation passed in 2022 that mandated a review of housing for individuals with IDD and led to pilot planning grants for new housing models across the state.

RANDOLPH CENTER, Vt. (WCAX) - New affordable housing opportunities are becoming available for Vermonters with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Thanks to a state law approved three years ago, a groundbreaking was held Thursday in Randolph for one of them.

Vermont Care Partners - the Designated and Specialized Service Agency Network that supports over 50,000 Vermonters with mental health, substance use, and intellectual and developmental disability needs – strongly condemns the recent executive order on homelessness issued by the Trump Administration on July 25, 2025.  This order signals a federal shift toward approaches that increase institutionalization and surveillance of unhoused people, rather than investing in community-d

During the past several months, there has been tremendous focus at the federal level on significant policy and budget changes. For example, Medicaid and Social Security have been among the many identified targets for harrowing cuts. Our leaders at UVS continue to advocate at both the state and federal level so that people in our care retain the needed funding and services to ensure that their lives remain stable and they continue to thrive.