Vermont Public Radio reports that "a new report released today from the Vermont Housing Finance Agency says the number of families in the state without a home has risen." Indeed, "in 2000, 429 families lived in the state's 22 shelters." But last year, 516 families were in the shelters. John Fairbanks, who researched the report, believes that winter weather and high fuel costs could force even more families into homelessness. "Other experts say they hope the state and federal government will help poor Vermonters survive the winter by putting more money into a heating assistance program."

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