There is immense prejudice in Brattleboro regarding the growing homeless population here. I have experienced it firsthand, and so have many others.
This town likes to bill itself as an all-welcoming community, but those of us who have lived and worked in this town (as I have) rather than merely recreating here know better.
There is a dark side to Brattleboro. The moneyed interests in this town would rather see the homeless and working class population disappear. Why? It's gentrification, plain and simple.
Landlords have already begun to increase their rents, attracting out-of-staters and pushing out locals who can't afford to live in, shop in, or thrive in their own hometown.
Pause for a moment and imagine yourself on the streets of the largest and most expensive city in America. Ask yourself: Could I survive a week on the street? Where would I sleep? Where would I eat? I am a homeless resident of Brattleboro, living at Groundworks on South...