While it's never good news to be opening an emergency shelter, the community has come together to help the Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) furnish and move into a new shelter on Burlington's Saint Paul Street.
WPTZ NewsChannel 5 covered the story.
COTS was also one of an estimated 140 organizations caught short when its Web site host pulled up stakes without notice.
South Burlington's Eternity Web Development has offered free Web recovery or re-designs for area non-profit organizations affected by the shutdown of Silicon Dairy.