Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition (VAHC): Links

Links

2008 Affordable Housing Briefing Book: "From Housing Action Illinois, this Briefing Book is to help state legislators understand why so many of their constituents have trouble affording rents or keeping up payments on their mortgages – and what the legislators can do to help. It provides background information highlighting the need for affordable housing, and includes a section on federal and state resources. The Briefing Book summarizes recent years’ affordable housing legislation; and, perhaps most importantly, it outlines 13 state initiatives that legislators should support to ease constituents’ affordable housing problems." (Added/revised by danieller)
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN): (Added/revised by danieller)
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: 2007 Update: (Added/revised by danieller)
Citizens' Housing and Planning Association/ New England Housing Network: (Added/revised by danieller)
Helping to House: Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness (Added/revised by danieller)
Housing Awareness Campaign: Myths and Realities: (Added/revised by danieller)

Congressional Delegation: Leahy: (Added/revised by danieller)
Congressional Delegation: Sanders: (Added/revised by danieller)
Congressional Delegation: Welch: (Added/revised by danieller)
Housing2008: Housing2008.org is a non-partisan forum for discussing housing issues in the 2008 Presidential election debate. (Added/revised by danieller)
U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): (Added/revised by danieller)
U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)- Vermont Information: (Added/revised by danieller)

Building Greener Affordable Housing Training Materials: (Added/revised by danieller)

Center for Housing Policy - Inclusionary Zoning Report, March 2008: "Inclusionary zoning is a policy tool that ties the production of affordable homes to the production of new market-rate housing by requiring, or providing incentives to encourage, developers to reserve a share of units in new residential developments for low- or moderate-income households. While hundreds of communities have established inclusionary zoning programs since the first policy was adopted in 1972, relatively little is known about the effects of these programs on local housing markets.
This report helps to advance the current understanding of inclusionary zoning by answering the following questions about programs in three metropolitan areas:

1. What kinds of jurisdictions have adopted inclusionary zoning programs?
2. How much affordable housing has been produced by these programs, and what factors have influenced production levels?
3. What effects have inclusionary zoning programs had on the price and production of market-rate housing in these markets?
" (Added/revised by danieller)
Smart Growth Vermont: (Added/revised by danieller)

Housing Solutions Handbook: Although written for New Hampshire, this uses examples from both Vermont and New Hampshire to explain strategies on how to encourage affordable housing development. Chapter 3 discusses local planning specifically. (Added/revised by danieller)
Support Housing in Vermont Communities: Published by the VT Association of Planning & Development Agencies, this booklet provides ideas for what towns can do to promote affordable housing through land use planning. (Added/revised by danieller)

Brattleboro Area Affordable Housing (BAAH): Dedicated to helping homeowners put apartments in their homes and a rental housing improvement program. (Added/revised by danieller)
CVOEO Renting in Vermont Handbook: (Added/revised by danieller)
Directory of Housing Organizations: (Added/revised by danieller)
Home Share of Central Vermont: Home sharing is a wonderful alternative for seniors and people with disabilities who want to stay at home but need assistance. Home sharing is also a terrific choice for anyone willing to help with chores in exchange for affordable housing. Whether you’re seeking housing, looking for help, or concerned about your parents living alone, we invite you to learn more about central Vermont’s comprehensive and friendly home sharing program. (Added/revised by danieller)
NeighborWorks Homeownership Centers of Vermont: (Added/revised by danieller)
Vermont Community Development Program: Planning grants available for towns to plan for affordable housing. (Added/revised by danieller)