By Jon C. Reidel
Source:University of Vermont Communications, April 21, 2010
“The service learning and community-based research partnership between the Department of Community Development and Applied Economics and the Mobile Home Project at the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity received the Vermont Campus Compact Exemplary Campus-Community Partnership Award on April 14 at the Compact’s Statewide Recognition Reception Ceremony. [More ...]
Tags: Mobile Home Project
Source: HUD, April 20, 2010
“Today, HUD published the proposed rule for the definition of homelessness. The publication of the proposed rule commences HUD’s regulatory process of the implementation of the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (HEARTH Act), enacted into law on May 20, 2009. [More ...]
Tags: HEARTH, Homelessness, HUD
Source: Burlington Free Press, April 20, 2010
” Vermont public-housing agencies are receiving nearly $630,000 from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development.
The Burlington Housing Authority will be given $180,375.
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan announced Monday that housing agencies in Vermont will receive $629,759 to support rental assistance provided to families that are participating in HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher Program. [More ...]
Tags: HUD, Public housing
By Thatcher Moats
Source: Rutland Herald, April 20, 2010
” The only homeless shelter in central Vermont is overflowing, has been for months, and regularly has to turn people away.
Local officials and area residents attended a community discussion in Montpelier Thursday night to examine ways to help the shelter and deal with the numbers of homeless in the area, a pressing problem that has no easy solution. [More ...]
Tags: Homelessness
Attached please find a Dept of Corrections Request for Proposals for Transitional Housing and Supportive Services for reentering offenders.
Note: The deadline for proposal submissions is April 30, 2010 at 1:30 pm.
Please reference the attached RFP for more detailed information. The RFP is also posted on the State of VT and DOC websites at the following addresses: https://www.vermontbusinessregistry.com AND http://doc.vermont.gov/
For RFP document, click here.
Tags: DOC, RFP, Transitional Housing
Distributed by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, April 19, 2010
Below is a link to an excellent YouTube presentation about Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) and a PowerPoint is available by clicking “download file” above. Both are by Michael Allen, a long-time advocate who is currently working at a public interest law firm.
Even though the presentation is at Emory Law School, Michael’s presentation is to advocates.
Tags: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
Source: NLIHC Memo to Members, April 19, 2010
“On April 13, HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing issued Notice H 10-08 regarding the implementation of the Enterprise Verification System (EIV) in private, federally assisted multifamily housing such as Project-based Section 8. [More ...]
Tags: Enterprise Verification System, HUD
Vermont 2-1-1, a statewide telephone Information and Referral program of the United Ways of Vermont, is seeking a full time Housing Information and Referral Specialist. The position includes on-call hours for nights and weekends to support staff by phone. [More ...]
Tags: 2-1-1, job posting
Source: vtdigger.org, April 15, 2010
“Any 82-page bill is a chore to read, but H.792, Challenges for Change 2, is even more challenging than usual. That’s because the bill is a laundry list of statutory alterations designed to grease the wheels for the reorganization of state government under Act 68 (a.k.a Challenges 1), which was enacted in February. [More ...]
Tags: Challenges for Change
Source: Burlington Free Press, April 15, 2010
“WASHINGTON — Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., and other Democratic lawmakers introduced a “cash for caulkers” energy program as a bipartisan bill Wednesday, with Republican Rep. Vern Ehlers signing on as a co-sponsor.
The $6 billion program, called Home Star, is designed to put 168,000 people to work by giving homeowners
incentives to become more energy efficient. The bill, which already passed a House subcommittee in draft form, will go before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce today. Lawmakers expect it to be approved. [More ...]
Tags: energy efficiency, HomeStar
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