Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition (VAHC): Resources

Resources

VAHC meeting documents

Resources category

2009 NLIHC Housing Program Resources for Advocates

Capitalization of the NHTF and New Housing Vouchers (382 KB; PDF)
FY 10 Budget and HUD appropriations (378 KB; PDF)
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Programs (366 KB; PDF)
Preservation of Affordable Housing (400 KB; PDF)
Public Housing (381 KB; PDF)
Renters in Foreclosure (348 KB; PDF)
Section 8 Voucher Reform Act (358 KB; PDF)
Supportive Housing for People with Disabilities and Supportive Housing for the Elderly (351 KB; PDF)

Community Land Trusts

Champlain Housing Trust's Award Winning Model (437 KB; PDF): From YES! Magazine, Fall 2008
Lands in Trust, Homes That Last: A Performance Evaluation of Champlain Housing Trust (134 KB; PDF): Executive Summary
Source: John Davis, Champlain Housing Trust, August 2009
Lands in Trust, Homes that Last: A Performance Evaluation of Champlain Housing Trust (5.51 MB; PDF): Full report
Source: John Davis, Champlain Housing Trust, August 2009.
For a hard copy at no cost, contact Champlain Housing Trust at 802-862-6244.
Overview of the findings of the Champlain Housing Trust resale study (3.44 MB; PDF): Source: CHT, January 2010
The City-CLT Partnership: Municipal Support for Community Land Trusts (2.52 MB; PDF): Source: John Davis and Rick Jacobus, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2008.
The Value of the Champlain Housing Trust (113 KB; PDF): Source: CHT, January 2010.

Energy Resources

2007 LIHEAP Home Energy Notebook (1.23 MB; PDF): Source: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Homeowner’s Guide to Energy Conservation Incentives (213 KB; PDF): Source: VT Housing & Conservation Board, August 2009.

Energy Summit

1) Sept. 19th Fuel Cost Summit Updated Agenda (16 KB; PDF): Source: Rick DeAngelis, VHCB
2) Notice for second energy summit (122 KB; PDF): Meeting info: Friday, September 19, 2008, 1 PM at Bethany Church, 115 Main St., Montpelier VT.
Source: Rick DeAngelis, VHCB
3) Fuel Assistance Memo, cover message (96 KB; PDF): Source: Rick DeAngelis, VHCB
4) Fuel Assistance Memo (95 KB; PDF): Memo to property managers on helping residents apply for LIHEAP benefits.
Sources: Rick DeAngelis, VHCB, and Sam Falzone, VHFA
A Summary of the Impact of Fuel Increases on Affordable Rental Housing (191 KB; PDF): Memo to Joint Fiscal Committee
Source: Gus Seelig, VHCB, June 24, 2008
A Summary of the Impact of Fuel Increases on Affordable Rental Housing (68 KB; PDF): From Eric Schmitt, Housing Vermont. June 24, 2008
Analysis of impact of fuel crisis on Vermont's affordable housing portfolio (39 KB; PDF): Source: Craig Peltier, Asset Manager for the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board, June 3, 2008.
Champlain Housing Trust Energy Initiative (53 KB; PDF): From Rick DeAngelis, VHCB, September 19, 2008
Energy Alert for Owners and Managers of VHFA-Financed Properties (36 KB; DOC): From Sam Falzone, VHFA
Fuel Oil Problem for Affordable Housing Powerpoint (49 KB; PPT): Source: Eric Schmitt, Housing Vermont, June 11, 2008.

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Fair Housing/Universal Design

ADA/Fair Housing Requirements Powerpoint (107 KB; PPT)
International Universal Design (6.89 MB; PDF): From the Universal Design Conference, Presented by Valerie Fletcher, Institute for Human Centered Design. April 2008.

Federal Economic Recovery Act

1.0 HUD Stimulus Funds for VT (74 KB; PDF): Source: HUD & VAHC, March 2009
1.1 Summary of Final Stimulus Bill (63 KB; PDF): Source: Citizens Housing and Planning Association, February 13, 2009
Congress Approves Economic Recovery Bill with Significant Resources for Affordable Housing (55 KB; PDF): Source: National Housing Trust, February 13, 2009
Congress Passes Economic Recovery Act (53 KB; PDF): Source: National Alliance to End Homelessness, February 13, 2009
Economic Recovery Act Passes House and Senate (201 KB; PDF): Source: Memo to Members, February 13, 2009
Full Recovery Bill (6.25 MB; PDF)
HUD Provisions in Recovery Bill (0 KB; PDF): Source: Federal Recovery Bill, February 13, 2009
LIHTC Exchange in Recovery Bill (198 KB; PDF): Source: Federal Recovery Bill, February 13, 2009
Low-Income Housing Provisions of Recovery Legislation (29 KB; PDF): Source: Barbara Sard, Director of Housing Policy for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, February 13, 2009
News Release: HUD Allocated More than $10 Billion of Recovery Act Money (30 KB; PDF): The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today allocated nearly 75 percent of its funding, or $10.1 billion, made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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Federal Policy

2009 Carsey Report for Northern New England (125 KB; PDF): Affordable Housing and Smart Growth:
Policy Recommendations for
Northern New England. A Report from the 2007 Fellows of the Carsey Institute
Policy Leadership Initiative and Other Interested Parties
2009 New England Housing Network Legislative and Budget Priorities (137 KB; PDF)
2009 USDA RD chart of programs and funding (69 KB; PDF): Housing Assistance Council, 2009
FY10 HUD Budget (2.25 MB; PDF): This is the full report presented by the Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD 2010 Budget Overview (101 KB; PDF): Source: White House Office of Management and Budget
HUD budget for FY 2011 (209 KB; PDF): Highlights of President's Proposed FY11 Budget from Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
NLIHC Memo to Members 2/5/10 (276 KB; PDF): Overview of President's Proposed FY11 Budget included in pages 1-7.
NOFAS ISSUED FOR MOST USDA MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROGRAMS AND FOR HOUSEHOLD WATER WELLS (68 KB; PDF)
OMB’s HUD budget summary (201 KB; PDF): Office of Management and Budget Summary of Proposed HUD Budget
Proposed FY11 Budget for Selected HUD Programs (178 KB; PDF)

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Federal Policy Archive

2008 NE Housing Network Budget Priorities (41 KB; PDF)
2008 NE Housing Network Legislative Priorities (43 KB; PDF)
a1) Summary of H.R.3221 (Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008) (170 KB; PDF): Short summary from Memo to Members, NLIHC, July 25, 2008.
a2) Summary of H.R.3221 (Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008) (186 KB; PDF): Longer and more detailed summary by CHAPA, July 28, 2008.
a3) Summary of Housing Trust Fund provisions in HR 3221 (76 KB; DOC): Longer and more detailed outline by Outreach Team at NLIHC, August 18, 2008.
a4) Summary of Housing Trust Fund provisions in HR 3221 (58 KB; DOC): Short outline by Outreach Team at NLIHC, August 18, 2008.
CHAPA Issues Federal Housing Policy Recommendations for 2009 (38 KB; PDF)
Final FY 09 HUD and Rural Development Budgets (69 KB; PDF)
FY 09 HUD Budget Chart (77 KB; PDF): FY 09 budget chart for selected HUD and non-HUD programs (as of 7/18/08). Source: www.nlihc.org
FY 10 HUD Budget Chart for Selected Programs (89 KB; PDF): Source: National Low Income Housing Coalition, 2009

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Federal Research

2009 State of the Nation’s Housing (2.87 MB; PDF): Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, June 22, 2009.
America's Rental Housing: The Key to a Balanced National Policy (19.01 MB; PDF): Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, 2008
Grey Gold: Do Older In-Migrants Benefit Rural (315 KB; PDF): Migration often accompanies life course transitions,including retirement. While young people are much more likely than older adults to move, almost 10 percent of Americans aged 60+ migrated between
counties during 1995 to 2000, with a disproportionate share moving to rural communities. For the full report, click above.
Number of Homeless Families Climbing Due to Recession (173 KB; PDF): New data indicate that the number of homeless families with children has climbed in recent months and continues to mount. For the full report, click above.
U.S. Conference of Mayors Issues Annual Hunger and Homelessness Report (915 KB; PDF): The U.S. Conference of Mayors report on the incidence of hunger and homelessness in 25 cities.
Voting with Their Feet? Local Economic Conditions and Migration Patterns in New England (538 KB; PDF): by Alicia Sasser, Senior Economist New England Public Policy Center

This paper examines factors underlying why, after the 2001 recession, the number of people leaving New England exceeded those entering. It examines statistically the relative role of three economic factors—labor market conditions, per capita incomes, and housing affordability—in determining domestic state-to-state migration flows. The author looks at each of the 48 continental states from 1977 through 2006, controlling for demographic characteristics of origin states as well as state-specific amenities, such as climate, culture, and natural features.

Foreclosure Initiatives

1.1 Making Home Affordable: Detailed Program Description (74 KB; PDF): Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, March 4, 2009
1.11 Making Home Affordable: Summary of Guidelines (54 KB; PDF): Source: Dept. of the Treasury, March 4, 2009
1.12 Making Home Affordable: Housing Councelor Q & A (73 KB; PDF): Source: www.financialstability.gov, March 4, 2009
1.13 Making Home Affordable: Modification Program Guidelines (92 KB; PDF): Source: Dept. of Treasury, March 4, 2009
Addressing the Foreclosure Crisis: State and Federal Initiatives in Mass. (288 KB; PDF): From the Citizens Housing and Planning Association, March 13, 2008.
Attorney General's Office Questionnaire on Predatory Lending (202 KB; PDF)
Deleveraging the American Homeowner: The Failure of 2008 Voluntary Mortgage Contract Modifications (418 KB; PDF): The subprime foreclosure crisis has resulted in residential mortgage debt burdens far beyond what borrowers can repay. Many economists have recognized the need to deleverage the American homeowner. The excess mortgage debt is depressing home prices and consumer spending, and acting as a drag on the broader economy. Empirical evidence from mortgage servicer reports to investors show that for the most part, the necessary deleveraging of homeowners is not happening.
Foreclosure Prevention Working Group Press Release (20 KB; DOC)

Grants and Subsidies

2009 Housing and Community Design Award (20 KB; PDF)
Citizens Bank Foundation 2008 Technical Assistance Grant Program (32 KB; PDF)
CVCLT Mini-Grants for Community Groups (35 KB; DOC): Deadline extended to Sept. 12, 2008. For more information, contact:
Abe Abdo abdoabe@hotmail.com
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Capital Grant Notice (59 KB; PDF): Deadline is April 9, 2008
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Per Diem Only Grant Notice (67 KB; PDF): Deadline is April 9, 2008.
Fund Interruption for Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (27 KB; PDF)
FY 2009 Continuum of Care Grants Awards (1.24 MB; XLS): State-by-state grant awards for FY 2009 Continuum of Care Grants Awards
Invitation to Participate in eVermont- The Vermont Community Broadband Project (31 KB; PDF): eVermont is the Vermont stimulus program to help rural communities and businesses advance their goals and realize the opportunities of the Internet for civic engagement, community betterment, economic development, job creation and e-commerce
Mobile Home Loan Purchase Subsidy Program (9 KB; PDF)
Notice of Funding Availability: Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP) Grants (26 KB; PDF)

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Homelessness

2008 Point In Time Report (2.01 MB; PDF): On January 30, 2008, the Vermont Coalition to End Homeless (VCEH) and the Chittenden Homeless Alliance (CHA) engaged in the third annual one day count of homeless individuals and families in their communities.
2008 VICH Report to the Governor (368 KB; PDF): Source: Cathy Voyer, Vermont Interagency Council on Homelessness, February 2009
2009 Emergency Shelter Grants Program, Vermont Statewide Report (44 KB; DOC): Reports utilization rates and demographics of the sheltered population in Vermont in FY 09. Source: Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity, July 2009.
2009 Point in Time Report (6.81 MB; PDF): On January 29, 2009, the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness engaged in a one day count of homeless individuals.
Assessment of Continuum of Care Progress in Assisting Homeless People to Access Mainstream Resources (183 KB; PDF): This report examines how Continuums of Care (CoCs) and their grantees in the three sample states of Maryland, Michigan, and Tennessee are successful in assisting people who are homeless to access four mainstream resources (Medicaid, SSA disability benefits, Food Stamps, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) and explores related best practices in the field.
Source: Technical Assistance Collaborative, Boston, MA, Fall 2006.
Cost of Rural Homelessness (260 KB; PDF): A new study reports that providing permanent supportive housing for people in rural Maine is less expensive than serving people while they’re homeless.
Source: Corporation for Supportive Housing, MaineHousing & Maine Department of Health and Human Services, May 2009.
Emergency Shelter Grant One Night Census Count - 2009 (95 KB; PDF)
Family Homelessness in Vermont (467 KB; PDF): This issue paper is a window into one part, a growing part, of the challenge of homelessness in Vermont: homeless families.
Source: Vermont Housing Finance Agency, June 2008
Federal Report on Family Homelessness (407 KB; PDF): This is a new report on family homelessness by state nationally. For the full report please go to http://www.homelesschildrenamerica.org/
General Assistance Working Rules & cover memo (0 KB; DOC): Source: VT Department for Children & Families, Economic Services Division, July 2009.

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Housing 101: 0 Workshop Presentations

1) Part 1: Introduction to Affordable Housing (176 KB; PPT): Introduction to some basic concepts: What is affordable housing? What is the need in Vermont? Why do we strive for perpetual affordability? Also: overview of Vermont’s local and regional housing delivery system, the cost of developing and operating affordable housing, and state funding priorities.
PowerPoint by: Cindy Reid, Senior Development Underwriter, Vermont Housing Finance Agency
2) Part 1: HUD history and overview (211 KB; PPT): Overview of HUD, its major programs and the four major state agencies through which federal funding passes.
PowerPoint by: Mike McNamara, Burlington Field Office Director, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
3) Part 1: Vermont Homeownership Programs and Financing (1.53 MB; PPT): Overview of Vermont's Homeownership Center network, funding for first time homebuyers, how the community land trust model achieves perpetual affordability, and Section 8 homeownership.
PowerPoint by: Bruce Whitney, HomeOwnership Center Director, Rockingham Area Community Land Trust
4) Part 2: Developing affordable rental housing (2.54 MB; PPT): Overview of need and the development process, how the federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit works, and review of sample development and operating budgets.
PowerPoint by: Kenn Sassorossi, Vice President for Asset Management & Partner Relations, Housing Vermont
5) Part 2: Vermont Community Development & Neighborhood Stabilization Programs (0 KB; PPT): Overview of state CDBG and NSP.
PowerPoint by: Josh Hanford, Community Development Director, Vermont Department of Housing & Community Affairs
6) Part 2: The Section 8 Program (1.48 MB; PPT): Basic overview of Housing Choice Voucher Program and Project Based Section 8.
PowerPoint by: Kenn Sassorossi, Vice President for Asset Management & Partner Relations, Housing Vermont

HUD Data

2008 VSHA Voucher Payment Standards (6 KB; PDF): Chart showing the VT State Housing Authority's Payment Standards for the HUD Section 8 Housing choice Voucher Program, by county and bedroom size, with a comparison to the Sectiom 8 Fair Market Rents. (Source: VSHA, 12/20/07)
2008 VT Fair Market Rent Data (8 KB; PDF)
2009 area median income limits (17 KB; PDF): Effective March 19, 2009
Source: http://www.huduser.org/datasets/il.html
Vermont 2009 Proposed Fair Market Rents (54 KB; PDF)

Inclusionary Zoning

Burlington City Chapter 115 Ordinance (16 KB; PDF): Source: City of Burlington, November 28, 2001
Inclusionary Housing For Brattleboro (14 KB; PDF): Source: Brattleboro Area Affordable Housing (BAAH), June 7, 2007
Inclusionary Zoning Catches On (358 KB; PDF): Source: Apartment Finance Today, November/December 2006
Inclusionary Zoning Links and Resources (19 KB; PDF): Source: City of Burlington, January 8, 2007

Lead Safety

2008 Changes to Vermont’s Lead Paint Law & Essential Maintenance Practices (EMPs) (43 KB; DOC): Source: Vermont Housing & Conservation Board, July 2008.
EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (83 KB; PDF): Source: Vermont Housing & Conservation Board, November 2009.
Lead Hazards in Housing (54 KB; PDF): From the Vermont Department of Health
Lead Paint Regulation Changes (19 KB; PDF): Source: Vermont Housing & Conservation Board, May 2009.
Real Estate Transactions and the Vermont Lead Law (49 KB; PDF): From the Vermont Department of Health
Side-by-side of Vermont's EMP law & new EPA RRP rule (39 KB; DOC): Source: Vermont Housing & Conservation Board, November 2009
Training and Licensing under the new EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule (28 KB; DOC): Source: Vermont Housing and Conservation Board Lead program, February 2010.

Neighborhood Stabilization Program

1.0 FINAL Vermont NSP Plan (1.53 MB; PDF): Source: VT Department of Housing & Community Affairs, Jan 15, 2009
1.1 FINAL Vermont NSP Plan -- PowerPoint summary (844 KB; PPT): Source: VT Department of Housing & Community Affairs, February 2009.
Changes to VT NSP Program - DHCA memo (164 KB; PDF): Source: VT Department of Housing & Community Affairs, Jan 16, 2009
DHCA NSP home page (249 KB; MHT)
Draft Vermont NSP Plan (1.59 MB; PDF): Source: VT Department of Housing & Community Affairs, Nov 10, 2008
Draft Vermont NSP Plan: 1-page summary (49 KB; PDF): Source: Housing Vermont, Nov 12, 2008
Draft Vermont NSP Plan: City of Burlington comments (83 KB; PDF): Source: Burlington Community & Economic Development Office, Nov 20, 2008
Draft Vermont NSP Plan: Housing Vermont comments (71 KB; PDF): Source: Housing Vermont, Nov 20, 2008
Draft Vermont NSP Plan: Joint Fiscal Committee letter (188 KB; PDF): Source: Joint Fiscal Committee, Nov 24, 2008
Draft Vermont NSP Plan: VAHC comments (48 KB; PDF): Source: Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition, Nov 25, 2008

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Newsletter Archive

April 18, 2008 (84 KB; PDF)
August 20, 2008 (77 KB; PDF)
August 3, 2009 (132 KB; PDF)
December 21, 2007 (63 KB; PDF)
December 7, 2007 (70 KB; PDF)
February 22, 2008 (80 KB; PDF)
February 6, 2008 (79 KB; PDF)
January 13, 2009 (101 KB; DOC)
January 18, 2008 (81 KB; PDF)
January 2010 (275 KB; PDF)

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Poverty Resources

Improving the Odds for Kids: Vermont Child Poverty Council Final Report (394 KB; PDF)
Replicable Best Practices for Accessing Mainstream Resources: A Guide for Continuums of Care (173 KB; PDF): This guide is a tool for helping Continuums of Care (CoCs) discover new practices for improving access to four mainstream resources for people who are homeless: Medicaid, Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF), Social Security disability programs and Food Stamps. Featured in this guide are replicable best practices from around the United States. The intent is to share strategies that CoCs can consider implementing to increase access to mainstream resources.
Source: Technical Assistance Collaborative, Boston, MA, 2007.
Report on Housing First from Quincy, Mass. (4.88 MB; PDF): "Housing First is based on the belief that when an individual moves
into a home of their own, they can begin to address the issue that
initially led to the loss of housing. Once in a home, formerly
homeless men and women receive supportive services such as case
management and counseling to help them stabilize and remain in
housing."
Rx for Hunger: Affordable Housing (1.69 MB; PDF): A new study by Children’s HealthWatch and the Boston Medical-Legal Partnership has found that receipt of housing assistance reduces the likelihood that a poor child will be food-insecure and seriously underweight.
State Early Childhood Policy Profiles (480 KB; PDF): "State policies that promote health, education, and strong families can help the early development and school readiness of America’s youngest citizens. These profiles highlight states’ policy choices alongside other contextual data related to the well-being of young children."
http://www.nccp.org/projects/improvingtheodds_stateprofiles.html

Resident leadership

Resident Organizing Manual (995 KB; PDF): Source: Elisabeth Kulas, Executive Director, Housing Trust of Western Vermont.

Septic and Wastewater: Grants and Resources

2009 UPDATED Income Guidelines for Septic and Wastewater Loans (47 KB; PDF): Source: NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Centers of Vermont, 2009,
Go to http://www.vthomeownership.org/home_improvement.html for more information
Agency of Natural Resources Memo: Significant Changes to the Rules (20 KB; PDF): Source: ANR, November 14, 2007.
HOME Funds for Septic Repair and Replacement (75 KB; PDF): Source: VHCB, November 2007.
NeighborWorks Vermont Home Loan Fund for Failed Septic (24 KB; PDF): Source: NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Centers of Vermont, 2007.
NeighborWorks Vermont Home Loan Fund for Failed Septic Brochure (1.02 MB; PDF): Source: NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Centers of Vermont, 2007.
VT Dept. of Enviro. Conservation, Wastewater Management Division: Licensed Site Tech List (166 KB; PDF): Source: DEC, September 2007.

State Housing Research

2008 Registry of Vermont Mobile Home Parks (196 KB; PDF)
2009 HPRP RFP (319 KB; PDF): Request for Proposals
for Homeless Prevention
and Rapid Re-Housing Program
July 7, 2009
2009 Vermont Housing and Wages Report, "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" (840 KB; PDF)
2009 "Out of Reach Report"- VAHC Press Release (51 KB; PDF)
2009 "Out of Reach Report"- Vermont Section (250 KB; PDF): NLIHC's Out of Reach Report, 2009
2009 "Point in Time" Report (6.81 MB; PDF): Presented by: The HMIS Quality Management Council, a subcommittee of the continuum of Care. Additional resources are available at helpingtohouse.org
2009 "Priced Out Report" (1.22 MB; PDF): Technical Assistance Collaborative, 2009
2010 VT Housing Needs Assessment Affordable Homeownership Options for Lower Income Vermonters (2.31 MB; PDF): 2010 Vermont Housing Needs Assessment Fact sheet 4
2010 VT Housing Needs Assessment Availability of Affordable Rental Housing for Lower Income Vermonte (2.51 MB; PDF): 2010 Vermont Housing Needs Assessment
Fact sheet 5
2010 VT Housing Needs Assessment Demographic Trends Among Vermont Households (2.35 MB; PDF): 2010 Vermont Housing Needs Assessment
Fact Sheet 2

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State Housing Research Archive

2008 Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Housing and Wages in Vermont (1.01 MB; PDF)
2008 Out of Reach Report on Vermont (454 KB; PDF): From NLIHC, http://www.nlihc.org/oor/oor2008/.
2008 Out Of Reach Vermont Press Release (53 KB; PDF)

State Policy

1.0 FY 2010 State Budget Priorities (104 KB; PDF)
1.1 Budget crisis - talking points (9 KB; PDF): Source: One Vermont Coalition, December 4, 2008
1.11 Budget crisis - additional talking points (25 KB; DOC): Source: One Vermont Coalition, January 2009
1.12 Overview of proposed budget cuts (17 KB; PDF): FY 2009 Budget Rescissions and Governor's Proposed Cuts in FY 2009/10 Budgets. Source: One Vermont Coalition, February 2009.
1.2 Macro poll on raising taxes (478 KB; PDF): Source: Vermont Campaign for Health Care Security, January 2009
1.3 Budget crisis - open letter to legislators (71 KB; PDF): Source: One Vermont Coalition, December 3, 2008
2008 Legislative wrap-up (59 KB; PDF): Source: VAHC, October 2008
Act 176 / H.863, Omnibus Housing Bill - full text (365 KB; PDF)
Act 176 / H.863, Omnibus Housing Bill - summary (20 KB; PDF): Source: Sirotkin & Necrason
Joint Fiscal Committee members & contact info (11 KB; PDF)

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State Policy Archive

2007 State Legislative A: Wrap-Up (541 KB; PDF)
2007 State Legislative B: Priorities (126 KB; PDF)
Editorial: A damaging cut (62 KB; PDF): Source: Times Argus, February 14, 2008
Editorial: Program has proven equal to difficult task (69 KB; PDF): Source: Times Argus, June 3, 2007
Lost Opportunites for Housing and Conservation (125 KB; PDF): Fact sheet on lost housing and conservation opportunities resulting from the State's failure to fund the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board at its statutory funding level. Source: VAHC & VHCC, February 2008.
Op-ed by Darby Bradley: Short-term budget fix undermines long-term solutions (75 KB; PDF): Source: Rutland Herald, February 10, 2008
Op-ed by Kim McCarty op-ed: Douglas housing decision short-sighted (64 KB; PDF): Source: Burlington Free Press, February 17, 2008
Op-ed by Mary Powell: Vermont housing and conservation investments make energy sense (86 KB; PDF): Source: Brattleboro Reformer, January 12, 2008
Op-ed by Senator Jim Condos: Douglas Off on Housing, Conservation (82 KB; PDF): Source: Burlington Free Press, January 26, 2008
Press release on VHCB budget cuts (32 KB; DOC): Source: VT Housing & Conservation Coalition, January 27, 2009

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State Research

CHALLENGES FOR CHANGE: RESULTS FOR VERMONTERS (269 KB; PDF): Last year the Legislature created the Government Accountability Committee to look at ways to restructure State Government to find savings that could help close the State’s $150 million budget gap for fiscal 2011. House Speaker Shap Smith and Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin tasked the committee with finding $30 million in savings. The Committee met throughout the summer and fall, hiring the consulting firm, Public Strategies Group, to assist in its deliberations. The committee’s Steering Team has issued a report identifying $38 million in savings through a broad restructuring of how the State delivers services to Vermonters. Its recommendations will be incorporated into legislation to be considered by the General Assembly over the next several weeks.

USDA Rural Development

Two Tier Income Limits for USDA RD Guaranteed Home Loans (51 KB; PDF)

VAHC Essential Documents

2009 Membership Dues Form (55 KB; PDF)
About Us (52 KB; PDF)
Statement of Purpose (87 KB; PDF)
VAHC Brochure (678 KB; PDF)

Vermont Housing and Conservation

2010 VHCC Legislative Day Schedule (176 KB; PDF): Source: VT Housing & Conservation Coalition, February 2010
Benefits of the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (130 KB; PDF): Source: VT Housing & Conservation Coalition, February 2010
Conservation Can't Wait Campaign piece (218 KB; PDF): Source: VT Housing & Conservation Coalition, February 2008
Did you know... (142 KB; PDF): Fact sheet on the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board's 22-year track record of success and current budget outlook. Source: VT Housing & Conservation Coalition, February 2010.
Editorial: Douglas Budget Cuts Too Deeply Into VHCB (27 KB; PDF): Source: Burlington Free Press, May 31, 2009
Lost Opportunities for Housing & Conservation (129 KB; PDF): Source: VT Housing & Conservation Coalition, February 2010
My Turn: Affordable housing, conservation vital (78 KB; PDF): By Mary Powell of South Hero, C.E.O. of Green Mountain Power.
Source: Burlington Free Press, January 20, 2009
Op-ed: Keep Vermont on track (79 KB; PDF): By Howard Dean, former Governor of Vermont.
Source: Rutland Herald, May 27, 2009.
Tips on talking with legislators (91 KB; PDF): Source: VT Housing & Conservation Coalition, February 2010
Vermont House & Senate Committees (0 KB; PDF): Source: VT Housing & Conservation Coalition, February 2010

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Resources

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Community Land Trusts

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Fair Housing/Universal Design

Federal Economic Recovery Act

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Grants and Subsidies

Homelessness

Housing 101: 0 Workshop Presentations

Housing 101: 1 General Background Information

Housing 101: 2 Housing Development Resources

Housing 101: 3 Homeownership Resources

Housing 101: 4 Rental Assistance

Housing 101: 5 Policy and Planning

HUD Consolidated Plan

HUD Data

Inclusionary Zoning

Lead Safety

Neighborhood Stabilization Program

Newsletter Archive

Poverty Resources

Resident leadership

Septic and Wastewater: Grants and Resources

State Housing Research

State Housing Research Archive

State Policy

State Policy Archive

State Research

USDA Rural Development

VAHC Essential Documents

Vermont Housing and Conservation