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Here you'll find the latest information about what's happening at our member organizations, opportunities in the community, and the latest news from the Legislature. Also VAHC Staff share their thoughts about the housing crisis in Vermont.
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GOOD NEWS: Vermont 2-1-1 to Resume 24-Hour Coverage
sign-on letter supporting resumption of Vermont 211’s after-hours service, as well as the many folks who supported the effort in...
David Martins
Nov 21, 20193 min read
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DCF Says New Program Cuts Down On Homeless Motel Vouchers
This week, the Vermont Department for Children & Families released a Budget Adjustment Report on Housing and Shelter Assistance to the...
David Martins
Mar 17, 20161 min read
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Emergency Housing Update, Memo, and Documents
Please see the following Memo and supporting documentation regarding Emergency Housing: Emergency Housing Memo 8.27.15 Restructuring...
David Martins
Aug 27, 20151 min read
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AHS/DCF Emergency Housing Proposal
The Agency of Human Services and Department for Children and Families have just announced a proposal to restructure their emergency...
David Martins
Apr 28, 20152 min read
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Homeless Children On the Rise in VT Schools
Below is in an excerpt of an article published in the Rutland Herald discussing the increase in homeless children throughout the state of...
David Martins
Feb 2, 20152 min read
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WCAX Reports on Rise in Use of Motel Vouchers This Winter
A recent report from WCAX indicates that the use of motel vouchers for the ‘cold weather exception’ program are on the rise. Below is an...
David Martins
Jan 15, 20152 min read
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Seeking Public Comments on the Agency of Human Services (AHS) & the Department for Children and
The Governor’s Council on Pathways from Poverty is soliciting public input from interested parties and service providers on possible...
David Martins
Aug 18, 20143 min read
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Meeting on GA Housing Rules Changes on Tuesday, July 15 in Randolph
Directly following next week’s Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness meeting there will be a special GA housing rules stakeholder...
David Martins
Jul 10, 20141 min read
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Register Now for 2014 3SquaresVT Outreach & Policy Conference
3SquaresVT, the largest federal nutrition program, provides benefits to 93,000 Vermonters. On Thursday, May 29, 2014 a 3SquaresVT...
David Martins
Apr 3, 20142 min read
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Shining a Light on Poverty: Monthly Discussions to Take Place in 2014
In honor of 50 years of community action in Vermont, the Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families will be...
David Martins
Dec 30, 20131 min read
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Emergency GA rule posted to DCF/ESD website
The Department for Children and Families/Economic Services Division (DCF/ESD) has posted the revised Emergency rule, which went into...
David Martins
Aug 2, 20131 min read
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DCF unveils new emergency housing proposal
Vermont housing advocates met with officials from the Department for Children and Families yesterday to discuss revising the agency’s...
David Martins
Jul 24, 20131 min read
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VTDigger: State may pull back on new rules governing motel stays for homeless
Commissioner David Yacovone says he is “guardedly optimistic” that the Department of Children and Families will be able to relax the...
David Martins
Jul 18, 20131 min read
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Rutland Herald: Vt. to cut motel stays for homeless
Director of the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition (VAHC) Erhard Mahnke and Co-chair of the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness,...
David Martins
Jul 15, 20131 min read
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Community Housing Grants – Funding Opportunity
The Department for Children & Families, Economic Services Division announces the availability of funding for community partners to work...
David Martins
Mar 19, 20131 min read
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The Latest on Motel Spending: DCF, Lawmakers Look to Slash Budget
#Homelessness #COTS #AffordableHousing #VT #StateResearch #DCF #HousingCreationandPreservation #StateBudgetFunding #Housing...
David Martins
Feb 14, 20131 min read
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State wants to end practice of housing homeless individuals in motels
By: Alicia Freese. Reposted from VTDigger.org, February 10, 2013. “Faced with soaring costs and concerns that the program is being...
David Martins
Feb 11, 20131 min read
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Leaders Question Program that Puts Vermont's Homeless in Motels
By: Kathryn Flagg. Seven Days, January 30, 2013. #Homelessness #AffordableHousing #VT #DCF #Housing #HousingHealthandSafety #HousingMarket
David Martins
Feb 5, 20131 min read
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Cold Weather Exemption for General Assistance and Emergency Assistance programs
Richard Giddings, Deputy Commissioner, DCF-Economic Services, 10/25/12 In harsh winter weather, eligibility for temporary shelter through...
David Martins
Oct 31, 20122 min read
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DCF Leadership Teams District Town Meetings
Please join members of the DCF Leadership Team in a Town Meeting in your district. The purpose of this meeting is to engage your best...
David Martins
Sep 4, 20121 min read
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