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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.

NAEH releases "State of Homelessness in America 2013" report

The National Alliance to End Homelessness released its third annual assessment of homelessness in America, the State of Homelessness in...

David Martins

Apr 10, 20131 min read

NPR – Sequester Uncertainty Surrounds Section 8 Housing Program

Housing authorities nationwide are feeling the effects of sequestration and face serious cuts to the housing programs they administer. ...

David Martins

Apr 10, 20131 min read

The National Alliance to End Homelessness hosts webinar on homelessness in America

The National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) is hosting a webinar to announce the release of their new report, The State of...

David Martins

Apr 3, 20131 min read

Area homelesness: Sharing stories behind the statistics

By Domenic Poli. Reposted from the Brattleboro Reformer, March 26, 2013. “BRATTLEBORO — The lack of a permanent residence doesn’t always...

David Martins

Mar 27, 20131 min read

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

Housing benefits slashed for hundreds of Vermonters

By Jennifer Reading. Reposted from WCAX.com, March 14, 2013. Link to WCAX broadcast “‘I checked a few places out there, but it’s the same...

David Martins

Mar 15, 20132 min read

Vermont Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program survey for stakeholders to inform annual plan

Attention Emergency Solutions Grantees & Partners: The Vermont Emergency Solutions Grant program, administered by the State Office of...

David Martins

Feb 28, 20131 min read

HUD Reports Record Increase in Housing Unaffordability for Low Income Renters

By Amy Clark, NLIHC. From the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s Press Release, February 25, 2013. “Low income renters in the...

David Martins

Feb 26, 20131 min read

Vt. police see spike in calls to hotels housing homeless

#Homelessness #VT #StateResearch #HousingCreationandPreservation #StateBudgetFunding #Housing #HousingHealthandSafety...

David Martins

Feb 25, 20131 min read

Street vocation: Reaching out to those who struggle

By John Herrick. Reposted from the Burlington Free Press, February 19, 2013. The Howard Center’s Street Outreach Team provide direct...

David Martins

Feb 21, 20131 min read

Advocates speak out against proposed time limits on Reach Up

Governor Shumlin’s proposal to place a five-year cap on Reach Up benefits for low-income individuals spurred Vermonters to speak out and...

David Martins

Feb 15, 20131 min read

A safety net that is leaving more people out

By Yvonne Abraham. Reposted from The Boston Globe, October 7, 2012. “Ginna and her daughter had bounced from couch to couch for months...

David Martins

Feb 14, 20131 min read

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

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

Measuring the need: Count of Vermont's homeless helps refine services

The Point-in-Time Count took place during the last Wednesday in January. The objective of the HUD-required count is to assess the number...

David Martins

Feb 11, 20131 min read

Homeless man found dead in St. Albans woods

By: Matt Ryan. Reposted from the Burlington Free Press, February 6, 2013. #BurlingtonFreePress #Homelessness #VT

David Martins

Feb 7, 20131 min read

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

VCH's Plan to End Homelessness featured in NLIHC's Memo to Members

The National Low-Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) featured the Vermont Council on Homelessness’ Plan to End Homelessness in their January...

David Martins

Jan 29, 20132 min read

Out in the cold: Some Burlington homeless sleeping in tents

As the region experiences freezing temperatures, homeless and precariously-housed Vermonters are struggling to find safe places to spend...

David Martins

Jan 24, 20131 min read

Homeless Resolution

On the second day of the this year’s legislative session, the Homeless Resolution was read, marking January 10th, 2013 as Homelessness...

David Martins

Jan 24, 20131 min read