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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.

SAVE THE DATE: Algiers Village Housing Ribbon Cutting

Save the Date for the Algiers Village Housing ribbon cutting! Algiers Village Housing is the culmination of many years of planning on the...

David Martins

May 29, 20131 min read

Vermont Housing & Conservation Board 25th Anniversary Celebration

The Vermont Housing & Conservation Board is hosting a 25th anniversary celebration on Tuesday, June 11 at the Coach Barn at Shelburne...

David Martins

May 29, 20131 min read

Home Share Now presents Housing: Challenges, Changes, and Choices

Join Home Share Now and the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board at the Montpelier Senior Activity Center (MSAC) on Tuesday, May 28 to...

David Martins

May 24, 20131 min read

HUD awards Vermont $2.3 million to protect children from lead and other home hazards

Reposted from Vermontbiz.com, May 23, 2013 The US Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $2.3 million in grants to the...

David Martins

May 24, 20132 min read

TAC Releases Priced Out in 2012

Priced Out in 2012 is a study of the severe housing affordability problems experienced by people with disabilities. Priced Out calculates...

David Martins

May 24, 20131 min read

Fair Market Rents revised upward by 24% for Burlington-S. Burlington metro area

By Leslie Black-Plumeau. Reposted from Housing Matters, April 30, 2013. #AffordableHousing #VT #BTV #StateResearch #Housing...

David Martins

May 3, 20131 min read

Bipartisan Policy Center Report on Housing to be Presented by National Housing Expert to Joint Legis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Tuesday, April 30. Contact: Nancy Eldridge, Executive Director, Cathedral Square Corporation, 802-863-2224;...

David Martins

Apr 30, 20131 min read

SAVE THE DATE – Choices for Care Money Follows the Person Mini Conference & Breakfast

Choices for Care Money Follows the Person is pleased to announce their Second Annual Mini Conference on May 23, 2013. The key note...

David Martins

Apr 30, 20131 min read

NLIHC webinar: Making Twitter an Effective Tool for Spreading the United for Homes Message

The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) will continue the ongoing series of skill development webinars for campaign supporters...

David Martins

Apr 30, 20131 min read

Mobile home residents seek fix for water system

By Matt Sutkoski. Reposted from the Burlington Free Press, April 21, 2013. “COLCHESTER — Like practically everyone else on the planet,...

David Martins

Apr 23, 20131 min read

May 1 – Joint House & Senate Hearing with Nan Roman

Nan Roman, the Commissioner of the Bipartisan Policy Center Housing Commission and the President and CEO of the National Alliance to End...

David Martins

Apr 16, 20131 min read

Shared equity program helps bridge financial gap for homebuyers

Reposted from the Burlington Free Press, March 28, 2013. “Before moving to Vermont from Southern California in August, Steve and Rachel...

David Martins

Apr 11, 20131 min read

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

Sequester hits home with cuts to BHA

“BRATTLEBORO — The Brattleboro Housing Authority is letting its Section 8 tenants know that recent federal budget cuts will likely force...

David Martins

Apr 9, 20131 min read

HomeShare Vermont Webinar – Exploring Shared Housing: A Flexible Model for Increasing Affordab

HomeShare Vermont will be participating in a national Webinar focused around shared housing as an affordable housing resource. The...

David Martins

Apr 3, 20131 min read

Emergency housing requests rise amidst news of continued high Vermont rents

By Leslie Black-Plumeau. Reposted from Housing Matters, March 18th, 2013. “Calls fielded by Vermont 2-1-1 operators for emergency...

David Martins

Mar 25, 20131 min read

Paying rent: the ends don't meet

By Lisa McCormack. Reposted from the Stowe Reporter, March 21, 2013. “A variety of economic struggles faced by many low-income...

David Martins

Mar 24, 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