top of page
Blog
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.
Search
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
1 view
0 comments
Vogel: Housing Legislation
Yesterday, VPR featured commentary from John Vogel on housing legislation: In 2014, the Vermont Department of Housing and Community...
David Martins
Mar 3, 20162 min read
1 view
0 comments
VHFA Seeks To Extend Assistance For First-Time Home Buyers
The Vermont Housing Finance Agency is seeking to extend their down-payment assistance program, which began last August. Through this...
David Martins
Feb 3, 20162 min read
1 view
0 comments
First-Time Homebuyers Eligible For $5,000 In Down Payment Assistance
Earlier this week, Sarah Carpenter of the Vermont Housing Finance Agency discussed their new program that will provide down-payment...
David Martins
Jun 12, 20151 min read
0 views
0 comments
Latest Budget Cut Could Harm Affordable Housing Sector
This week. VPR spoke with several affordable housing advocates about Governor Shumlin’s new proposed plans for cutting the state’s budget...
David Martins
May 7, 20151 min read
0 views
0 comments
Spring Creates New Challenges For Vermont's Homeless
While there is much talk about the challenges that winter creates for Vermont’s homeless, with spring comes a new set of challenges. In...
David Martins
Apr 21, 20154 min read
1 view
0 comments
New Collaboration To Provide Mental Health Services To Homeless
Vermont Public Radio reports on a collaboration between Brattleboro Retreat and Morningside Shelter that will help to provide mental...
David Martins
Apr 15, 20152 min read
0 views
0 comments
The Unique Challenges Facing Vermont's Homeless Population
Yesterday VPR spoke with Paul Dragon, director of the Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity, to discuss some of the challenges that...
David Martins
Mar 18, 20153 min read
2 views
0 comments
Rent-To-Own A Raw Deal For Poor People, Lawmakers Say
Yesterday VPR reported on new legislation that would cap interest on rent-to-own purchases and require stores to clearly indicate the...
David Martins
Feb 5, 20152 min read
3 views
0 comments
Why Aren't Vermont Millennials Buying Homes?
At last week’s Vermont Statewide Housing Conference John Pelletier of Champlain College and Anthony Poore of the Federal Reserve Bank of...
David Martins
Nov 24, 20142 min read
2 views
0 comments
Report Released on Rental Housing Discrimination in Vermont
A new report by Vermont Legal Aid shows that discrimination was evident in nearly half of the test cases. Rachel Batterson will be...
David Martins
Jun 25, 20141 min read
3 views
0 comments
ICYMI: Program Helps Low-Income Buyers Afford Mobile Homes
Demand is growing for a year-old program that helps Vermonters who lack resources buy mobile homes, reported VPR recently. The program...
David Martins
Dec 2, 20131 min read
1 view
0 comments
ICYMI: Burned Out – Vermont's Apartment Fires
The other week Vermont Public Radio ran a series of reports concerning issues surrounding apartment building fire regulations. Â Ensuring...
David Martins
Aug 27, 20131 min read
2 views
0 comments
VPR's Vermont Edition features changes to GA housing rules
David Yacovone, DCF Commissioner and Joshua Davis, Executive Director of Morningside Shelter in Brattleboro, were featured on Vermont...
David Martins
Jul 11, 20131 min read
0 views
0 comments
Efficiency Vermont featured on VPR's Vermont Edition
Jim Merriam, director of Efficiency Vermont and Ludy Biddle, director of NeighborWorks of Western Vermont were featured on Vermont Public...
David Martins
Jun 5, 20131 min read
1 view
0 comments
Affordable housing is out of reach in Vermont
The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released it’s report, Out of Reach 2013, earlier this week. The national study...
David Martins
Mar 14, 20131 min read
3 views
0 comments
Vermont Edition: Homeless for the Holidays
By Jane Lindholm. Reposted from Vermont Public Radio, December 10, 2012. #Homelessness #HousingAgencyandNonprofitNews #VPR #VT
David Martins
Dec 19, 20121 min read
0 views
0 comments
Mobile Home Advocates Push For Easier Funding
#Homelessness #VTIrene #VPR #VT #VTRecovery #Poverty #HousingCreationandPreservation #AdvocacyandPolicy #StateBudgetFunding...
David Martins
Mar 22, 20121 min read
1 view
0 comments
Vermont To Help Displaced Vermonters Through CDBG Funds
VPR News interview with Jen Hollar, Deputy Commissioner  of the Vermont Department of Economic, Housing, & Community Development A lot...
David Martins
Feb 2, 20121 min read
1 view
0 comments
Please visit our new Housing & Homelessness Alliance of Vermont website at www.hhav.org!
bottom of page