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.

Why Foreclosures in Vermont Are Up

By Kevin J. Kelley. Reposted from Seven Days, March 13, 2013. “Even as the national foreclosure crisis appears to be easing, Vermont is...

David Martins

Mar 14, 20131 min read

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

High Rents Make Housing Unaffordable for Many in Vermont

Vermont Rents Out of Reach for Working Families The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released the Out of Reach 2013 report...

David Martins

Mar 11, 20133 min read

Welfare reform: Maine’s example alarms Vt. advocates

By Peter Hirschfeld. Reposted from the Barre Montpelier Times Argus, March 3, 2013. “MONTPELIER — The state of Maine last year imposed...

David Martins

Mar 4, 20131 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

Bipartisan Policy Center recommends broad changes for U.S. housing policy

By Leslie Black-Plumeau. Reposted from Housing Matters blog, February 27, 2013. “Earlier this week, the Bipartisan Policy Center’s...

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

Sen. Leahy, Gov. Shumlin Announce Agreement and Funding for the Redevelopment of a State Office Comp

The Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) awarded $950,000 to fund the redevelopment of the Vermont State Office Complex’s...

David Martins

Feb 17, 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

More of Forest Park disappears

For more information on Forest Park, click HERE #HousingEvents #AffordableHousing #VT #RutlandHousingAuthority...

David Martins

Feb 14, 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

SAVE THE DATE: Guen Gifford Advocate Training

Vermont Legal Aid, Inc. and Legal Services Law Line of Vermont are pleased to announce the Guen Gifford Advocate Training. New seminar...

David Martins

Feb 12, 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

RFP – Family Supportive Housing Program

Attention: Community Providers in Brattleboro, Burlington, and Rutland AHS districts. The Agency of Human Services has issued an RFP for...

David Martins

Feb 7, 20131 min read

Over $30 Million Awarded By FHLB Boston for Affordable Housing in New England

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (FHLB) recently funded over 40 affordable housing projects in several Northeastern states, including...

David Martins

Feb 6, 20131 min read

Waterbury Recovery Efforts Get $1 Million Boost

By Lynne McCrea. VPR News, February 1, 2013. #HousingEvents #VTIrene #AffordableHousing #VHCB #VT #HousingCreationandPreservation...

David Martins

Feb 5, 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

SAVE THE DATE: Vermont Housing & Conservation Coalition Legislative Day

#AffordableHousing #VT #VHCC #StateBudgetFunding #Housing #LegislativeDay

David Martins

Jan 31, 20131 min read