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Vermont’s Rental Housing Affordability Gap Continues to Grow

BURLINGTON, VT – In order to afford a modest, two-bedroom apartment at the Fair Market Rent in Vermont, renters need to earn $21.13 an hour, or $43,947 a year. This is Vermont’s 2016 Housing Wage, revealed in the annual Out of Reach report released late last month by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, a …

Pathways Vermont’s Community Partners Communication Survey

The following message is from Pathways Vermont: Hello – thank you to everyone who has already completed Pathways Vermont’s Community Partners Communication Survey. For those who did not have the chance, or if there are others in your community who may give us feedback on how we can be a strong community partner and improve …

Reminder: Next VCEH Monthly Meeting Is May 17th At St. John’s Church In Randolph – Agenda

The next monthly meeting for the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, May 17th. The meeting will take place at St. John’s Episcopal Church (15 Summer Street, Randolph, VT). The meeting will be called to order at 10:00AM. The agenda for the meeting is as follows (download here): 10:00 Call to Order – MaryEllen Mendl, …

HUD CoC Tier 2 Awards – What Happened?

Written by Steve Berg: http://www.endhomelessness.org/blog/entry/the-continuum-of-care-tier-2-awards-what-happened#.VzR7mTHmq1u Last week, Continuums of Care (CoC) got word about how much money their communities’ programs would receive in the second of two “tiers” of funding from the federal government. For some it was cause for celebration, and for others, concern. We’ve heard many questions, from reporters, Congressional offices, local activists …

REVISED HMIS Advisory Board Governance Charter (VOTE WARNED)

As discussed at April’s meeting, the HMIS Advisory Board would like the group to review and approve their Governance Charter. To view the REVISED charter, click here and for a list of current HMIS Advisory Board Members, click here. Please be prepared to have the VCEH representative from your local CoC vote on approval of …

HUD Awards $2.3 Million for Local Homeless Programs in Vermont

Yesterday, HUD announced the final Tier 2 awards for Continuum of Care Programs with both CoCs (Balance of State and Chittenden) in Vermont approved for all submitted applications including: All CoC renewal projects All CoC reallocated projects (two new ICA/HMIS grants, new CVOEO/Coordinated Entry project, and a new VSHA Permanent Housing/Rapid Rehousing project in Franklin/Lamoille/Washington …