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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 …

Community Conversation on Homelessness – Montpelier, May 16th

The City of Montpelier, through its Housing Task Force, in partnership with Good Samaritan Haven is hosting a Community Conversation on Homelessness. The public is invited and encouraged to participate in a dialogue that will include representatives from the City, Downstreet Housing and Community Development, the Montpelier Police Department, Montpelier Community Justice Center, Another Way, …

Gov. Shumlin Highlights Success in Reducing Homelessness and Re-confirms Commitment to End Family Homelessness By 2020

Yesterday, Governor Shumlin signed an Executive Order related to Publicly Funded Housing for the Homeless. Below is an excerpt from the official press release that discusses the Order and progress being made to end homelessness in Vermont: A year after establishing a commitment to end family homelessness in Vermont by 2020, Governor Peter Shumlin today announced …