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HUD Publishes Opening Doors Through Multifamily Housing: Toolkit for Implementing a Homeless Preference

The Office of Multifamily Housing at HUD is an active player in Opening Doors, the federal strategic plan to prevent and end homelessness, developed in 2010 and amended in 2015. The Plan provides a framework for federal agencies and state and local partners to work together to meet specific goals to end homelessness. In July …

Register Today: Preparing for Your 2016 Housing Inventory Count (HIC) & Point-in-Time (PIT) Count Webinar – December 2, 2015 – 3 PM EST

HUD will host a webinar on preparing for the 2016 Housing Inventory Count (HIC) and Point-in-Time (PIT) Count on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 from 3:00-4:00 PM EST. The webinar will cover the 2016 Notice for Housing Inventory Count (HIC) and Point-in-Time (PIT) Data Collection for Continuum of Care (CoC) Program and Emergency Solutions Grant Program. …

VCEH 2015-16 Annual Membership Form

The VCEH 2015-16 membership form is now available. Membership in VCEH is open to any individual or organization interested in participating in this grassroots effort. Suggested organizational membership dues are based on the annual operating budget, or in the case of a multi-purpose organization, the housing program’s budget. Individual memberships are welcomed and encouraged! The …

Agenda for Tomorrow’s VCEH Monthly Meeting

The next monthly meeting for the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, November 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 10:00 Introductions and Brief Announcements …

Report to Governor Shumlin From the Council on Pathways From Poverty

Yesterday, the Council on Pathways From Poverty delivered their annual report to the Governor. Below is an excerpt from a VT Digger article on the report, which highlights the need for affordable housing: Advocates are backing a hotel occupancy fee to help the state tackle homelessness and affordable housing issues. In the Pathways from Poverty …

Public Budget Forums to Receive Public Comments on the FY 2017 State Budget Development

The Agency of Administration Department of Finance and Management is holding two public webinars to discuss the FY 17 state budget on November 23, 2015: Secretary of Administration, Justin Johnson announced two open- to- the public webinars to discuss the FY 17 State budget on November 23, 2015. In accordance with Act 162 Sec E.100.1 …