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Housing & Homelessness Alliance of Vermont

The Housing & Homelessness Alliance of Vermont (HHAV) works toward a future in which all people living in Vermont have safe, stable, affordable homes and if homelessness occurs, it is brief, rare, and non-recurring.

Save the Date: January 7th – Homelessness Awareness Day and Memorial Vigil at the State House

Every year in January concerned citizens and homeless service providers from across Vermont gather at the State House in Montpelier for a day to engage their representatives and to renew their commitment to end homelessness in our state. Please join us on Thursday, January 7th for the Annual Homelessness Memorial Vigil and Awareness Day. The day will kick …

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Homeless Service & Education Partnership; Domestic Violence Training

The Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity currently has two training opportunities available for staff. The first is an upcoming webinar sponsored in partnership with the Agency of Education. The 2nd is a free online training on Domestic Violence from the Agency of Human Services for individuals to complete at their own pace: Supporting Kids Together: Homeless …

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Agenda for Tomorrow’s VCEH Monthly Meeting

The next monthly meeting for the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness will be heldtomorrow, Tuesday, December 15th.  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, Co-Chair 10:00 …

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Public Notice: Vermont State Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

Beginning December 21, 2015 Vermont State Housing Authority (VSHA) will open its waiting list for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program to receive applications from families applying for VSHA’s Preference for Homeless Families with Case Management Support. The waiting list for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program remains closed,except that applications will be …

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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 …

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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. …

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