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Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness

The Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness seeks to ensure that people living in Vermont have a safe, stable, affordable home, and — if homelessness does occur — it is brief, rare, and non-recurring and those experiencing homelessness are treated with dignity and respect.

Court Upholds Benefit Cuts to Low-Income Disabled Families, Dismisses Lawsuit

A federal district court judge dismissed a class action lawsuit brought by low-income parents with disabilities late Monday afternoon. Judge Willliam K. Sessions, III found that a new law reducing public assistance to families with disabled parents receiving Supplemental Security Income is constitutional and violated no federal law. The ruling means that affected families receiving …

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FFY2015 VT BoS CoC Consolidated Application – FINAL

The final and complete version of the FFY2015 VT BoS CoC Consolidated Application can be located on the VCEH website at the following link: https://helpingtohousevt.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/FFY2015-VT-BoS-CoC-Consolidated-Application-FINAL-11.10.15.pdf. The Vermont State Housing Authority will submit the Consolidated Application, along with a screenshot of this public posting evidence, by the end of business today. Thank you to all who …

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“Difficult Choices: Housing for Vermont Families” Published by Voices for Vermont’s Children

Voices for Vermont’s Children recently published a report titled “Difficult Choices: Housing for Vermont Families” that discusses how the housing crisis in Vermont affects children. The report highlights many findings such as the following: Housing is too expensive for many of Vermont’s working families. Vermont is consistently the least affordable state in the country when …

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Save the Date: Webinar – Effective Coordination between Hospitals and CoC Homeless Assistance Providers – November 10, 2015 – 1 PM EDT

This webinar will explore how three hospital systems – state, county and private nonprofit – have streamlined their internal operations, coordinated with homeless Continuums of Care and effectively leveraged both internal and external resources to reduce overuse of hospital emergency departments and frequent readmissions, while improving discharge outcomes and expanding access for homeless and at-risk …

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