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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 …

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 …

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 …

“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 …

IMPORTANT: FY2015 VT BoS CoC NOFA Materials – Please Review

Please review the following materials and instructions regarding the FY2015 VT BoS CoC NOFA: FFY2015 VT BoS CoC Projects-Priority Listing Posting FINAL 11.3.15 – The final VT BoS CoC priority ranking determination (as made by the Project Ranking Committee on behalf of VCEH) of all submitted CoC project applications to be included in the HUD …