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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.

Groundworks Collaborative to Hold Fifth Annual Hike for the Homeless on September 12th

Groundworks Collaborative will hold its fifth annual Hike for the Homeless fundraiser on Saturday, September 12 (rain date, September 13th), on Mount Wantastiquet in Hinsdale, NH. There will be two start times, 10am and 12:30pm, each beginning at the Mountain Road trailhead in Hinsdale (an immediate left after the second bridge on Route 119 when coming from downtown …

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Board Gives the Nod to New Shelter

The Development Review Board in Brattleboro approved Groundworks Collaborative‘s application for the use of a new location for an emergency overnight shelter, which is set to open this November. Below is an excerpt of an article from The Commons with further details on this project and what lies ahead: Despite the warmth of this summer, …

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Emergency Housing Update, Memo, and Documents

Please see the following Memo and supporting documentation regarding Emergency Housing: Emergency Housing Memo 8.27.15 Restructuring Resource Allocation SFY16 GA Housing Data SFY15 Letter of Intent Template Members of the DCF Housing Team are available for questions: Commissioner’s Office Ken Schatz – Commissioner – ken.schatz@vermont.gov Karen Vastine – Principal Assistant – karen.vastine@vermont.gov Economic Services Division Sean Brown – …

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REMINDER: VCEH Monthly Meeting Tomorrow, Tuesday August 18th at St. John’s Church In Randolph

The next monthly meeting for the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness will be held on Tuesday, August 18th.  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 …

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Hearing on Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP)

Dear Colleagues, The Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) governs how the Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) allocates the largest program that funds affordable rental housing in the state (the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program). The committee responsible for that plan is having its second hearing on recommended changes to the QAP next week on August 19, 2015. …

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Summer 2015 Edition of Counterpoint – News, Commentary and Arts by Psychiatric Survivors, Mental Health Peers and Their Families

The Summer 2015 issue of Counterpoint, a publication featuring news, commentary and arts by psychiatric survivors, mental health peers and their families is now available to view online here: http://www.vermontpsychiatricsurvivors.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Counterpoint_Summer_2015.pdf. Counterpoint is published three to four times a year by Vermont Psychiatric Survivorsand available for free at sites throughout the state. Counterpoint was started in …

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