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VSHA Proposed Annual Plan & Homeless Preferences

The VT State Housing Authority’s Proposed Annual Plan Update for FFY2016 can be viewed at: http://www.vsha.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Proposed-Annual-Plan-Updates-for-FY-2016.pdf. VSHA Local Preferences are part of the proposed plan and include a new proposed preference to serve up to 100 family households experiencing homelessness each federal fiscal year. The VSHA board will conduct a public meeting on July 15th. …

Waitlist for Section 8 Vouchers Now Closed

The waitlist for Section 8 vouchers in Vermont, which reopened on April 1st of this year, is now closed. For more information read this recent article from the Rutland Herald below or at the link here: With fewer federal dollars available to help and rents rising out of reach for more and more Vermonters, the …

REMINDER: VCEH Monthly Meeting Tomorrow, Tuesday June 16th at St. John’s Church In Randolph

The next monthly meeting for the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness will be held on Tuesday, June 16th. 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 …

A Letter Regarding the 2015 Point-in-Time Count

Friends, The recent release of the “2015 Vermont Point-in-Time Annual Statewide Count of the Homeless” has elicited conflicting coverage in the media and left some confusion among advocates, policy makers and the general public as to what the numbers mean. The 2015 Count identifies as fully as possible those Vermonters on one night in January …

Seven Days Article Highlights the Struggles Victims of Domestic Violence Face When Seeking Emergency Shelter

The latest issue of Seven Days features a great article by Alicia Freese on the struggles that victims of domestic violence face when seeking emergency shelter in Vermont. Below is a short excerpt: “Many victims are making untenable choices between homelessness and abuse,” Auburn Watersong of the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence told …

Training Opportunity, June 11th in Montpelier: “Lighting a Fire – Ignite Inspiration & Turn Challenge into Change”

Lighting a Fire – Ignite Inspiration & Turn Challenge into Change Thursday, June 11 9:30am – 2:30pm, Montpelier Elks Club Sponsored by OEO in partnership with the VT Association for Mental Health & Addiction Recovery Have you ever worked with someone who is stuck in a pattern and refuses to budge? Do you doubt your …