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.
Sign on today to a letter urging lawmakers to act quickly to stop sequestration from taking effect in the upcoming fiscal year. Sequestration in FY16 would impose additional deep cuts to important nondefense discretionary (NDD) programs, including HUD and Rural Housing Service housing programs. Join advocates from around the country in calling on Congress to …
Dear VSHA S+C [Statewide Grant] Sponsors & Local CoCs: What: VSHA is currently accepting between 15-20 S+C applications to serve homeless households to live in all counties of Vermont, except Chittenden. Why: Although we met our goal with the recent S+C waitlist opening, several S+C participants recently transitioned to the VSHA Sect. 8 HCV Program …
The next monthly meeting for the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness will be held on Tuesday, December 16th. The meeting will take place at the Chandler Music Hall (71-73 Main St. Randolph, VT). The meeting will be called to order at 10:00AM. Materials for tomorrow’s meeting: Agenda 2015 State Legislative Priorities (Draft) We hope you can attend tomorrow’s …
On December 17, 2014, from 3:30 to 4:30 PM EST, HUD will host a webinar on preparing for the 2015 Housing Inventory Count (HIC) and Point-in-Time (PIT) Count. The webinar will cover the 2015 Notice for Housing Inventory Count (HIC) and Point-in-Time (PIT) Data Collection for Continuum of Care (CoC) Program and Emergency Solutions Grant …
The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is preparing a new five-year Consolidated Plan for 2015-2020 as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Vermont’s Consolidated Plan guides the investment of more than $10 million that is received annually for three grant programs: Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) HOME Investment …
Today Vermont Public Radio highlighted the Housing First program and Pathways VT, which provides these services in Vermont. Below is an excerpt from their coverage, which discusses how the program helps to permanently house the chronically homeless while saving a great deal of money in the end: “We have a long history in this country …
