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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.

Capstone Community Action Brings the Grantsmanship Training Program to Vermont

To help nonprofits win more grants, Capstone Community Action (Capstone) is bringing the Grantsmanship Training Program to Barre, Vermont the week of December 8–12. “This is the best training program in the field,” said Hal Cohen, Capstone’s Executive Director. “It’s how a lot of top-level grant professionals get their start or refresh their learning.” The …

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HHS Releases Two New Reports on Using Medicaid to Cover Services for People in Permanent Supportive Housing

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) released two new reports: Primer on Using Medicaid for People Experiencing Chronic Homelessness and Tenants of Permanent Supportive Housing (PDF file), and a companion document, Medicaid and Permanent Supportive Housing for Chronically Homeless Individuals: Emerging Practices …

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HUD Orders Rhode Island Housing To Repay $1.1 Million In Grants To Safe Haven Homeless Facility

The Providence Journal recently reported that Rhode Island Housing has been ordered to repay $1.1 million in federal grants because it has failed to document how those funds were spent at a Pawtucket homeless facility. From the article: The regional office of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development came down hard on Rhode …

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REMINDER: HMIS Learning Session with James Muller from Bowman Systems and Gerry Leslie, October 14th

VCEH invites you to a learning session with James Muller from Bowman Systems, the source of the ServicePoint software, and Gerry Leslie, a leader in the administration of ServicePoint in Michigan. The session will discuss Using and managing ServicePoint – about how to get the most from the software and distributing system administration across the provider …

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