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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.

Joint VCEH/VAHC and VCEH Monthly Meetings – Tues, Sept 16 – Gov. Shumlin & Scott Milne Confirmed

The Coalition’s monthly meeting, and joint meeting with the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition (VAHC), as well as the VAHC’s annual meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 16 from 9:30AM – 2:00PM at the Baptist Fellowship Church in Randolph. This being an election year, we have invited the two major party gubernatorial candidates to speak. …

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Community Meeting Featuring Speaker Linda Kaufman of 100,000 Homes Campaign, September 15

Join the United Way of Chittenden County for community meeting featuring speaker Linda Kaufman of Community Solutions 100,000 Homes Campaign. This meeting will take place on Monday, September 15th from 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM at Contois Auditorium in Burlington City Hall. Linda is nationally known for her work with the 100,000 Homes Campaign and …

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HUD Announces Drop in Veteran Homelessness – How Vermont Veteran Services Helps

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) announced this week that the annual Point-in-Time Count conducted in January 2014 shows a decline of homeless veterans by 33 percent since 2010. This includes a nearly 40 percent drop in the number of …

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VSHA Shelter+Care Available Soon (Chronic Homeless Only)

The Vermont State Housing Authority (VSHA) will be accepting completed applications (about 10 total) between Monday, October 13th through Wednesday, November 12th for the HUD Shelter+Care Statewide homeless grant that covers all counties in Vermont, except Chittenden. At minimum, the head of household must meet the HUD definition of CHRONICALLY HOMELESS; additional priority will be …

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USICH and HUD Will Host the Second of Four Webinars on Family Homelessness September 10

Join the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on September 10th, for a webinar titled “Family Connection: Tailored Interventions and Assistance.” This is the second informational webinar in a series on building systems to end family homelessness. The webinar will feature best practices and lessons …

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Seeking Public Comments on the Agency of Human Services (AHS) & the Department for Children and Families (DCF)

The Governor’s Council on Pathways from Poverty is soliciting public input from interested parties and service providers on possible recommendations or changes within Department for Children and Families encompassing all divisions of the Department. If you, or an agency you know, would like to provide input there are three ways to do so: 1) Attend a …

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