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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.

Submit Comments on Warming Shelter Documents by Friday, July 11 (Update: Extended to August 15)

The Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity is planning to issue two documents related to seasonal “warming” shelters – a Warming Shelter Position Paper and a Warming Shelter Request for Work Plan.  Feedback is requested from a broad array of state and community partners on the following documents: DRAFT ONLY – Request for Warming Shelter Work …

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Four New HUD CoC Projects Awarded in Vermont

Important news, last Thursday HUD announced a second round of grants totaling $140 million to nearly 900 local homeless assistance programs across the country.  Check out the grants received in Vermont: VT BALANCE OF STATE COC VSHA RRH1 FY13  $87,366  [former RCHC/HPC SSO & Morningside SSO projects]: new CoC Rapid Rehousing project for Families in Rutland County and Brattleboro (Windham County) in the form …

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Register Today: HUD and USICH – Core Principles of Housing First and Rapid Re-Housing Webinar

This upcoming Thursday, June, 26, at 2pm there will be a web opportunity to hear directly from HUD and USICH staff about rapid re-housing and housing first principles. You can register online now! This webinar focuses on the core principles of Housing First and Rapid Re-Housing and will be presented by Ann Oliva, the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary …

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Housing Rights for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence

Did you know under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA) all landlords participating in Section 8 voucher programs must comply with VAWA?  Our friends at the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence have provided a helpful handout detailing tenants housing rights.  All of the following apply to landords participating in Section 8 voucher …

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