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New Report Finds Vermont Renters Still Cannot Afford the Rent

The State’s High Rents are Out of Reach for Working Families In order to afford a modest, two-bedroom apartment at the Fair Market Rent in Vermont, renters need to earn $19.36 per hour, or $40,272 a year. This is Vermont’s 2014 Housing Wage, revealed in a report released today. The report, Out of Reach 2014, was …

Shining a Light on Poverty Series – Discussion #3: Homelessness: Illness or Poverty?

In honor of 50 years of community action in Vermont, the Office of Economic Opportunity is hosting a series of one-hour discussions on poverty every month in 2014. The third of these discussions will feature Dr. Sam Tsemberis, Founder & CEO of Pathways to Housing, and will take place on Thursday, March 27 from 10am …

Agenda and Meeting Materials for Tomorrow’s VCEH Meeting

A reminder, tomorrow, Tuesday, March 18, from 10am to Noon the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness will be having our monthly meeting at the Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph. You can find driving directions, call-in info, and more here. Posted below, please find tomorrow’s agenda, minutes from past called to order meetings, the …

New Location for Tuesday’s VCEH Meeting

The next Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 18 at a new location, the Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph. The meeting will take place at our regular time from 10am to Noon. The details: 10am – Noon, Tuesday, March 18, 2014 Chandler Center for the Arts 71-73 Main, Randolph, VT 05060 (Google Map) Directions: From the …

Housing First Training Events Happening Next Week in Rutland and Burlington

Vermont Veteran Services and Pathways Vermont are hosting two Housing First training events that will take place in Rutland and Burlington next week. Both events are free, but you must send in your RSVP to ensure a space at one of the training events. The training, An Introduction to Housing First: The Art & Science of Practice, will first take …

Webinar on Thursday: Tent Cities, Homelessness & Human Rights

This Thursday, March 6 from 2:00pm – 3:00pm join the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty for the webinar “Tent Cities, Homelessness, & Human Rights,” which will feature presentations by Eric Tars of the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty and Amy Sawyer of the US Interagency Council on Homelessness. The webinar will go into detail about the …