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Tomorrow: Homelessness Awareness Day and Memorial Vigil at the State House

This year’s Homelessness Awareness Day and Memorial Vigil is taking place tomorrow, Thursday, January 9, at the State House in Montpelier. A report by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, released last month, showed an increase in homelessness in Vermont, and one of the largest increases in family homelessness in the country. Throughout the day testimony will be offered in …

Upcoming Point-In-Time Count Training Events

Four dates have been scheduled for individuals to become trained and ready for this year’s Point-In-Time (PIT) Count. The next PIT count of Vermont’s homeless population is taking place later this month on January 29-30, 2014. The PIT Count allows local communities and state policy makers to understand current problems of homelessness, target limited funding to appropriate …

Update on Homelessness Awareness Day Schedule

An update on the Annual Homelessness Awareness Day and Memorial Vigil, taking place next week on Thursday, January 9, at the State House: The day is still starting at 8 AM in the Card Room. The Memorial Vigil will take place on the State House steps at Noon. A new time has been set for …

Shumlin Creates Anti-Poverty Council, Budget Will Include Added Funding For Low Income Programs

Governor Peter Shumlin announced yesterday he will propose additional spending for anti-poverty programs in his upcoming budget to make up for some federal cuts. The governor also announced the creation of the Council on Pathways Out of Poverty, which will advise the Governor on programs impacting low income Vermonters. The council comes to being after …

January 9: Homelessness Awareness Day and Memorial Vigil at the State House

Every year in January concerned citizens and homeless service providers from across Vermont gather at the State House in Montpelier for a day to engage their representatives and to renew their commitment to end homelessness in our state. On Thursday, January 9 the Annual Homelessness Memorial Vigil and Awareness Day will kick off early at 8:00am in the …

VCEH, AHS, VSHA Sign Memorandum of Agreement

A Memorandum of Agreement designed to strengthen our HUD Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Application and to clarify roles and responsibilities within the Vermont Balance of State Continuum has been fully signed by all parties. The agreement was signed by the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness (CoC Primary Decision-Making Group), Vermont Agency of Human Services (HMIS …