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Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness

The Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness seeks to ensure that people living in Vermont have a safe, stable, affordable home, and — if homelessness does occur — it is brief, rare, and non-recurring and those experiencing homelessness are treated with dignity and respect.

HUD

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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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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