Looking for help to get or keep housing? Contact the Lead Agency in your area! Need a safe place to stay tonight? Call 211 or Contact your local shelter!

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

Emergency Solutions Grant Program: Survey to Inform Annual Plan

The Vermont Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program, administered by the State Office of Economic Opportunity, provides a blend of state and federal (HUD) funding in all regions of the state for homeless shelters as well as non-profit programs engaged in work to prevent homelessness.  The purpose of the federal Emergency Solutions Grant program is to help individuals and families quickly regain stability …

Read moreEmergency Solutions Grant Program: Survey to Inform Annual Plan

Request for Public Comment on Balance of State HUD Continuum of Care Application

Continuum of Care Application for Homeless Programs – 2013/2014 NOFA The Vermont State Housing Authority (VSHA) has prepared a draft of the Balance of State Continuum of Care (CoC) Application for homeless programs.   You can view the draft Application here.  Input is desired from all stakeholders on all sections. Please forward written comments to Daniel Blankenship (VSHA) or Sara …

Read moreRequest for Public Comment on Balance of State HUD Continuum of Care Application

Webinar: Preparing for the 2014 Housing Inventory and Point-in-Time Counts

HUD will host a webinar on the 2014 Housing Inventory Count (HIC) and Point-in-Time Count (PIT) on Thursday, December 12, 2013, from 3-4 pm. The webinar will highlight new requirements and data collection guidance for the 2014 HIC and PIT Counts. Information on how to register for this webinar will be issued later this week.  More on HUD’s notice …

Read moreWebinar: Preparing for the 2014 Housing Inventory and Point-in-Time Counts

HUD Launches Affordable Care Act Resource Library Page

HUD has announced the launch of the Resource Library Page for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the OneCPD Resource Exchange. The webpage has been designed to help housing and homeless services providers, clients, and advocates easily access information about health reform as it relates to housing. The site includes: General and state-specific information on the implementation …

Read moreHUD Launches Affordable Care Act Resource Library Page