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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.

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Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Vermont Annual Report – State Fiscal Year 2014

The 2014 Year End Report for the Emergency Solutions Grant program is now available. Vermont’s Emergency Solutions Grants program, administered by the Vermont State Office of Economic Opportunity, provides a blend of state and federal (HUD) funding to support operations, staffing and homelessness prevention and re-housing assistance at approximately 40 non-profit emergency shelter, transitional housing …

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Join OEO for Shining a Light on Poverty Series #8 with Anthony Poore on August 28th

On August 28th from 10:00AM – 11:00AM the Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity will continue on with their year-long series of discussions about poverty.  For this month the theme of the discussion is titled “Universal Children’s Savings Accounts: New England Takes the Lead” and features guest speaker Anthony Poore from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.  Powerful …

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Deadline for Comments on OEO Warming Shelter Position Paper Extended to August 15

The deadline to provide comments on the OEO Warming Shelter Position paper has been extended to Friday, August 15. Feedback is requested from a broad array of state and community partners on the following documents: DRAFT ONLY – Request for Warming Shelter Work Plan DRAFT OEO Position Paper Warming Shelters These documents are meant to provide …

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OEO’s Shining a Light on Poverty Series: Discussion on Building Financial Security for Your Clients

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 seventh of these discussions will feature Kori Hattemer, Program Manager for the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED). The focus of this month’s discussion will be on how to …

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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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OEO’s Shining a Light on Poverty Series Continues on May 29 with Vermont Food Bank’s John Sayles

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 fifth of these discussions will feature John Sayles, CEO, Vermont Foodbank, and will take place on Thursday, May 29 from Noon to 1pm. More details from …

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