Vermont State Housing Authority (VSHA) will be opening its waiting list and begin accepting applications for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program on April 1, 2015 at 8:00AM. Beginning April 1, 2015, applications may be obtained by visiting VSHA’s website at www.vsha.org/vsha-programs/rental-assistance-program and clicking on Application for Rental Assistance. Applications can also be obtained …
Friends, The next monthly meeting for the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness will be held on Tuesday, February 17th. The meeting will take place at St. John’s Episcopal Church (15 Summer Street, Randolph, VT). The meeting will be called to order at 10:00AM. The meeting agenda and materials will be out shortly. Apologies for the …
The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is preparing a new five-year Consolidated Plan for 2015-2020 as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Vermont’s Consolidated Plan guides the investment of more than $10 million that is received annually for three grant programs: Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) HOME Investment …
In Vermont the population is about 626,000. One in every ten Vermonters, or 70,000, are classified by the U.S. Census Bureau as living in poverty. The Burlington Free Press recently interviewed Jan Demers, the executive director of Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO), on poverty in the state. Read the full interview here: BFP: …
Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 15, the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness will be having our monthly meeting. This month’s meeting will take place at 10am at a new location in Randolph: Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church 43 Hebard Hill Road Randolph, VT The Church is located on the on the corner of Hebard Hill Road and Route 66. Here is the …
Last week Brattleboro’s winter shelter opened early due to increased demand. VPR has the details: Officials say the demand for overnight shelter has increased because of federal budget cuts that disproportionately affect the poor. When the Brattleboro Area Drop In center opens at eight each morning Lucie Fortier often finds a crowd of people lined …
