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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.

Vermont Council on Homelessness Meeting Next Thursday, December 12

Next Thursday, December 12 will be the Vermont Council on Homelessness’ bimonthly meeting.  The meeting will take place from 2pm to 4pm at the Pavilion, 4th Floor Conference Room on State Street in Montpelier.  The tentative agenda is as follows: Introductions and Announcements (5 mins) Public Comment (5 mins) Presentation and Discussion on Tax Credit Housing – Maura Collins, VHFA (45 mins) …

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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 …

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Bennington Select Board Votes for New Prohibitions Aimed at Homeless

Last week the town of Bennington’s Select Board voted to approve a series of controversial amendments to an ordinance which would greatly restrict panhandling, penalize the homeless from sleeping in their vehicles, and prohibit citizens from misrepresenting how they use the proceeds from panhandling. The Bennington Banner has more on the new measures and the protests they have sparked: protests…organized by …

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January 15-17: Beyond Housing – A National Conversation on Child Homelessness and Poverty

It’s never too early to be looking ahead.  The Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness (ICPH) is inviting service providers, practitioners, policymakers, homeless and formerly homeless individuals, researchers, and members of the media to its next national conference, Beyond Housing.  The conference will be taking place at the Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan in New York City from January …

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