Submitted by VHFA on 8/11/2008
VHFA will hold a training session on Sept. 15 for homeless organization workers who'd like to learn how to use the Vermont Directory of Affordable Rental Housing (DoARH).
The directory is a searchable database of all subsidized housing units in Vermont. It contains data, as well as contact and vacancy information, on more than 12,000 units across the state.
Submitted by VHFA on 8/7/2008
This is the first of several quick bios we'll blog of speakers scheduled to appear at the Vermont Statewide Housing Conference, Nov. 18 in South Burlington.
Read about other speakers scheduled to present at the event and register to attend at the conference Web site.
Submitted by VHFA on 8/6/2008
Members of the Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire housing managers associations will come together for their triennial "Crossing the Line" conference this fall.
The event will be held at the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, Vt., Oct. 27-29, under the theme, "Housing: Are the Odds in Your Favor?"
Registration fees range from $50 to $300, with hotel stays at the resort available for an additional fee. Deadline to register is Oct. 9.
Submitted by VHFA on 8/5/2008
Watch for our 2008 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference brochure, hitting the mail later this week.
The conference is coming to South Burlington on Tuesday, November 18.
Registrations are open now. You can register online, or complete the form contained in the brochure and mail it in.
Registration fee is just $40, but goes up to $50 Oct. 18.
Submitted by VHFA on 7/30/2008
The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) is presenting two free events in our region in August.
"Building Green for Rural Communities" is a day-and-a-half roundtable and tour taking place starting at 2 p.m. Aug. 11.
"Single-Family Housing Development" is a two-day event running Aug. 13-14. Sponsored by HUD, it's open to CHDOs and many CHDO-eligible organizations.
Submitted by VHFA on 7/23/2008
We've posted descriptions for the 18 workshops of the 2008 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference, and have started posting speaker bios as they roll in.
The conference is Vermont's premiere housing event, coming around every two years. This year's event will be Tuesday, Nov. 18 at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center in South Burlington.
Submitted by VHFA on 7/23/2008
Our friends and partners at the Center for Rural Studies (CRS) at the University of Vermont (UVM) in Burlington are ramping up for their 30th anniversary celebration coming this fall.
The Center will hold a free anniversary symposium on Saturday, Oct. 4 at UVM's Davis Center. The day-long event will include:
Submitted by VHFA on 7/2/2008
Submitted by VHFA on 6/12/2008
Vermont author Michelle Kennedy has been confirmed to deliver the keynote address at the Vermont Statewide Housing Conference on Nov. 18.
She's the author of 10 books, including 2005's "Without a Net: Middle Class and Homeless (with Kids) in America." The book details her life at 24 as a recent ex-American University student and homeless mother living with three children in her station wagon.
Submitted by jfairbanks on 6/5/2008
On Wednesday, May 28th, Gov. Jim Douglas signed into law H.863, the comprehensive housing and land use bill passed by the Legislature on the final day of the 2008 session.
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