Registration is open for AHP Application Training in Rutland, VT on June 21, 2017 or Bretton Woods, NH on June 29, 2017.
Events
HUD Secretary Carson kicks off Homeownership Month!
By: Madison Noyes
June is National Homeownership Month, which gives us a chance to celebrate the ways homeownership opportunities have improved in the last year, as well as reflect on ways we can improve in the coming year. To kick off the month, US Department of Housing and Urban Development secretary Ben Carson will be discussing the history and outlook of homeownership at 2pm EDT on June 1st, 2017.
There will be a webcast of the event.
Sam Falzone retires after 38 years at VHFA
By: Leslie Black-Plumeau
Amidst songs, odes, laughs and tears, VHFA staff celebrated the many achievements and enduring friendships of Sam Falzone. Sam is retiring this week, after a distinguished 38 years at VHFA directing the agency’s rental housing programs.
Sam’s commitment to preserving and monitoring Vermont’s stock of affordable rental housing benefited thousands of low-income renters across the state. More than 8,600 much-needed affordable apartments financed through the housing tax credits and direct loans provided by VHFA are monitored by Sam’s department.
Children's Literacy Foundation has opportunities for rental housing and other service providers
By: Will White
The At-Risk Children grant is open to social service providers, community centers, afterschool programs, refugee services organizations, shelters, low income housing programs, Head Start programs, early childhood education programs, and a wide range other groups throughout Vermont and New Hampshire that serve low-income or at-risk infants and children up to age 12 (or a portion of that age range).
The application deadline is May 15, 2017 for programming that will take place in the Fall of 2017.
$35 million bond would have long-lasting benefits
By: Leslie Black-Plumeau
Housing developers, business leaders, smart growth policy experts and poverty advocates joined together to support the passage of a $35 million housing bond this afternoon at a press conference at Vermont’s State House in Montpelier.
Recommended in Governor Scott's budget proposal, the housing bond would address a significant need for affordable housing in Vermont, help to alleviate homelessness, house the workforce, and provide expanded homeownership opportunities for Vermonters.
April is Fair Housing Month!
By: Leslie Black-Plumeau
Please join VHFA and other housing leaders in celebrating April as Fair Housing Month! To honor the importance of Fair Housing activities in Vermont, all are welcome to the State House on Tuesday, April 4th where there will be information in the Card Room all day as well as fair housing experts on hand to answer questions or discuss recent initiatives. At 10 am there will be a reading of a Concurrent Resolution endorsing April as Fair Housing month.
We have a winner!
By: Will White
Many thanks to the dozens of people who participated in our Valentine's Day Photo Contest!
All of your submissions were thoughtful and a happy reminder of what it means to have a home. After much thought and consideration, the winner was eventually narrowed down to Jess Marshall. Check back in May for our Spring/Summer Photo Contest (there will be plenty more to follow!).
Business community input on permitting and regulation in Vermont needed
By: Leslie Black-Plumeau
The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources is seeking input from the business community about their experiences with permitting and environmental regulation in Vermont. Please share your insights at one of the "listening tour" meetings the Agency is holding over the next two weeks at locations around the state.
Best Practices in Supportive Housing Training Feb. 14
By: Leslie Black-Plumeau
As a part of the ongoing Roadmap to End Homelessness work that VHFA has partially funded through a partnership with the Agency of Human Services, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board and many others, national experts on Supportive Housing will be in Vermont next week to provide a training on best practices.
Housing developers, managers, and advocates are strongly encouraged to attend to learn about the most successful ways of creating affordable housing with necessary supportive services to increase households’ success in living independently after homelessness.
Film “The Hungry Heart” featured at VT Resident Services Coordinators March meeting
By: Leslie Black-Plumeau