Liz Curry of NeighborWorks Alliance of Vermont had a letter published in this week's Seven Days newspaper.
You can read her response to the paper's housing issue published last week at the Seven Days Web site.
Liz Curry of NeighborWorks Alliance of Vermont had a letter published in this week's Seven Days newspaper.
You can read her response to the paper's housing issue published last week at the Seven Days Web site.
VHFA honored Andy Gurley, recently-retired from UBS, for his decades of work with the Agency.
VHFA Executive Director Sarah Carpenter spoke about Andy's long history with the Agency at the 2008 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference, held last Tuesday.
A resident of Irvington, N.Y., Andy was instrumental in VHFA's creation in 1974, and has been a wise and loyal partner ever since, through his affiliation with an impressive list of financial institutions such as First Boston Corp., Morgan Stanley, Drexel Burnam Lambert, Paine Weber and UBS.
Robert McBride (center, right) and Richard Ewald (center, left) received the 2008 Vermont Community Leadership Award from the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD).
USDA/Rural Development State Director and VCRD Board of Directors Chairwoman Jolina LaClair (right) and VCRD Director Tony Elliott (left) presented the two the award at the 2008 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference held last Tuesday.
Melinda Bussino (right), Executive Director of the Brattleboro Area Drop-In Center, has received the Housing Hero award.
VHFA Executive Director Sarah Carpenter presented Melinda with the award at the 2008 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference held last Tuesday.
She received the award for her years of commitment and leadership providing comfort and shelter to homeless Vermonters, and her tireless advocacy on their behalf.
Vermont Housing & Conservation Board Executive Director Gus Seelig wrote a piece that recently appeared in The Burlington Free Press congratulating the Champlain Housing Trust for winning a U.N.-HABITAT-sponsored World Habitat Award.
Gus is also a member of VHFA's Board of Commissioners.
The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric featured VHFA participating lender First National Bank of Orwell on yesterday's broadcast.
You can watch the segment and read a synopsis of the story at the CBS site.
In addition to the new Vermont Resident Service Coordinators (VRSC) Resource Guide, which we pointed you to in previous Housing Matters posts, there are a handful of other new resources at the VRSC Web site.
Now available: several items regarding HUD training requirements and Vermont support service training documentation form, including an overview about the process for getting certification completed in Vermont, HUD's Notice H 95-16, and Vermont's support service training documentation form.
Vermont Public Radio aired a story today about Champlain Housing Trust's winning a United Nations World Habitat Award.
Vermont Resident Service Coordinators has published a new resources guide.
Read our previous post about this publication, or download the document (PDF).
Rick DeAngelis at Vermont Housing & Conservation Board in Montpelier has released more details about the fuel assistance workshop taking place Oct. 1 in Montpelier.
The workshop is for owners and managers of affordable rental housing, and will focus on how those people can assist their very low income residents take advantage of the Vermont Fuel Assistance program.
The agenda will be: