Please find below the materials from the Statewide Housing Conference held November 14, 2024. Materials include conference-wide resources, session slide decks and recordings of the welcome address and the Housing 101 session. 

General Conference Materials

• Recording of conference welcome by Maura Collins
• Heather McGhee keynote address graphic illustration by Mellisa Cain of Iceberg Consulting
• Full conference program including schedule
• Full conference slideshow
• A BIPOC affinity space was provided by the VT Professionals of Color Network

Workshop Materials

• Housing 101
  • Full recording of session
  • Full slide deck
  • Resource & material list
  • State agency flow chart
  • Graphic illustration of session by Mellisa Cain of Iceberg Consulting
• Energy & Housing Sessions
  • A Just Housing Transition slide deck
  • Net Zero by 2030 slide deck
  • Unlocking New Energy Finance Opportunities for Affordable Housing slide deck
• Farmworker Housing slide deck
• Homebuying Sessions
  • State of Homeownership (National) slide deck
  • Homebuying Programs slide deck
• Need to Know State Housing Legislation slide deck
• State of Vermont's Housing Needs slide deck
• Ensuring Shelter When There Are No Homes slide deck
• Team ACT Implementation with Individuals Experiencing Homelessness slide deck
• Vermont Zoning Atlas slide deck

General Conference Materials

• Schedule-at-a-Glance
• Attendee ideas for turning inspiration to action
• A BIPOC affinity space was provided by the VT Professionals of Color Network

Morning Sessions

• Welcome (slide deck only)
• Keynote with Sara Bronin (slide deck only)
• Welcome & Keynote address recording

Workshop Materials

Session 1

• Housing 101: Overview
  • Session recording
  • State of Housing (slide deck only)
  • State Housing Policy (slide deck only)
  • Federal Housing Policy (slide deck only)
• Housing and energy equity
  • Energy justice: Challenges and opportunities in Vermont
  • Housing & energy equity
• Making change at the local level: Housing committee roundtable

Session 2

• Housing 102: Putting concepts into practice
  • Session recording
  • Bayview Crossing Case Study (slide deck only)
  • Marie Lennon Interview (recording)
• Housing in hidden places: Creating new housing through adaptive reuse
  • Bellows Falls Garage: An adaptive reuse journey
  • Housing in hidden places 1
  • Housing in hidden places 2
• Local zoning impacts on housing affordability
  • Planning & zoning for housing affordability
  • Producing housing that is affordable
• Manufactured home communities as an affordable housing solution: conversion to sustainability
• Strategies to improve equity in homeownership opportunities
  • BIPOC homeownership challenges in Vermont
  • CHT Homeownership Equity Program

Session 3

• Roundtable on the coordination of housing & services
• Washington insights: Increasing housing development costs and federal policy responses
• Preparing Vermont communities for a more inclusive future