Governor Phil Scott announced Thursday the successful sale by Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) of Vermont’s first Sustainability Bonds. The bonds sale raised $37 million to fund the “Housing for All” initiative, the largest state investment in housing in several decades. Proceeds from the sale of the bonds will be awarded by the Vermont Housing Conservation Board (VHCB) for constructing and rehabilitating 550-650 homes statewide over the next two to three years. Vermont investors played a critical role in the success of the bond sale.
Events
Community Development Advance webinar
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston’s Community Development Advance (CDA) program offers members an excellent way to support economic development and affordable housing in their communities.
FHLB Boston offers free, one-hour webinars to help you learn more about how the CDA can help grow your business. Topics include financing options, eligibility criteria, online application navigation tips, and eligibility reporting data requirements. You can ask as many questions as you like during this live presentation, all without leaving your office.
Register now for one of the three upcoming webinars:
Open house on 1/19 and 1/20 for Swanton and Highgate residents affected by flooding
The American Red Cross will be hosting an open house in Swanton on Friday, January 19th from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Saturday, January 20th from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM for residents affected by the recent flooding. The events will share resources from a variety of agencies and non-profit organizations to help area residents recover and rebuild. Trained specialists will be on hand to offer personalized assistance.
The events will be held at the Swanton Village Municipal complex at 120 First Street. For questions please contact 802-868-3397.
Honoring 30 years of impact as Connie Snow retires from Windham & Windsor Housing Trust
Vermont housing partners honored Connie Snow last week as she retires from her role as Executive Director of Windham & Windsor Housing Trust. Snow has led the housing trust in this region for 30 years, since it was first established in 1987.
Read more about Snow's accomplishments in this in-depth story from The Commons.
Online auction to benefit United Way of Northwest Vermont
This holiday season VHFA is auctioning off many themed-baskets brimming with fabulous gifts and donating all proceeds to the United Way of Northwest Vermont. We can’t think of a better, stress-free way to get your holiday shopping done!
Free workshops for Vermont towns on updating local addresses for Census 2020
The U.S. Census Bureau is offering Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) 2020 Workshops for Vermont cities and towns, in partnership with the Vermont State Data Center and the Vermont Center for Geographic Information. For your convenience, workshops will be hosted at two sites. A webinar is also being offered.
Children's literacy program opportunities for general occupancy housing and other service providers
The Children's Literacy Foundation (CLiF) is now accepting applications for our At-Risk Children grant. This free grant opportunity is open to social service providers, early childhood education programs, childcare centers, school-based programs such as ELL classrooms and afterschool programs, family centers, community organizations, shelters, low-income housing and other programs throughout Vermont and New Hampshire that serve low-income or at-risk infants and children up to age 12 (or a segment of that age range).
2017 Green Real Estate Symposium
Join us this Wednesday, October 25, 2017 for the Green Real Estate Symposium hosted by our friends at Vermont Realtors.
The event will include information on three main topics. First, appraisers will be educated on how to accurately evaluate a house for its energy efficiency. They'll also learn how to point out areas that could be performing better.
Next, market research on green energy will show us why we are measuring sustainable energy in the first place.
Finally, the symposium will cover guided techniques and phrases for articulating the true value of a green home to prospective residents.
Training offered on "The Nuts and Bolts of Housing Retention"
The Vermont Resident Services Coordinators (VRSC) invites you to join them on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 for a training workshop. The workshop will be followed by the VRSC member meeting. The training workshop and meeting will be held at the historic Royalton Academy Building in Royalton, VT.
Head out to the ball park and enter our photo contest!
Heading out to a Vermont Lake Monsters game this weekend? Enter our photo contest by visiting VHFA's ball park photo booth, tagging VHFA (@vermonthousingfinanceagency) and the Vermont Lake Monsters (@VTlakemonsters) and uploading your photo to Facebook or Twitter. One winner will be selected at random after each game and receive a $50 gift card!
The Lake Monsters face Aberdeen Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, August 25-27 at Centennial Field in Burlington.