Events

At Thursday’s vigil on the Statehouse steps and joint legislative hearing on homelessness,  Vermonters who have experienced homelessness and service providers  were among the voices urging lawmakers to consider long-term solutions.  Linda Ryan, co-chair of the Governor’s Council on Pathways out of Poverty, asked the state to fund more rental subsidies, in light of declining federal support. 

VHFA elves stuffed 95 pairs of mittens, gloves and hats yesterday with holiday candy for children whose families are clients at Burlington’s Women Helping Battered Women office. 

Thanks to the VHFA staff, partners and friends whose donations made this year’s Mitten Drive such a success!

Vermont’s “difficult to develop” areas under the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit provisions have been revised to include all counties with the exception of Addison, Orleans, Caledonia and Essex for 2014.

There’s still time to help the annual VHFA mitten drive reach its goal.   This year, mittens and gloves carefully stuffed with holiday candy by VHFA staff will be donated to Burlington's Women Helping Battered Women office. 

VHFA staff translated their skills in the kitchen into United Way donations during two recent events.   The agency’s long-standing workplace culture of gratitude and generosity coupled with the exceptional culinary prowess of key staff members guaranteed the success of a “soup cook-off” earlier in the month and yesterday’s Thanksgiving dessert auction. 

The West River Valley senior housing complex Townshend opened a newly-constructed wing of the assisted living building for twelve additional Vermont households.  These new apartments offer the flexibility of independent living with a supportive array of in-house services. 

At the annual conference for state housing finance agencies last week, HUD Secretary Donovan thanked housing finance agencies for “helping to turn around the housing market” and for “being there for first time home buyers”  throughout the worst of the economic downturn.

The New England Affordable Housing Management Association (NEAHMA) honored Sam Falzone, VHFA's Director of Multifamily Programs at their 25^th Annual Conference in Norwood, MA on October 15^th. 

VHFA's Director of Administration, Patricia Loller, was named Vermont’s Human Resources Professional of the Year on Monday by the Society of Human Resources Management.