Please join the Committee for Temporary Shelter (COTS) in a candle light vigil tonight at 5:30. The vigil will be held on the steps of Burlington City Hall.
Events
Bridges out of poverty workshop offered on March 21, 2012
Save the date!
Bridges Out of Poverty
By Prudence Pease
Presentation: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Admission is FREE for Vermont Resident Service Coordinators & Vermont Housing Managers Association members. There will be a $10 materials fee. Non-Members are invited to attend for $20 (includes admission & materials).
Shape the future of Burlington's downtown and waterfront
Events in January provide opportunities to share your ideas and aspirations for these Burlington neighborhoods:
- Community meeting on January 10, 2012 at Contois Auditorium at 6:30pm
- Design Charrette during the entire week between January 24-30, 2012 at 1 Church Street (former Ann Taylor store).
Vermont's annual Homeless Memorial Day January 4
On January 4, 2012, the state's homeless shelters and service providers will commemorate the thousands of Vermonters who received housing and/or services this past year. A memorial vigil will be held at noon on the State House steps in Montpelier.
This event is sponsored by Vemont Coalition to End Homelessness. For more information, contact Linda Ryan at [email protected] or 802.373.6505
'Tis the season
Although we look for ways to give back to the community throughout the year, VHFA staff have stepped things up a bit during the holiday season.
The first of the agency's recent efforts was a Thanksgiving food drive for the Chittenden County Emergency Food Shelf. A total of 120 pounds of food, ranging from frozen turkeys to canned goods, was donated by the staff.
Several days later marked the annual VHFA Pie Auction, in which the culinary prowess of staff reaped proceeds of $245 for the United Way of Chittenden County.
Mittens, gloves, hats & scarves needed!
It's time for VHFA's annual mitten drive for Burlington's King Street Center and we need your help. Donations of new mittens, gloves, hats, or scarves to our office on the corner of King and St. Paul Streets in Burlington are heartily welcome any time before Friday, December 9. Waterproof gloves and mittens are especially appreciated.
Investing in the future of Northgate apartments
VHFA, the New Northgate Housing, LLC, and the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) came together yesterday to sign the legal documents firming up a new and improved financing structure for the Burlington apartment complex.
16 Apartments Rehabilitated in Morrisville and Stowe
Lamoille Housing Partnership and Housing Vermont joined with community members and state officials to celebrate the completion of extensive renovations to five apartment buildings in Morrisville and Stowe. The renovations focused primarily on improving energy efficiency and the durability of the buildings. The rehabilitation included repairing slate roofing and replacing asphalt shingles, improving insulation, installing new windows and heating systems, and upgrading apartment interiors.
New film on incarcerated women and the house they built in a VT prison
Check out the Vermont International Film Festival on Sunday, October 23rd for a 7 PM premier screening of Little House In The Big House at the Palace 9 in South Burlington.
The film focuses on a group of women who built a modular home program inside the Vermont state women's prison, through a program run by Vermont Works for Women. The filmakers, Sisters Unite Productions, and representatives from Vermont Works for Women will be at the screening to answer questions after the film.