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
          
  
            '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.
          
  
            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.
          
  
            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.
          
  
            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.
          
  
            SAVE THE DATE: New England Housing Network Annual Conference
      
        
        
        
        
          
  
            
Friday, December 2, 2011
8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Sheraton Needham Hotel, Needham, MA
Featured Speakers:
          
  
            Sept. 28 - VAHC Annual Meeting, VAHC/VCEH Joint Meeting & VCEH Monthly Meeting
      
        
        
        
        
          
  
            
September 28 is the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition’s Annual Meeting, as well as its annual joint meeting with the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness 
          
  
            Input needed on Chittenden County goals
      
        
        
        
        
          
  
            
The ECOS (Environment, Community, Opportunity, & Sustainability) Project (www.ecosproject.com) includes municipalities, the State and a large number of organizations working to improve our community’s most important planning documents and implement the highest prio


