Members of the Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire housing managers associations will come together for their triennial "Crossing the Line" conference this fall.
The event will be held at the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, Vt., Oct. 27-29, under the theme, "Housing: Are the Odds in Your Favor?"
Registration fees range from $50 to $300, with hotel stays at the resort available for an additional fee. Deadline to register is Oct. 9.
Watch for our 2008 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference brochure, hitting the mail later this week.
The conference is coming to South Burlington on Tuesday, November 18.
Registrations are open now. You can register online, or complete the form contained in the brochure and mail it in.
Registration fee is just $40, but goes up to $50 Oct. 18.
The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) is presenting two free events in our region in August.
"Building Green for Rural Communities" is a day-and-a-half roundtable and tour taking place starting at 2 p.m. Aug. 11.
"Single-Family Housing Development" is a two-day event running Aug. 13-14. Sponsored by HUD, it's open to CHDOs and many CHDO-eligible organizations.
Both events are free and will take place at the Holiday Inn in Holyoke, Mass. HAC is offering up to $500 scholarships to organizations to help with travel and lodging.
We've posted descriptions for the 18 workshops of the 2008 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference, and have started posting speaker bios as they roll in.
The conference is Vermont's premiere housing event, coming around every two years. This year's event will be Tuesday, Nov. 18 at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center in South Burlington.
You can register online now. Do it before Oct. 17, and save $10 off the regular price, paying just $40 for the day-long event.
Our friends and partners at the Center for Rural Studies (CRS) at the University of Vermont (UVM) in Burlington are ramping up for their 30th anniversary celebration coming this fall.
The Center will hold a free anniversary symposium on Saturday, Oct. 4 at UVM's Davis Center. The day-long event will include:
Lunch will be available at the event for $18.
The 2008 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference Web site is now live.
Register online now for the Nov. 18 event. Do it before Oct. 17 and take 20% off the registration fee, paying the "early bird" fee of just $40 for the day-long event.
This conference is Vermont's premiere housing event. Watch the site as we add details about speakers and the agenda for the day.
Vermont author Michelle Kennedy has been confirmed to deliver the keynote address at the Vermont Statewide Housing Conference on Nov. 18.
She's the author of 10 books, including 2005's "Without a Net: Middle Class and Homeless (with Kids) in America." The book details her life at 24 as a recent ex-American University student and homeless mother living with three children in her station wagon.
On Wednesday, May 28th, Gov. Jim Douglas signed into law H.863, the comprehensive housing and land use bill passed by the Legislature on the final day of the 2008 session.
Wednesday's signing ceremony marked the end of more than two years of work by VHFA and several housing partners, along with the administration, legislators and interest groups ranging from Smart Growth Vermont and the Vermont Natural Resources Council to the Vermont League of Cities and Towns and the Vermont Bankers' Association.
This past weekend's COTS Walk raised $143,000 to benefit the Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) in Burlington.
The annual 3-mile walk around downtown Burlington raises money and awareness to benefit COTS's mission to provide emergency shelter, services, and housing for the homeless.
Mark your calendar: Next year's COTS Walk is set for Sunday, May 3.
VHFA held its second annual Kids Craft Day yesterday, to benefit the United Way.
Children aged 3-12 participated by making a variety of craft projects and a Mother's Day card in the VHFA Board Room.
By charging each child's parent/guardian a participation fee, the event raised $200 for the United Way of Chittenden County.
VHFA is a long-time supporter of the United Way, winning the organization's "President's Award" and "Campaign of the Year" in past years.
The Agency's United Way Committee consists of Scott Baker, Kathy Cawley, Lori Gilding, Pat Loller, Martha Panton, Erin Perrin and Ann-Marie Plank.