Senator Patrick Leahy joined Governor Phil Scott, VHFA Deputy Director Maura Collins, and many supporters in Montpelier on Tuesday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the 1 Taylor Street affordable housing project. The project, sponsored by Housing Vermont and Downstreet Housing & Community Development, will create 19 affordable apartments for low-income Vermonters as part of a 30 unit development incorporating a new city transit center.
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.
Tri-State Housing Managers Conference registration open
Registration is open for this year's Tri-State Housing Managers Conference to be held October 25-27, 2017. The conference will be hosted by Vermont Housing Managers Association , Granite State Managers Association and Maine Real Estate Managers Association.
Sam Falzone retires after 38 years at VHFA
Amidst songs, odes, laughs and tears, VHFA staff celebrated the many achievements and enduring friendships of Sam Falzone. Sam is retiring this week, after a distinguished 38 years at VHFA directing the agency’s rental housing programs.
Children's Literacy Foundation has opportunities for rental housing and other service providers
The At-Risk Children grant is open to social service providers, community centers, afterschool programs, refugee services organizations, shelters, low income housing programs, Head Start programs, early childhood education programs, and a wide range other groups throughout Vermont and New Hampshire that serve low-income or at-risk infants and children up to age 12 (or a portion of that age range).
VHFA is hiring!
VHFA has an immediate opening for a Multifamily Housing Management Officer. Named Vermont's Best Small Place to Work in 2016, we are looking for an individual who will help us maintain our great reputation, and who demonstrates a strong work ethic, is creative, puts customers first, and works well both independently and as a team player.
Film “The Hungry Heart” featured at VT Resident Services Coordinators March meeting
On Wednesday, March 8, 2017, Bess O’Brien, a nationally celebrated, VT based documentary film maker will present her award winning film The Hungry Heart The 93-minute film is a thoughtful and revealing look at prescription drug addiction shot right here in Vermont.
Literacy program opportunities for general occupancy rental housing and other service providers
The Children's Literacy Foundation (CLiF) is now accepting applications for its At-Risk Children grant.
Common Rental Application for Housing in Vermont revised
The Common Rental Application for Housing in Vermont has been revised based on feedback from housing managers, applicant experiences and the state’s evolving information needs. The revised application was announced by Executive Director Sarah Carpenter last week at the annual conference of the Vermont Housing Managers Association.
As part of the Multifamily for Tomorrow Transformation, HUD’s Boston Satellite Office and the Northeast Region now have designated Grants Specialists overseeing HUD grant programs. In order to get acquainted with their valued customers and address questions, HUD invites program participants in the New England states to a Huddle with Grantees.