Partner organizations

The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) and the Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization (CCMPO) will merge July 1.

CCRPC was created by 15 Chittenden County municipalities in 1966 and authorized by state law in 1968.

Smart Growth Vermont (SGV) will merge with the Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) effective July 1.

Existing home sales remain depressed and new home sales are at near record lows, according to The State of the Nation’s Housing. The report was released today by Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies.

A planning retreat held for Chittenden County's ECHO Project will air on cable access around the county this month and next.

The project's an opportunity to engage citizens, organizations and municipalities in conversation about the future of our communities and the region.

The Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition (VAHC) and the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness (VCEH) will hire a shared full-time AmeriCorps*VISTA member for a year-long position as Communications and Outreach Coordinator.

VAHC is also looking to hire a member to serve as Resident Organizer to organize and build leadership among residents living in subsidized housing at risk of losing its affordability.

The Windham Housing Trust in Brattleboro has changed its name to Windham and Windsor Housing Trust.

The change took effect May 1.

The organization has also added a second location, at 90 Main St., Springfield. 802.885.3220.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston is hosting eight Affordable Housing Program (AHP) trainings and technical assistance sessions across New England from May 24 through Sept. 8.

These events are being held in advance of the Fall 2011 AHP funding round, and are valuable opportunities to network with lenders and other business partners and learn about the 2011 AHP scoring, feasibility, and other requirements.

Champlain Housing Trust (CHT) and HowardCenter will rehabilitate a property on Burlington's St. Paul Street to provide housing for 16 residents living at Lakeview, a property on North Avenue recently sold by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vermont to Burlington College.

Permits from the City of Burlington have been approved and work began last week.

HowardCenter will provide the same services at the new location as it did at Lakeview.

Households that include people with disabilities are more likely than others to have very low-incomes, pay more than half of their income for rent, and have other housing problems, such as living in inadequate or overcrowded housing, according to the U.S.

Burlington's Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) is holding its annual COTS Walk fundraiser Sunday.