The Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) is now accepting applications for 2019 for two different programs that promote development and revitalization of Vermont’s downtowns.
          
  
            Homelessness rate falls, but number of chronically homeless increases
      
        
        
        
        
          
  
            
      
        
Newly released data from the 2019 Point-in-Time Count showed 1,089 people experiencing homelessness in Vermont on a single evening this winter, which represents a 16 percent decrease from last year.
          
  
            Vermont ranked 48th in nation for population growth
      
        
        
        
        
          
  
            
      
        
Vermont’s population has grown by just 0.1 percent since 2010, with a net increase of 555 people, according to the latest Census Bureau estimates. Vermont had the 48th smallest population increase among states in the nation, both in absolute numbers and percent increase.
          
  
            VHFA is hiring!
      
        
        
        
        
          
  
            
      
        
VHFA is seeking applicants for two immediate job openings: Director of Information Technology and Community Development Underwriter.