Yesterday's announcement by the U.S. Department of the Treasury was covered by Vermont Public Radio (VPR).

The $1.4 million in American Recovery & Reinvestment Act funds awarded to Vermont today (Read our previous post about the award) will be used to finance Blake Commons, a 16-unit multifamily housing project in Swanton.

Blake Commons is being developed in partnership with Housing Vermont and Champlain Housing Trust. It'll provide homes to households at 50-60% of the area median income.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced today another $1.4 million in federal funds are coming to Vermont for affordable housing.

This latest allocation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds includes a total of $309 million distributed to seven states:

VHFA's Socially Responsible Committee has announced the next speaker in its Community Awareness Program (CAP) series.

Tracy MacLean from MOBIUS, the mentoring movement, will present to staff Sept. 24.

She'll talk about the MOBIUS mission to increase high-quality, adult-to-youth mentoring relationships in Chittenden County.