The Local Support and Community Action Team of the State of Vermont Economic Mitigation and Recovery Task Force needs your help prioritizing high impact ideas and actions identified by diverse stakeholders for COVID-19 recovery. The task force was established by Governor Scott to help mitigate the short-term economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and develop strategies for
          
  
            Looking for affordable rental housing?
      
        
        
        
        
          
  
            
Are you or is someone you know in need of an affordable apartment? According to the Vermont Directory of Affordable Rental Housing, there are current vacancies in 47 affordable housing complexes throughout the state.
          
  
            Assessing the pandemic’s impact on Vermont communities
      
        
        
        
        
          
  
            
Statewide reports of rising unemployment and residents in nursing homes especially vulnerable to COVID-19 can cause more questions than answers for Vermont’s communities. How many of our residents are unemployed? How many live in “group quarters” and are especially at risk of contagious disease like COVID-19?
          
  
            Brittany Thurlo joins VHFA as Legal Coordinator
      
        
        
        
        
          
  
            
Executive Director Maura Collins announced that Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) has selected Brittany Thurlo as its new Legal Coordinator.
Thurlo comes to VHFA from Colorado, where she worked as a paralegal at several Denver companies, with a focus on corporate and real estate law.