VHFA is pleased to be a sponsor of the 2024 April Fair Housing Month kick off event “Just Action” with authors Leah & Richard Rothstein on April 1 starting at 5:30pm at Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center in Burlington. This free event and statewide housing justice book club will promote community-based solutions to housing segregation and exclusion.  

University of Vermont (UVM) graduate student Dakota Walker (he/him) has been named the Spring 2024 Vermont Housing Fellow. The Vermont Housing Fellowship program is intended to provide the Fellow with valuable experience aiding his professional development. Mr. Walker will receive a financial stipend to analyze municipal zoning codes for the Vermont Zoning Atlas project.

On March 27^th from 9-11 am the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development will provide a web-based informational session to overview the implementation of Build America, Buy America (BABA) in Vermont.

All residential development, construction, building trades, and building contractor professionals are encouraged to attend. If you are a planning professional working with or in communities supporting housing development that utilize federal funding, please share this information with your building/development networks.  

Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) is recruiting a new Staff Accountant. Formed in 1974, VHFA’s mission is to finance and promote affordable, safe, and decent housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income Vermonters. Named one of the “Best Small/Medium Places to Work in Vermont” several times over the last few years, VHFA offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. VHFA is looking for an individual who will help us to 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.