University of California-Berkeley graduate student Olivia LaVecchia (she/her) has been named the Fall 2022 Vermont Housing Fellow. The Vermont Housing Fellowship program is intended to provide the Fellow with valuable experience aiding her professional development. LaVecchia will receive a financial stipend to conduct housing research and help update information on VHFA’s Housing Data website (www.housingdata.org).

LaVecchia is pursuing a Master's Degree in City Planning at the University of California-Berkeley. She previously interned at a California-based affordable housing developer. LaVecchia previously lived in Burlington and worked as communications and special projects coordinator in the Burlington Mayor's Office.

Don't miss the final week of regular registration for the November 16th Vermont Statewide Housing Conference. As of Monday, November 7th, on-line registrations will be available only on a limited basis.   

CohnReznick, LLP is our newest Platinum level sponsor of the 2022 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference. For over 20 years, the conference has drawn hundreds of Vermonters interested in affordable housing together. After cancelling the conference in 2020, we are excited to again host an in-person event on November 16th at the Hilton Burlington. 

The conference draws hundreds of housing professionals, including legislators, town and regional planners, advocates, developers, and bankers. This exciting event would not be possible without sponsors like CohnReznick.

According to the Census Bureau's 2020 count, 17,336 more people and 15,448 more households considered Vermont their primary home than in 2010, despite earlier predictions of near zero growth in the statewide tally. This was almost certainly the result of the COVID-19 pandemic that abruptly shifted the way we lived and worked in 2020.