In case you missed VHFA Executive Director Sarah Carpenter, front and center, in this photo from this week's Burlington Free Press.

The occasion was a ribbon cutting at the new Canal Street Apartments in Winooski.

Read more in the Free Press story.

VHFA is looking for a new Multifamily Operations Specialist.

The position's primary responsibilities include ongoing maintenance of the multifamily core software applications to include data input and report generation ensuring data integrity of all systems. This position also provides administrative support to the Multifamily Asset Management and Development departments.

Read the job description online. Application deadline is Jan. 21.

We're looking for VHFA home mortgage loan customers, as well as renters of VHFA-financed apartments, to join our collection of success stories.

"Now, more than ever, it's important organizations like VHFA be able to demonstrate the good results of our work," according to Executive Director Sarah Carpenter.

"With government bailouts and growing national debt on everyone's minds, it's important we point out that VHFA and many of the nation's other housing finance agencies are self-sustaining. Our housing finance tools and tax credits are essential to improving stability and vibrancy in Vermont communities."

VHFA has partnered with the Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC) of Boston, Mass., to be a U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)-funded technical assistance provider.

HUD recently awarded TAC $1 million in Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) to assist states and local communities to meet the needs of homeless people, including chronically homeless individuals, veterans, and families.

TAC will use these resources to assist states, local governments, non-profit organizations, and Continuum of Care planning groups to understand and implement new requirements codified in the Homeless Emergency and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act.