The Vermont Department of Economic, Housing and Community Development (DEHCD) is seeking a qualified consultant to conduct and prepare an Analysis of Impediments (AI) to Fair Housing Choice for the State of Vermont in connection with the State’s programs funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Barbara Fields has become the new administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development's (HUD) New England Region.

Fields was Executive Director of the Rhode Island office of Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC), a community development intermediary.

"Barbara's extensive knowledge of affordable housing and her comprehensive approach to community revitalization are a perfect complement to the Obama Administration," said HUD Sec. Shaun Donovan.

WGDR 91.1 FM in Plainfield will air the 14th Annual Homelessness Marathon, Feb. 23-24.

The 14-hour broadcast, which originates from 100,000-watt KKFI in Kansas City, Mo., and is free to air for non-profit stations, features voices and stories of homeless people around the country with live call-ins via a national toll-free number.

The broadcast starts at 7 p.m. Eastern time next Wednesday, Feb. 23, and goes all night until 9 a.m. the next morning.

Champlain Housing Trust (CHT) presented VHFA Controller Tim Gutchell (right) with the Carole Pack Award at its annual meeting a couple weeks ago.

The award recognizes Tim's "leadership and dedicated oversight of the housing trust’s finances through challenging economic times when each dollar was critical."

“Tim provides the Board with a level of confidence that is so important to the organization,” explained CHT President Paul Bohne.

Tim is pictured with CHT immediate past president Randy Amis. (Photo: Brett Lupfer)