Executive Director Sarah Carpenter announced Josh Mead has joined Vermont Housing Finance Agency as Operations Coordinator.  Josh has been working locally providing administrative and technical support to external customers for Alutiiq Technical Services out of Alaska. Josh has experience with various systems, data management, report testing and working with IT staff.

VHFA was ranked number one Best Place to Work among small and medium sized companies across the state by the Vermont Business Magazine. The award was made last night at the Echo Lake Aquarium and Science Center, where hundreds of employees from the 38 companies ranked as finalists gathered.

Executive Director Sarah Carpenter announced Jennifer Martin, St. Albans, VT, has joined VHFA as an Underwriter. 

The toolbox for enabling seniors who want to grow older in their current homes is becoming increasingly effective, according to experts consulted in a recent How Housing Matters article.

A quarter of Vermont households are headed by someone who is 65 or older. The vast majority of these seniors will not move as their physical mobility becomes more limited with age.  However, only one in three older Americans lives in a homes with safety features, such as grab bars. Public financial support can put home modifications in reach of lower income seniors.