In December of 2012, the Vermont Council on Homelessness approved Vermont’s Plan to End Homelessness.  To make progress on the plan’s goal of expanding the capacity of programs to provide voluntary supportive servicese once households move into permanent housing, the Council is collecting information through on-line surveys from housing providers, clients, and tenants. 

The West River Valley senior housing complex Townshend opened a newly-constructed wing of the assisted living building for twelve additional Vermont households.  These new apartments offer the flexibility of independent living with a supportive array of in-house services. 

When compared to the rest of the country, Vermont has one of the highest rates of working from home, according to a recent report from U.S. PIRG.    While the portion of Vermonters working from home increased, the state experienced a 15% decline in “vehicle miles traveled per person” since its peak year of 2003.

At the annual conference for state housing finance agencies last week, HUD Secretary Donovan thanked housing finance agencies for “helping to turn around the housing market” and for “being there for first time home buyers”  throughout the worst of the economic downturn.