The Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development posted a revised “second draft” of its proposed 2015-2019 HUD Consolidated Plan and 2015 Action Plan on March 26, 2015 with tracked changes from the earlier draft version published on March 12.  The document and information about the plan are available on DHCD’s website.

Four million more home mortgages nationwide would have been made between 2009 and 2013 if credit standards had been similar to 2001 levels, according to a new report from the Urban Institute. 

This April, artists and activists kick off a collective eff­ort to honor and promote the importance of  fair housing and inclusive  neighborhoods through a series of creative workshops, events, art exhibits and panel discussions happening throughout Burlington. The month’s events were organized collaboratively by ONE Arts Collective, the ONE Good Deed Fund, Whirled Tree Arts, and CVOEO Fair Housing Project.

Vermont State Housing Authority (VSHA) is seeking proposals, on behalf of the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness (VCEH), from qualified applications to become the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Lead Agency to serve the Vermont Balance of State Continuum of Care geographic area. Homeless services, emergency assistance and local government agencies use HMIS to collect demographic and service information about homeless and formerly homeless households who seek and obtain services.