Governor Shumlin helped Montpelier and housing community members recognize the achievements of all involved with the renovations of the 58 Barre Street building yesterday.     

From the VT Department for Children and Families:

Despite improvements in many indicators of child welfare such as the infant mortality rate and the preterm birth rate, a recent compilation of national statistics  shows a dramatic increase in housing cost burden in the past decade among families with children. 

At a January audit of VHFA by the US Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), HUD Manchester (NH) Multifamily Program Center Acting Director Mark Seltzer, when he learned about VHFA’s two work days in the Waterbury area for Irene recovery, suggested that HUD and VHFA hold a joint work day … so we did!