We're still accepting nominations for Vermont's 2010 Housing Hero Award.

For eight years, Vermont's Statewide Housing Conference has celebrated the achievements and service of individuals by recognizing them through the award.

Jonathan Chaffee, Executive Director of the Lebanon Housing Authority (LHA), received Twin Pines Housing Trust’s (TPHT) 2010 Housing Hero award.

A recent report by Rutgers University, entitled "No End in Sight:  The Agony of Prolonged Unemployment," describes the pervasive nature of unemployment among people who lost their jobs during the recent recession.

The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) is asking organizations to sign a letter to be sent to The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.