The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston is hosting eight Affordable Housing Program (AHP) trainings and technical assistance sessions across New England from May 24 through Sept. 8.

These events are being held in advance of the Fall 2011 AHP funding round, and are valuable opportunities to network with lenders and other business partners and learn about the 2011 AHP scoring, feasibility, and other requirements.

The funding round opens for applications on Aug. 22 and applications are due Sept 30. Attending the training will help you prepare your application.

For more information visit the FHLB Boston.

Brenda Howley was the third winner in VHFA’s “Five-Week Wellness Challenge.”

Brenda was selected at random from all staff members who participated in Week #3 of the challenge to receive a gift certificate from Healthy Living.

The challenge is a progressive fitness program that encourages staff members to make small improvements to their health each week. For this week — Week #4 — staff are encouraged to get up and get moving, drink more water, eat healthier snacks and ... change one unhealthy behavior.

VHFA Policy & Planning Manager Maura Collins will present results from VHFA's 2011 "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Housing and Wages in Vermont" report at the annual meeting of the Regional Affordable Housing Corp. (RAHC), May 18.

The group will also be electing directors and officers, and offering hors d'ourves and a cash bar.

The meeting will be held at Mount Anthony Country Club at 180 Country Club Drive in Bennington, Wednesday, May 18, 5 to 7 p.m.

Gov. Peter Shumlin has called for a Governor’s Summit on Housing the Homeless to be held June 7 at the Statehouse in Montpelier.

A focus on people who're homeless has been a priority for Shumlin and his Agency of Human Services since he took office. The Governor's convened this opportunity for housing providers to hear and respond to specific proposals a collaborative group of stakeholders will present based on models of how to successfully house people who are homeless.

We hope housing communities from all parts of the state will be represented at this meeting so solutions the State adopts will work well for all properties and tenants.