More than 100 mobile homes in Vermont were destroyed by Tropical Storm Irene and hundreds more were damaged.   The age and unique phyical characterstics of mobile homes, siting and land ownership complexities, and limited financing options have presented seemingly insurmountable challenges for Vermonters faced with relocating or making repairs.  

The Vermont Housing and Conservation Board (VHCB) has developed an “accessibility tool” for funders and developers to use to determine when and how the various accessibility laws and standards (ADA, Section 504, UFAS, FHA, VT’s Access Rules and Visitability Law) apply to affordable housing development.  In recognition of National Fair Housing Month and the completion this project, VHCB is hosting an accessibility training on April 30th 1:30-3:30pm in Montpelier (exact location to be determined).

Seniors living in assisted rental housing managed by Cathedral Square Corporation are among the many happy beneficiaries of a new program run by local florists.

According to the Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS), 141 Burlington area school children were staying in temporary shelter last October--an alarming increase from five years earlier.