More than $2.3 million in federal stimulus money is coming to help the Rutland Housing Authority (RHA) redevelop Forest Park.

"We're one of just a handful of communities that were awarded these public housing transformation dollars and I think that really speaks to the work the community has done," RHA executive director Kevin Loso said in a recent Rutland Herald article.

Abby Krause has wrapped up her one-year stint as an AmeriCorps *VISTA member working at the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition in Burlington.

Seven Days, the Burlington area's alternative weekly newspaper, made Burlington's tight rental market its cover story this week.

The Sept. 9 joint meeting of the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition and Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness will feature guest speakers Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin and House Speaker Shap Smith.

They will share their perspectives on the past year and the year ahead.

Jen Peterson from the Vermont Community Foundation will discuss how the Foundation can help non-profits face the current tough economic times.