We're looking for VHFA home mortgage loan customers, as well as renters of VHFA-financed apartments, to join our collection of success stories.

"Now, more than ever, it's important organizations like VHFA be able to demonstrate the good results of our work," according to Executive Director Sarah Carpenter.

VHFA has partnered with the Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC) of Boston, Mass., to be a U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)-funded technical assistance provider.

HUD recently awarded TAC $1 million in Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) to assist states and local communities to meet the needs of homeless people, including chronically homeless individuals, veterans, and families.

The Vermont Department of Economic, Housing, & Community Development and CVOEO's Fair Housing Project present "Removing Barriers to Strengthen Communities: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing at the Local Level" next month.

The workshop will offer important information to municipal planners, realtors, lenders, affordable housing developers, property managers and town officials. Topics include:

Nearly $77,000 is coming to Vermont from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help families find decent housing and to prevent future foreclosures.