The Vermont Housing Awareness Campaign has been featured in a new report by the Partnership for Sustainable Communities (PSC).

PSC's "What Works and Why: Affordable Housing Communications Campaigns 2000–2010" devotes a page to the Vermont campaign, which ran from 2002-04.

The publication features, "the most effective advertising and communication programs for improving public opinion about affordable housing," according to a PSC press release.

The Vermont campaign, lead by VHFA, aimed to raise awareness of the need for more housing of all types in Vermont and build support for more housing development.

VHFA's 2010 Annual Report is available online.

We'll be mailing a limited number of hardcopies in the coming weeks, but you can download a PDF copy of the report now.

If you don't receive a hardcopy by end of January and would like one, we'll distribute remaining copies to those who request them. Contact Craig Bailey.

VHFA's 2010 Mitten Drive was the subject of a piece on WVNY-TV Channel 22 and Fox44-TV last night.

Executive Director Sarah Carpenter appeared in the segment talking about the Agency's 2010 Mitten Drive to benefit the King Street Center in Burlington.

VHFA staff have donated mittens and gloves stuffed with candy to the center for many years. This year, the Agency's tied the drive to a social media campaign: We'll donate a pair of mittens or gloves to the center for every new "fan" who "likes" the VHFA Facebook page.

Read the TV segment script online.

VHFA is again participating in the Lund Family Center's Holiday Giving Program.

As part of the program, the Agency "adopts" a young family in need, and staff members donate items to help assure the family has gifts for the holidays.

This year, VHFA has been paired with Sarah, a 16-year-old mother, and her 1-year-old daughter, Sonia.

The Lund Family Center provides services for young women who are pregnant and parenting, families with young children and adoptive families.