The Huffington Post yesterday published a piece by Deborah De Santis, President/CEO of the Corporation for Supportive Housing, titled "Honoring our Veterans can Begin With Housing."

"As this Memorial Day weekend approaches, it is unfathomable that so many men and women who've served in our nation's military have no roof over their heads," she writes.

"That any veteran should be homeless is tragedy enough, but equally alarming is that data shows veterans are overrepresented in the total homeless population."

Three VHFA staff members will be honored during the Housing Credit Conference coming to Chicago, Ill.

National Equity Fund Inc. (NEF) and the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) will recognize those who've worked in the field of Housing Tax Credits for 15 or more years.

Here at VHFA, three staffers fit that bill (from top): Director of Development Joe Erdelyi, Director of Multifamily Programs Sam Falzone, and Assistant Director of Multifamily Programs Kim Roy.

VHFA will start requiring multifamily properties provide proof property owners/managers have filed annual compliance statements with the Vermont Department of Health regarding essential maintenance practices (EMP).

In an effort to reduce exposure to harmful lead, owners and managers must complete EMP in all rental housing built before 1978 and file annual compliance statements with the Vermont Department of Health.

VHFA will be confirming statements have been submitted when we're onsite performing physical inspections and file reviews of our properties.

Please be prepared to show us evidence your compliance statement has been filed with the state!

The Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) invites community members to nominate subsidized housing communities in Vermont and New Hampshire to participate in a free program that promotes a love of books and reading among at-risk children.

The winning properties will receive: