The U.S. Census will be conducted this spring and summer.
          
  
            Homeless vigil coming Jan. 13
      
        
        
        
        
          
  
            
      
        
Vermont will hold its annual homeless memorial vigil Jan. 13 at noon on the Statehouse steps in Montpelier.
          
  
            Mortgage financing course for REALTORS
      
        
        
        
        
          
  
            
      
        
Join VHFA Homeownership Outreach Coordinator Erin Perrin (pictured) at "Mortgage Financing in a New Age: Navigating the Roadway from Contract to Closing," Jan. 14, at the Town & Country Resort, Mountain Road, Stowe.
          
  
            $3.4 million awarded to Vermont for homeless assistance
      
        
        
        
        
          
  
            
      
        
The Obama Administration announced last week the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is renewing grant funding to keep thousands of local homeless assistance programs operating.
Seven Vermont organizations will receive a total of nearly $3.4 million: