The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) awarded more than $216 million to nearly 700 new homeless programs across the country.
          
  
            HUD awards $216 million to help homeless
      
        
        
        
        
          
  
            
VHFA Policy & Planning Manager Maura Collins will be a featured speaker at tonight's "Put People First: Housing is a Human Right" event in Barre.