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This legislative session’s major housing bill drew a lot of attention last month for its impact on Act 250 reform and single-family zoning.

Minus 20 degrees is likely in parts of the state this weekend, and shelters and warming centers plan to be open in many communities.

The people Capstone Community Action seeks to help are feeling the impact of inflation acutely. And that pressure, in turn, is felt at Capstone Community Action. “With the level of inflation especially for food and for fossil fuels, we have far more...

“I think we’re seeing more and more people kind of falling through the cracks,” said Lisa Falcone, executive director of Mercy Connections in Burlington.

A woman who dealt with debilitating trauma after the loss of her spouse and child finally found long-term housing earlier last month after two years living in emergency hotel housing

Heating prices are rising. Wheels for Warmth, is gearing up for a busy weekend raising funds to help heat Vermonters’ homes. 

Wheels for Warmth is back for another winter heating season.

For Immediate Release Contact: Yvonne Lory, Capstone Community Action Phone: (802) 479-1053 Email: ylory@capstonevt.org Contact: Vicki Loomis, BROC Community Action Phone: (802) 665-1721 Email: vloomis@BROC.org Contact: Jason Rouse, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity Phone: 802-862-2771 ext. 744 Email: jrouse@cvoeo.org Wheels for Warmth Enters 17th Year with a New Central VT Location; Aims to Keep Homes Warm and Usable Tires Out of the Landfill (BARRE, VT) – It is no surprise that...

Downstreet Housing and Community Development has received a grant to fund a piolet program.

The extension for Vermont Everyone Eats continues as effects from the pandemic linger.