Neighborhoods

Vermont State House - Homelessness - April 13, 2017 04/13/2017

House Committee on General, Housing & Military Affairs hears testimony on Homelessness in Vermont from the Director of the Agency of Human Services, a self-advocate & a representative of Runaway & Homeless Youth Programs.

Burlington Ward 2 and Ward 3 NPA Meeting 04/13/2017

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Wards 2 & 3 meet the second Thursday of the month.

Meeting place: McClure Multi-Generational Center 241 North Winooski Avenue

Burlington Ward 1 and Ward 8 NPA Meeting 04/12/2017

Meeting place: McClure Lobby Conference Room, FAHC/UVM Medical Center

Williston Development Review Board 04/11/2017

The Williston DRB consists of a seven member Board appointed by the Selectboard for staggered three year terms. This Board is responsible for reviewing and approving all proposed development projects. This includes conditional use, variance, site plan, and subdivision approvals. The Board also reviews Certificates of Appropriateness as recommended by the Historical Preservation Committee.

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 04/06/2017

Meeting place: Morgan Room, Aiken Hall, Champlain College

Nadando Contra la Corriente con Justicia Migrante: Episodio 5 - Special Interview 04/06/2017

This is a special pre-recorded interview with Kike Balcazar and Zully Palacio at Migrant Justice in Burlington.

For more information visit: http://migrantjustice.net/

Vermont Affordable Housing Show: April is Fair Housing Month 04/05/2017

Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition, speaks with Ted Wimpey, Director of CVOEO Fair Housing Project.

Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition: www.vtaffordablehousing.org

Voices of Home Storytelling Project : www.vtaffordablehousing.org/voices

CVOEO Fair Housing Project: www.cvoeo.org/?fuseaction=dep_intro&dept_id=1

Thriving Communities website: www.thrivingcommunitiesvt.org/

Evaluation of the City of Burlington’s Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance report: http://bit.ly/2kRz6NT

Voices of Home affordable housing resident storytelling project: www.vtaffordablehousing.org/voices

More information on Housing Discrimination Law Project of Vermont Legal Aid: http://www.vtlegalaid.org | http://vtlegalaid.org/publications | http://www.vtlawhelp.org/discriminationfair-housing

If you think you’ve been discriminated against or if you just keep hearing that the apartment is already rented, contact: 1-800-889-2047 | http://www.vtlawhelp.org/discriminationfair-housing

More information on Fair Housing: CVOEO Fair Housing Project | https://www.cvoeo.org | 802-864-3334 Ext. 202

Vermont Human Rights Commission: http://hrc.vermont.gov | 1-800-416-2010

Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing resources from the National Low Income Housing Coalition: http://nlihc.org/issues/affh

You can contact Erhard at erhardm '@' vtaffordablehousing.org | (802) 660-9484 | www.vtaffordablehousing.org

Burlington Development Review Board 04/04/2017

Information on the Burlington Development Review Board is under the City's Planning and Zoning Office.

COTS - 95 North Avenue Ribbon Cutting 04/03/2017

The Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) and Housing Vermont celebrate the re-opening of the COTS building at 95 North Ave.

Vermont State House Refugee Resettlement Program - 3/31/17 03/31/2017

Senate Committee on Education hears testimony re: the Refugee Resettlement Program and how it interacts with schools.

Featured Story

CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!