housing

Governor Phil Scott: Press Conference - Housing Seize This Moment 04/17/2024

From the Office of Governor Scott:

Governor Phil Scott and Administration officials hold their weekly press conference.

Press Conference - Possible Loss of Shelter for Hundreds of Vermont Households 03/13/2024

From ORCA Media:

Press Conference - Possible Loss of Shelter for Hundreds of Vermont Households

Governor Phil Scott: Press Conference - H.719 Housing Development and Unit Rehabilitation 03/13/2024

From the Office of Governor Scott:

Governor Phil Scott and Administration officials will hold their weekly press conference.

Education and Enrichment for Everyone: What Can You Do with $20 Million - From Homelessness to Homeownership 03/01/2024

Presented by Michael Monte, CEO, Champlain Housing Trust.

For more information visit: eeevermont.org

CVOEO Engagement for Municipal Decision-Making Workshop 01/30/2024

From CVOEO:

Emily Heymann, Senior Planner of Williston, joins the Fair Housing Project of CVOEO (Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity) to share tools for effective community engagement in municipal decisions, and strategies for addressing citizen concerns. This workshop is offered as a part a workshop series hosted by the Striving for Equity Project of CVOEO's Housing Advocacy Programs for housing committee members and community housing advocates. CVOEO's Striving for Equity Project supports local housing committees and promotes avenues for citizen housing advocacy to increase the amount inclusive, affordable housing that meets local housing needs.

You can learn more about the CVOEO Fair Housing Project’s Striving for Equity Project at www.cvoeo.org/get-help/striving-for-equity-project

This and other recorded workshops can be found at: www.sites.google.com/view/strivingforequityproject

Kevin Chu of the Vermont Futures Project 11/09/2023

From the organizer:

The Vermont Futures Project is developing a statewide economic action plan informed by data. The framework for the plan is built on two fundamental components that define communities: people and places.

In order to strengthen Vermont’s economy, scale up our impact on sustainability, and make progress on social equity, the Vermont Futures Project is setting a goal to increase our population to 802,000 people and the non-seasonal housing stock to 350,000 units by 2035.

Come learn how these goals were calculated and share your ideas about actions that can be taken at the local and state level towards achieving them.

For more information visit: https://www.vtfuturesproject.org/

Zoom Cafe on Housing with Champlain Housing Trust and Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity 10/18/2023

From the organizers, Tiff Bluemle and Gabrielle Stebbins:

Nearly 60% of those who responded to our most recent poll identified housing as their first or second highest policy priorities.

Join us for a Zoom Cafe on the scope and context of the current housing crisis, the investments made over the last three years, and the work that lies ahead to meet our housing needs.

- Chris Donnelly, Champlain Housing Trust
- Paul Dragon, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity

Potential Housing Solutions for Aging Vermonters 09/22/2023

Host Bobby Lussier chats with guest Talor Stewart (Architect, author of Conscious Home Design) about potential solutions to Vermont's housing crisis, particularly through grants from the Vermont Housing Improvement Program (VHIP).

Vermont Interfaith Action: King Street Neighborhood - Community Engagement on Policing 09/19/2023

Host Debbie Ingram, Executive Director of VIA, chats with Bill Neill, VIA Leader & Burlington Resident, about community engagement on policing in the King Street neighborhood.

More information at: (802) 651-8889 | office@viavt.org | www.viavt.org

Complex Systems and Homelessness with Yoshi Bird 09/15/2023

Host Meghan O'Rourke interviews Yoshi Bird, Project Director of the Vermont Zoning Atlas, about the project on mapping housing, data, and homelessness.

For more information visit: http://www.zoningatlas.org/vermont

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Summer Video Production Internship - Applications Open

Town Meeting TV is hiring two paid interns to join our production team for the summer! The program will run from Monday, June 24th until Friday, August 16th (8 weeks). $17 an hour, approximately 8 hours per week. We are looking for folks who have basic or intermediate experience with video recording and editing on Adobe Premiere. Interns will work with the Town Meeting TV Co-Directors to pick stories or events that they would like to cover in our community, practice outreach skills, then shoot and edit video that will be broadcasted on Town Meeting TV's YouTube and cable channels. Interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter (including why they are interested in this position and any relevant experience) to Jordan at jmitchell@cctv.org. Applications close Friday, May 24th at 5:00PM. For more information, please contact outreach@cctv.org or call 802-862-3966.