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"It’s our first home, our starter home, our second home, our vacation home, our retirement home,” Rita says. “It was meant to be."
more...CHT purchased the St. Joseph School on Allen Street in the Old North End from the St. Joseph Co-Cathedral Parish Charitable Trust for $2.15 million, with plans to create a community center Read More
The Champlain Housing Trust purchased the Bel Aire Motel in December, 2016 and converted the building to eight apartments. The University of Vermont Medical Center funded the entire purchase and renovations, and will support its operations. Read More
The Vermont Legislature approved a budget that included funding for Gov. Scott's proposed $35 million housing bond. The bond is the biggest in Vermont's history. Read More
The Chittenden County Homeless Alliance announces a 12% drop in homelessness in the county this year, and a 45% drop in the last four years. Chronic homelessness was down 56% since 2015, and family homelessness was down 29%. Read More
The grant to the Chittenden County Homeless Alliance attempts to help make homelessness rare and brief. Read More
Bright Street Housing Co-op one of six awardees nationwide for excellence in community development Read More
Investment from UVM Medical Center will lead to housing for 12 at the former Bel Aire Motel Read More
Shelburne Development Review Board reaffirms that Harbor Place is a motel and, in fact, guests of Harbor Place are members of the general public. Read More
CHT will host a meeting on November 30 to discuss the future of St. Joseph's School as a community center. Read More
CHT's focus on housing people experiencing homelessness is making progress, with a decline in the numbers of people who are homeless. A review that showed 16% of all CHT's apartments housing these people in need, exceeding the State's goal of 15%. Read More
Collaborations are working to reduce homelessness in Chittenden County, and less expensive. A new video demonstrates how they work and the impact on one man's life. Read More
A new coalition of nonprofits, businesses, private developers, financial institutions, state and local officials and funding agencies will work together to increase the production of housing in Chittenden County, supporting health communities and a vibrant economy. Read More
CHT's shared equity homeownership program was selected to win a Renewal Award, recognizing its innovation Read More
CHT announced today the purchase of Ethan Allen Apartments from the University of Vermont. The 31 apartments will have no changes in short term, but provide affordable homeownership in the future. Read More
Students at Renaissance School in Shelburne donated homemade bread to Harbor Place guests through an innovative program of King Arthur Flour. Read More
The Champlain Housing Trust's affordable homeownership program is a finalist in the Renewal Awards, presented by Atlantic Media and Allstate. Online voting will help determine the winner of a $10,000 award. Read More
On Saturday, October 3rd, hear leaders of housing cooperatives in Vermont and Montreal explain how their co-ops work and why they love them. Co-ops have operated in Burlington for over 20 years and in Montreal for over 30, and new ones continue to form. Read More
The public's input is requested for the design of development planned for the land formerly owned by Burlington College. CHT is working with the Vermont Land Trust, City of Burlington and the developer to collect public input. Read More
CHT was joined by NeighborWorks America's CEO, Paul Weech, and COO, Chuck Wehrwein to kick-off NeighborWorks Week in Shelburne with the installation of a new community garden. Read More
CHT understands the concerns of Shelburne residents and looks forward to engaging the community about the purpose and operations of Harbor Place. Read More
CHT's shared equity homeownership was recently featured in the National Journal, The Atlantic and CNN Money's website. Read More
A resident dropped off a red rose and a love letter for us Read More
CHT is working to end chronic homelessness in northwestern Vermont, and our newest initiative is Beacon Apartments in South Burlington. Read More
The State of Vermont is developing a plan that will guide their use of $10 million in Federal funding, and they'd like your input on setting their priorities. Read More
Building and preserving affordable housing packs a big economic punch Read More
Our lastest paper explores some causes of homelessness, and what we can do. Read More
The third in our series of papers explores the connections between housing and jobs. Read More
The second in our series of papers explores the connections between housing and health. Read More
A new white paper examines the links between affordable housing and education. Read More
Champlain Housing Trust is excited to announce that we are accepting applications for Harrington Village Apartments in Shelburne, VT. Read More
Join Champlain Housing Trust’s team in Burlington as a Junior Accountant. Read More
Champlain Housing Trust is proud to announce that we are building a new cooperative. Read More
Champlain Housing Trust, TD Charitable Foundation Announce $100,000 Housing for Everyone Award Read More
The Champlain Housing Trust and Saint Michael’s College announced today the sale of land currently leased to CHT along Route 15 in Colchester, Vermont. The parcel is home to Winchester Place, a mixed-income rental development with 166 apartments. The Champlain Housing Trust’s lease with the College was slated to expire in 2033, and this agreement preserves the affordability of the apartments on the site. The existing lease also made investment in the long term capital needs of the property difficult. Read More
Thursday afternoon brought together scores of interested onlookers as three local nonprofit housing developers were joined by Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin to mark the beginning of construction of new housing in Shelburne village. Read More
