CHT’s Members’ Day Picnic! DATE: Saturday, August 9, 2025 ** Rain or Shine! ** TIME: 11:00 am – 1:30 pm WHERE: North Beach Picnic Shelter, Burlington North Beach entry, parking, activities, and lunch are all FREE! Sign up by August 7th! SIGN UP NOW! Questions, or to request accommodation ~ email Membership Specialist Jack Commo or call 802-861-7399. […]
HomeBuyer Education video recordings are available in 5 languages Over the last 3 years, Champlain Housing Trust has partnered with CVOEO and USCRI to offer our HomeBuyer Education certificate program in a variety of languages. CHT has also recorded this workshop in 5 languages: French, Arabic, Maay Maay, Swahili, and Nepali, with a plan to […]
Putting the “Share” into Shared Equity Homeownership The day Dylan and Rebecca Merrifox sold their home was bittersweet. Selling the home, which is part of Champlain Housing Trust’s shared equity program, meant saying goodbye to a special place for their young family – even as they were excited for their next step. “It really was […]
Champlain Housing Trust and Evernorth celebrated with community members, state officials, and public funders at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester Monday, marking the completion of 65 new permanently affordable apartments. The apartments, across three buildings, were completed in phases over the past five months. “Champlain Housing Trust appreciates all of the support this redevelopment […]
Following CHT’s Annual Meeting in February, the following Board members were selected to leadership positions: Sarah Robinson, President – Sarah is the Co-Executive Director of the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, a statewide non-profit organization committed to uprooting the causes of violence. She is a former CHT shared equity homeowner in Winooski. She’s […]
It all started one day in 2017 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Shelburne. Susan Stock asked Darcy Jewett, her friend who she knew was a resourceful and excellent cook, to transform eight cans of black beans into a meal. Darcy happily took on the challenge and made black beans with sausage and peppers. She delivered […]
Champlain Housing Trust offers its free Shared Equity Informational Meetings in 9 languages Contact us to request access English Español / Spanish Français / French नेपाली / Nepali Kiswahili / Swahili العربية / Arabic Soomali / Somali دری / Dari پښتو / Pashto What is the Shared Equity Informational Meeting? A meeting to learn about […]
Champlain Housing Trust and local nonprofit ONE Arts Inc announced today that they have reached an agreement to lease the building at 66 North Avenue in Burlington, the former home of the Sara Holbrook Community Center. ONE Arts Inc operates creative programs for all ages at its licensed early learning, after school and camps programs […]
At each Annual Meeting and Dinner, Champlain Housing Trust recognizes individuals or organizations for outstanding contributions that inspire us and support our mission. This year’s honorees are Tonda Cardaropoli, Jeanne Kennedy, Parents of the Developmental Disabilities Housing Initiative, and Kathy Tyrrel Luce. We hope you’ll check out more photos and staff anniversaries we celebrated during […]
This is What Stability Looks Like Hannah Pickett spoke at Champlain Housing Trust’s annual Cornerstone Luncheon in November 2024, a fundraising event attended by about 300 guests. She also spoke at Vermont Housing & Conservation Coalition’s Legislative Day at the State House in February 2025. Here are her remarks. Good afternoon and thank you for […]
Don’t Let the Past Define Your Future “One thing I remember about living in the shelter was I taught myself how to snap my fingers,” recalled Josslyn McKenna. She, her parents, and her sister had become homeless when she was five. Now 17 and a junior at Essex High School – and at home at Champlain […]
Everything I Wanted Not too long ago, Laura Allyn felt stuck. But now, sitting in her one-bedroom home in Burlington, surrounded by family pictures and paintings – many of them done by her mother – Laura explains how this welcoming home once seemed so out of reach for her. “It was a very dark time. […]
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