While it has only been one month that Jen Armon has been Champlain Housing Trust’s Homeownership Outreach Coordinator, she’s been busy. She’s jumped right in and is a valuable part of the homeownership team coordinating marketing materials for Shared Equity Program meetings and clinics, working on interest lists for available properties and even helping to […]
Tessa Barber has learned quickly how important it is to have a personal connection with residents at Susan’s Place in Essex. For her, it’s probably been the most rewarding part of her role as CHT’s Resident Services Intern. “Having residents recognize my face and feeling like they can sit down and have a conversation with […]
On September 27th, Champlain Housing Trust, in collaboration with Pomerleau Real Estate, the State of Vermont, the City of Burlington and the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) hosted a press conference to describe an ambitious stormwater management project that will improve the health of Potash Brook and Lake Champlain. Once completed, this new gravel […]
Last month at Outright Vermont’s Firetruck Pull, a team of CHT staff and some of their family members joined in to support LGBTQ+ youth. It was our first time pulling a firetruck and we had a great time!
Champlain Housing Trust’s loan programs support property owners that may not have access to traditional borrowing options to improve and maintain safe and affordable housing. From supporting farmers to improve housing for their workforce to helping people buy a new home to repairing existing homes, each program contributes to improving the quality and availability of […]
To be a positive force for change, you may need to get your hands dirty. Just ask CHT intern Isaac Margulius. For the last three summers, Isaac has planted gardens and led enrichment activities for kids living in South Meadow Apartments in Burlington. He organized gardening activities for youth sharing a “kids’ garden” among the […]
We had a great time at North Beach at our Members’ Day Picnic! What a treat to gather and catch up with so many members and share a meal. Chasing bubbles, playing corn hole, moving to the music, and colorful face painting was a lot of fun, too. Thank you Owen Leavey for photos, DJ Melo Grant for […]
United States Senator Bernie Sanders headlined a groundbreaking event today in Burlington marking the beginning of construction of 38 permanently affordable apartments, a new Veterans’ Center, and space for Burlington’s Community Justice Center. The Howard Plant VFW Post 782 sold the property to the Champlain Housing Trust this past year. “I don’t need […]
CEO Michael Monte and Director of Real Estate Development, Miranda Lescaze led a tour of the progress at 10th Cavalry Apartments in Colchester. Along with representatives from the Vermont Housing Finance Agency and Evernorth, the group included HUD Adrianne Todman, Senator Peter Welch, and Representative Becca Balint. Once completed, 10th Cavalry will include 65 permanently […]
Federal, State and local officials gathered today in Shelburne at the site of a former motel to announce the creation of a new neighborhood with nearly 100 permanently affordable homes and apartments. The new neighborhood, Bay Ridge, is being developed by Champlain Housing Trust in partnership with Evernorth. Bay Ridge will include 26 shared […]
Preservation Trust of Vermont awarded CHT with the 2024 Preservation Award for their commitment to the community in transforming St. Joseph’s School at 20 Allen Street in Burlington into the Old North End Community Center. CHT’s work after purchasing the property included installing an elevator for accessibility, upgrades to energy efficiency, safety and technology improvements, […]
Happy birthday to us! This is our 40th year of creating permanently affordable housing and supporting thriving communities! We’re sharing a few highlights from the archive including a photo of Joan and Dale Beauchemin in 1985 finalizing the purchase of their new home, the second shared equity home in our portfolio, with attorney David Watts. […]
