A sunny Thursday afternoon in early August 2025, marked the beginning of construction of 40 new permanently affordable apartments at Cambrian Rise, a new, mixed income neighborhood, situated between Burlington’s Old North End and New North End. The new building, 100 Cambrian Way, is being developed by Champlain Housing Trust (CHT) and Evernorth. Since then, […]
Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) has opened Foundations Family Shelter in Burlington. The new space is a high-barrier communal-living shelter for families. CVOEO will lease the space from Champlain Housing Trust which has owned the building for 30 years, underlying the importance of permanent affordability and long term community assets. Foundations Family Shelter […]
To fill the shelves at our food pantries, Champlain Housing Trust is hosting a Food Drive and we need your help! Please donate to help residents put food on their tables and make ends meet. Drop off Food Pantry donations Mon-Fri, 9:30am – 4:30pm at CHT’s office at 88 King Street in Burlington. Or, click […]
Officials gathered Thursday afternoon to mark the beginning of construction of 40 new permanently affordable apartments at Cambrian Rise, a new, mixed income neighborhood, situated between Burlington’s Old North End and New North End. The new building, 100 Cambrian Way, is being developed by Champlain Housing Trust (CHT) and Evernorth. “Ensuring our community has […]
On May 22, 2025, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO), Champlain Housing Trust, and dozens of partners and supporters — including the full House Committee on Human Services — celebrated the reopening of Champlain Place Emergency Shelter, a low-barrier shelter committed to providing essential services and support to individuals experiencing homelessness. Located at […]
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 […]
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 […]
At the site of a former dormitory converted into affordable apartments at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester, Vermont, housing leaders and local officials released the annual Building Homes Together campaign scorecard documenting the number of homes and apartments created throughout Chittenden County in 2023. The data showed continued housing production shortages – especially those which […]
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 […]
Construction has picked up at Champlain Place, formerly known as the Champlain Inn, a low-barrier shelter on Shelburne Street in Burlington for people experiencing homelessness. Last October, Champlain Housing Trust took over ownership and maintenance of the property, and Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) assumed day to day operations and staffing from ANEW Place who formerly […]
Champlain Housing Trust is redeveloping the site of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) building on South Winooski Avenue in downtown Burlington. The demolition of the current building, scheduled for June, makes way for 38 new permanently affordable apartments, with five set aside for unhoused Veterans. The redevelopment, done in partnership with Evernorth and with […]
The Northwest Regional Planning Commission (NRPC) is one of eleven commissions serving Vermont municipalities that’s uniquely positioned to coordinate and guide community development activities and issues between state and local governments. The NRPC serves 23 municipalities (19 towns, 3 incorporated villages, and 1 city) located in Franklin and Grand Isle Counties. Housing is one area […]
