CEDO

Memorial Block Redevelopment Open House 09/18/2024

From the City of Burlington:

On Wednesday September 18, 2024, from 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM, an Open House public event has been scheduled at the Fletcher Free Library (235 College St) for the Memorial Block redevelopment project.

At this Open House guests will have the opportunity to engage with residents, local businesses, city staff and project partners to discuss the framework for the community's vision for the proposed redevelopment of the Memorial Block as the part of the extensive due diligence work outlined in the March 2024 Pre-Development Agreement.

Memorial Auditorium was a public auditorium and civic center in the heart of downtown Burlington built in 1927 to honor World War I veterans. It was closed in 2016 due to structural safety concerns as a result of many decades of deferred maintenance. Memorial Auditorium sits on the southeast corner of what is known by many as the "Gateway Block" as it serves as the entrance to the City's Designated Downtown for those travelling west on Main Street.

For more information about Memorial Auditorium and Memorial Block visit: www.burlingtonvt.gov/CEDO/Memorial-Auditorium

The Northgate Story Remembered - The Rehabilitation 07/17/2024

Join Jeanne Morrissey (Regional Manager, Maloney Properties, Inc. - 1989) and Kathy Luce (Senior Project Manager of Construction - 1989) as they recall their involvement in saving the State of Vermont's largest affordable housing complex and its transformation from private corporate ownership to resident owned and controlled management through its rehabilitation in the late 1980's and early 1990's.

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CCTV Time Machine: Michael Monte 05/23/2024

Host Meghan O'Rourke, CCTV, interviews Michael Monte, Champlain Housing Trust’s Chief Executive Officer. He worked at Burlington’s Community and Economic Development Office (CEDO) from its creation and was its longest serving Director. Prior to CEDO, he was employed as Executive Director for several non-profit organizations including the King Street Center.

Watch the full clips here:

Just Action: An Evening with Richard Rothstein & Leah Rothstein 04/01/2024

From CVOEO:

Join the Vermont Human Rights Commission and Fair Housing Project of CVOEO for a special conversation with Richard Rothstein & Leah Rothstein, authors of Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law.

Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law is the groundbreaking new book that moves beyond the historical analysis of segregation as presented in Richard Rothstein's The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, published in 2018. While The Color of Law showed how federal, state, and local governments created and reinforced neighborhood segregation, Just Action takes a bold step forward - offering practical strategies to tear down these systemic barriers.

For more information visit: https://fairhousingmonthvt.org/

State of Affairs in the Community and Resources Through CEDO/BPD 11/03/2023

Host Meghan O'Rourke, CCTV, is joined by Sarah Russell, CEDO Special Assistant to End Homelessness, Scott Pavek, CEDO Substance Use Policy Analyst, Rachel Jolly, CEDO Assistant Director, CJC, as well as Lacey-Ann Smith, BPD Community Support Supervisor at BPD, to share information about the City's work.

Sarah shares information about the Chittenden County Homeless Alliance and Coordinated Entry as well as the data around homelessness. Lacey shared information about Crisis, Advocacy and Intervention Programs (CAIP) and what’s happened since 2020. Scott shares information about Overdose Prevention sites and drug checking. Rachel shares information about Pretrial Services and Tamarack programs, the data/anecdotes we’ve observed over the last few years, and the gaps in treatment.

For more infromation visit: www.burlingtonvt.gov/cedo | www.burlingtonvt.gov/police/CAIP | www.burlingtoncjc.org/cedo

Vocabulary of Home: A Conversation on How We Talk About Housing 04/26/2023

From CEDO:

Artist & CVOEO’s Corrine Yonce shares her insights about our housing vocabulary - featuring images from her recent public art installation at King St Laundry, lessons from HeART & Home Fair Housing Month responses, and anecdotes from the field.

Red Cross Adult Disaster and Emergency Training Event 03/30/2023

From CEDO:

Red Cross Adult Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Training. This training focuses on home fire safety for Burlington's immigrant and refugee communities. Interpreter services available if requested in advance. Additionally, a speaker from the Burlington Fire Department to add local perspective on fire safety.

Learn how your family can prevent home fires, escape from a home fire in 2 minutes, and recover after a home fire. Every year thousands of people lose their homes and in some cases their lives due preventable accidents. This training is a positive step to rectify this issue in our community by completing your fire safety plan and becoming "Red Cross Ready".

The event is FREE, children are welcome.

Trinity Campus Re-Zoning Meeting 06/23/2022

CEDO and UVM host a virtual community meeting to discuss new, on-campus student housing opportunities through zoning changes for UVM's Trinity Campus.

More info: burlingtonvt.gov/plan/trinitycampus

My Brother's Keeper: My Brother's Keeper Students 08/16/2021

Phet Keomanyvanh of the Burlington Community and Economic Development office interviews students from the My Brother's Keeper program, Boniface Ndikumwenayo, Olivier Abedi, and Germain Nobleabout, about their videography internship at Town Meeting TV.

Burlington Mayor's Press Conference: Mayor Weinberger Announces New Workforce Training Program 07/09/2021

Mayor Weinberger, Director Brian Pine, and partners announce the first-ever Community & Economic Development Office (CEDO)-Licensed Nursing Assistant Workforce Training program 'Moving On, Moving Up.'

Mayor Miro Weinberger

Sarah Hoffman, Interim Director of Nursing Education and Professional Development, UVMMC

Mohamed Basha, CEO & Founder, TLC HomeCare

Kathryn Titus, Director of Operations, Cathedral Square

Mary Mouey, Administrator, Ethan Allen Residence

Saneya Stewart, LNA Student

Brian Pine, Director of Community & Economic Development Office