housing

Housing - Fair, Safe, Affordable: Intersection of Transportation, Locational Efficiency, and Inclusive Communities 09/18/2014

Ted Wimpey, Director of CVOEO's Fair Housing Project, speaks with Michelle Boomhowerr, Assistant/MPO Director, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, on the Intersection of Transportation, Locational Efficiency, and Inclusive Communities.

Focussing on housing programs of Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity. Fair Housing Project (FHP): Advocacy/Public Advocacy, referrals, education and outreach, enforcement, and information regarding Housing Discrimination issues. Mobile Home Project (MHP): Advocacy/Public Advocacy, tenant organizing, referrals, counseling, and information for Manufactured Home Owners who are renting lots - especially those in Mobile Home Parks. Vermont Tenants (VTI): Advocacy/Public Advocacy, organizing, advice, tenant counseling, training, and information regarding Residential Tenancy.

Housing - Fair, Safe, Affordable: Renting Myths 07/17/2014

Pam Favreau, Director of Vermont Tenants with C.V.O.E.O. speaks with attorney Angela Zaikowski, Principal, VT Apartment Owners Association, on Landlord/Tenant Law.

Local Matters: Rental Housing Discrimination Report 06/24/2014

Host Tom Garrett, Executive Director of Law Line, speaks with Rachel Batterson, Project Director of the Housing Discrimination Law Project at Vermont Legal Aid, and Karen Richards, Executive Director of the Vermont Human Rights Commission on the recently released report on rental housing discrimination in Vermont. The report finds high rates of discrimination in the rental housing market based on race, color, national origin, disability, and minor children. The results show an aggregate rate of discrimination of 44 percent, with rates of discrimination of 46 percent on national origin; 36 percent on race/color; 45 percent on minor children; and 22 percent based on disability. In addition, ten accessibility audits conducted on multi-family housing built within two years of the tests find that 80 percent had some level of noncompliance with 1991 FHA design and construction accessibility requirements. Vermont Legal Aid representatives share the report findings, implications and chart a course to address the issue.

Vermont Legal Aid - Housing Discrimination Law Project 800-889-2047 www.vtlegalaid.org

Vermont Human Rights Commission - 800-416-2010 www.hrc.vermont.gov

Corrections Reform Action 06/12/2014

Community members affiliated with VIA realize the culmination of over a year of research on Corrections Reform. With commitments from Doug Racine, Secretary of the Agency of Human Services; Chris Barton, Restorative Systems Administrator for the Department of Corrections; and Sen. Diane Snelling, member of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Corrections to work with VIA to improve preparation for re-entry into society for offenders released from incarceration.

Vermont Interfaith Action and Voices for Vermont's Children support Parents for Change networks, organizing and building on new parent leaders. VIA is an affiliate of the PICO Network, which has conducted faith-based organizing for over 30 years. For more informatoin on Parents for Change, 802.651-8889 - partner4kids@gmail.com - www.tiny.cc/parentsforchange

On the Waterfront: Burlington Emergency Shelter 04/16/2014

Host Melinda Moulton speaks with Valerie Brosseau, Executive Director of the Burlington Emergency Shelter. www.beshelter.org - 802-862-9879

HomeShare Vermont 05/31/2013

Host Donna Jacobs speaks with Executive Director of HomeShare Vermont, Kirby Dunn, on the homeshare program as well as the caregiving program. for more information: www.homesharevermont.org

Fair Housing and Land Use Planning: An Introduction 01/22/2013

Fair Housing is about housing opportunity and the rights of people to choose where they live free from illegal discrimination. Fair housing rights and rules intersect with land use planning and permitting. Kevin Stapleton, of the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) Fair Housing Project, presents a symposium for municipal officials regarding fair housing and land use law intersection.

2012 Statewide Housing Conference Welcome/Opening Plenary Session 11/15/2012

2012 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference Welcome/Opening plenary session. Welcome by Gov. Peter Shumlin (invited) and a plenary panel of Washington insiders to discuss outcome of the election and its impact on housing. Panelists: Jeffrey Fuhrer, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; Pam Patenaude, Bipartisan Policy Center; Garth Rieman, National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) For more information visit www.vhfa.org.

HomeShare Vermont - Thirty and Thriving 10/01/2012

CCTV Productions created this video for HomeShare Vermont's 30th Anniversary celebration. Visit www.homesharevermont.org for more information.

Plan BTV - Draft Document Presentation 07/13/2012

The Burlington Planning & Zoning Department will present the draft document for the Waterfront and Downtown areas after several years of public input. David E. White, Director of Planning & Zoning and Sandrine Thibault, Comprehensive Planner present the draft document. More info at: http://www.burlingtonvt.gov/PlanBTV/

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!