Housing - Fair, Safe, Affordable

Producer

Description

Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity's Coordinated Statewide Housing Services, programs working for fair affordable, accessible, safe, and secure housing for all Vermonters. 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. Together these three programs serve tenants, mobile home residents, prospective home buyers and the interests of all people who believe in adequate safe, fair and affordable housing in Vermont.

Programs in this Series

Format: 2024-12-22
Format: 2024-12-22
Emergency Fuel and Utility Assistance - 11/21/2019
Travis Poulin, Director of Chittenden Community Action, chats with Whitney Cassell, CVOEO Warmth Coordinator. Winter came early this year and this month’s show focuses on fuel assistance and getting your home ready for the cold weather. Are...
Interview with Ted Wimpey - Retiring Director of the Fair Housing Project - 07/18/2019
Guest host Erhard Mahnke is joined by Ted Wimpey, the former director of the Fair Housing Project who has recently retired. They take a look back on Ted's 30+ years of work on affordable housing issues in Vermont.
A Closer Look at Housing Discrimination in Vermont - 03/21/2019
As April Fair Housing Month approaches, we take a look at how housing discrimination manifests itself in Vermont. We discuss fair housing law and how it applies to landlords and advertising, and what to do if you experience housing discrimination....
Re-exploring Vermont Tenants and the Mobile Home Program— What they do and the Future of the Programs - 01/17/2019
Host Ted Wimpey is joined by Sandrine Kibuey, the new director of CVOEO’s Vermont Tenants and Mobile Home Program. Sandrine has recently taken on the directorship of the two established statewide housing programs after having worked at...
What Makes Inclusive and Thriving Communities and How Can We Help Promote Them? - 09/20/2018
Ted Wimpey is joined by Fair Housing Project Education and Outreach Coordinator Jess Hyman to explain and discuss the statewide education, outreach, and awareness campaign called "Thriving Communities – Building a Vibrant Inclusive...
CVOEO Fair Housing Project - 05/17/2018
Ted Wimpey speaks with Artist, Exhibition Designer, Promoter, and Affordable Housing Advocate, Corrine Yonce and CCTV Staff Member Meghan O'Rourke. The primary discussion topic is the history of Burlington's new resident controlled,...
Location Based Efficiency - 11/16/2017
Ted Wimpey and guest Richard A. Watts, of the University of Vermont's Center for Research on Vermont, explore the transportation factor in making communities inclusive and affordable. **For questions about CVOEO’s services for New...
Tips for Tenants - 09/21/2017
Jonathan Bond walks viewers through a presentation of useful tips and resources for renters in Vermont. **For questions about CVOEO’s services for New Americans, call 802-863-6248. **If you are interested in donating to the New Americans...
Burlington Lead Program - 07/20/2017
Ted Wimpey, Director of the Fair Housing Project at CVOEO, speaks with Lauren Pyatt, Education & Outreach Specialist with the Burlington Lead Program. Lauren explains how the Burlington Lead Program generally works and its various benefits...
Burlington’s Fair Housing Assessment - 05/18/2017
Ted Wimpey, Director, Fair Housing Project at Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, speaks with Marcy Esbjerg, Burlington CEDO’s Assistant Director for Community, Housing, & Opportunity Programs. **For questions about CVOEO...
CVOEO’s New American Initiative - 03/16/2017
Host Jonathan Bond speaks with Sandrine Kibuey Associate Director of Chittenden Community Action and Heather Davis Associate Director of Financial Futures.   **For questions about CVOEO’s services for New Americans, call 802-863-6248...
Fair Housing Nationally and in Vermont: What Does the CVOEO Fair Housing Project Do? - 01/19/2017
Host Jonathan Bond, Director of Vermont Tenants & Mobile Home Programs, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, speaks with Ted Wimpey, Director of CVOEO Fair Housing Project. Focusing on housing programs of Champlain Valley Office...
Mobile Home Parks and Cooperatives - 11/17/2016
Host Jonathan Bond, Director of Vermont Tenants & Mobile Home Programs, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, speaks with Mobile Home Program Resident Organizer Laura Mistretta on housing issues around Mobile Homes, Mobile Home Parks...
Ted Wimpey Discusses the BTV Town Center with City Councilor Adam Roof - 09/15/2016
Ted Wimpey, Director, Fair Housing Project at Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, speaks with Adam Roof, Ward 8, Burlington City Councilor, Independent, on topics from the Burlington Town Center development to general issues of fair,...
Rent Right - 07/21/2016
Jonathan T. Bond, Director of Vermont Tenants & Mobile Home Programs at Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, and Forrest Gardner, educator at CVOEO’s Financial Futures Program, discuss the importance of and resources for...