On January 14th, Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak announced the launch of Burlington’s 2026 Housing Strategy. This marks a major step forward on one of the Mayor’s top priorities: creating ample, safe, and affordable housing for the Burlington community.
More than one in three Burlington renters pays more than half their income on housing. That’s according to Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, a Progressive, who outlined Wednesday a plan she says will facilitate affordable and equitable housing development across the city.
Burlington officials are rolling out a new three-pronged housing strategy aimed at improving affordability and equity as housing costs continue to climb across the city.
Residents struggling to heat their homes this winter may find help through the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity’s Warmth Support Program, thanks to a matching campaign launched with Community Bank.
A local emergency shelter is receiving a boost of community support during the winter months. ?CVOEO’s Champlain Place Emergency Shelter partnered with Katie’s Kids Foundation this week to celebrate a growing collaboration aimed at supporting people experiencing homelessness.
Burlington opened an emergency shelter Sunday evening through Monday morning amid dangerously cold temperatures. The shelter at the Miller Center on Gosse Court in the city’s New North End is a low-barrier, pet-friendly facility that can host 100 people.
Burlington is opening an extreme cold weather shelter on New Year's Day as temperatures are expected to be dangerously frigid. The shelter will be located at the Miller Center and will be run in partnership with CVOEO, according to Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak's office.
Burlington authorities announced that a refuge for extreme cold weather will open Christmas evening for the first time this year. The shelter, at the Miller Center at 30 Gosse Court, will be open starting 5:00 p.m. on Christmas Day until 8:00 a.m. on Friday, due to wind chill temperatures forecast to fall below -10 Fahrenheit overnight.
After Sandra Graves submitted her annual application for federal funding, federal officials sent the request back to her with several issues flagged. Among other similar critiques, the phrase “cultural and linguistic responsiveness” had triggered a hold on her request while she amended her language.
On Monday, Burlington City Council unanimously approved a proposal by the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, in partnership with the Howard Center, to establish a new recovery center in the city.