The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is opening applications for the Manufactured Home Improvement and Repair Program (MHIR) on February 23 for manufactured home repairs in registered Vermont mobile home parks.
At CVOEO, we believe in collaboration and transparency. That’s why every week Executive Director, Paul Dragon, shares a roundup of updates and initiatives to keep everyone, from our 300+ team members to the broader community we serve, informed and connected. Here’s what’s new this week!
At CVOEO, we believe in collaboration and transparency. That’s why every week Executive Director, Paul Dragon, shares a roundup of updates and initiatives to keep everyone, from our 300+ team members to the broader community we serve, informed and connected. Here’s what’s new this week!
This winter New York, Vermont and much of New England have experienced bone-chilling temperatures, with wind chills dipping past 40-below zero. In Vermont, officials are opening Extreme Cold Weather Shelters for the unhoused when the wind chill reaches 10-below zero.
Representatives Eric Maguire (R – Rutland-5) and Teresa Wood (D – Washington-Chittenden) introduced H.594, a 30-page bill establishing the Temporary Emergency Housing and Accountability Program for fiscal years 2027 and 2028. On February 3, the House Human Services Committee heard testimony indicating most of its provisions will be replaced by a committee bill that hasn’t been written yet.
At CVOEO, we believe in collaboration and transparency. That’s why every week Executive Director, Paul Dragon, shares a roundup of updates and initiatives to keep everyone, from our 300+ team members to the broader community we serve, informed and connected. Here’s what’s new this week!
People who experienced the state’s “hotel-motel program” told lawmakers what it was like for them and what they hope to see — and not see — in a new bill being contemplated to reform it.
VermontBiz and the Vermont Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce the top 65 Best Places to Work in Vermont 2026. The awards program was created in 2006 and is presented in partnership with the Society for Human Resource Management, Vermont State Council, (VTSHRM), the Vermont Department of Commerce and Community Development and Workforce Research Group.
Emergency shelters are activated when there is a risk of below-freezing temperatures. One shelter in Burlington planned for a full house Thursday night. Sarah Russell and her staff at the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity have set up an extreme cold weather shelter at the Miller Center in Burlington. She said it has been a hard winter so far, especially for people who do not have somewhere warm to lay their heads.
This recent coverage from VTDigger and Vermont Public places CVOEO’s Emergency Cold Weather Shelter within Vermont’s statewide emergency response to rising homelessness, increased unsheltered counts, and reduced emergency motel capacity. Read it for a glimpse into the effort CVOEO staff invest to connect people with this emergency service.