How can we create a more expansive housing vocabulary that reflects our history and the vision of the future for Vermont we are working towards? Speakers from Vital Communities, Burlington’s Department of Planning and Zoning and Hinesburg’s Housing Committee join us to share some of the ways they are answering this question.

April 14th: Tenant Organizing in the CT River Valley

A documentary preview on the housing needs of the Connecticut River Valley, and panel discussion from media makers Jordyn Fitch and maeve littau .

Fair Housing Fridays is a series of informational, interactive video sessions on Fair Housing issues hosted by the Fair Housing Project of CVOEO. Please register in advance. There is ample time for questions at the end!

Fair Housing Friday: April 7th: Designing Affordable Housing For and With the People Who Live There:

Why resident agency in their living space isn’t just critical to build a sense of belonging and home, but makes for more efficient, inclusive, and connected communities.

Fair Housing Fridays is a series of informational, interactive video sessions on Fair Housing issues hosted by the Fair Housing Project of CVOEO. Please register in advance. There is ample time for questions at the end!

In this final Fair Housing Friday for Fair Housing Month, we will discuss how relying on development alone won’t ensure housing opportunities for the communities with the greatest housing needs in Vermont. Featuring Bor Yang, Executive Director of the VT Human Rights Commission; Owiso Makuku, CEO of Main Street Landing and VT Affordable Housing Coalition Steering Committee Member; and Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director of Windham & Windsor Housing Trust.

April 22 : “Unique Challenges and Opportunities of Mobile Home Parks”

Join us to learn more about the ways mobile home communities are uniquely impacted by climate change

Fair Housing Fridays:
A series of informational, interactive video sessions on Fair Housing issues in the context of COVID-19. The Zoom webinars will be held from 12:30-1:30pm, with recordings available for later viewing. Hear from local experts, with plenty of time for Q&A.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpdumspj0uG93yxQB8zLO7_Mi24btviLCw

Why aren’t we building the housing we need? Hear from housing advocates, housing providers, and community organizers about the barriers to housing development, what kind of housing we are building, and why (or why not) the housing we are developing meets the needs of our most vulnerable community members.

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Join Peace and Justice Center and CVOEO for an introduction to Tenant’s Rights & Responsibilities, and Fair Housing protections. Presented by CVOEO’s Housing Advocacy team, this workshop is for tenants, landlords, and all community members in-between. We will briefly cover tenant skills, landlord obligations, who is protected under state and federal Fair Housing Law, what housing discrimination can look and sound like, and what we can do to prevent housing discrimination. Register in advance at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvcOGtqT8oE9ezOua0NmBz_KSkq64vXpTZ

More details coming soon!

Kick off Fair Housing Month with this short overview of what Fair Housing is, why it is important now, and the ways you can join us throughout the month of April to celebrate Fair Housing.