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Letter from the Director: BIPOC Homeownership Matters
Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director, Windham & Windsor Housing Trust Every April, communities and housing organizations across this country recognize Fair Housing Month, commemorating the 1968 passage of the landmark civil rights law which outlawed...
In The News: Program to help marginalized Vermonters own their first homes expands statewide
By Auditi GuhaApril 15, 2024, 6:02 pm Marnie Avila Alvarez (right), her husband Osvaldo Viera Martiatu and Lucy, their German Shepherd, enjoyed a romp in the recent snowstorm outside their new home in South Burlington. Immigrants from Cuba, they bought their...
VHIP 2.0 to Open Applications April 15
Notification for VHIP 2.0: We will be uploading the applications for VHIP 2.0 on April 15th. There are 4 different applications based on project type: Accessory Dwelling Units New Unit Creation Occupied Unit Rehab (loans only) Rehab of unoccupied units There are two...
Central & Main April Construction Update
Central and Main (133 Main Street) will be a new, highly efficient building on a currently vacant lot in downtown Windsor adjacent to the Windsor Diner. The building will be home to 25 mixed-income residential apartments the building and will be accessible to vehicles...
Bridgewater Offers Clarification on Alice Holway Drive in Commons
Below is the article as published in the 757 issue of The Commons. Wednesday, March 20, 2024 — Issue 757 Elizabeth Bridgewater is executive director of the Windham & Windsor Housing Trust, whose Alice Holway Drive apartment project in Putney is the...
Official Statement in Response to 4th Appeal of Putney Housing Development
On the heels of the latest ruling by Vermont Superior Court rejecting their 3rd appeal, opponents of WWHT’s proposed affordable housing community on Alice Holway Drive in Putney have filed a 4th appeal. In response, WWHT’s Executive Director Elizabeth Bridgewater has issued the following statement:
Statement: Great River Terrace March 15
We strongly condemn criminal activity, including drug trafficking, on all our properties and take every step available to us to prevent this activity and to respond quickly when it does occur. We were in communication with the Brattleboro Police Department leading up...
Vermont in the National Perspective: New Report Show Shortage of Affordable Homes
National Low Income Housing Coalition Release: NLIHC Releases The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes NLIHC released today its annual report The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes. This year’s report finds that the lowest-income renters in the U.S. face a...
BIPOC Financial Empowerment Program Receives $132,000 from M&T Bank’s Amplify Fund to Support Equity ad Building Wealth for Communities of Color
Windham & Windsor Housing Trust, se ha unido con "Building Equity Collaborative", para anunciar el lanzamiento del BIPOC Financial Empowerment Program (Programa de Empoderamiento Financiero para BIPOC) esta primavera. El programa ofrece a las personas negras,...
Construction Update Central & Main February 27th: Shovels in the Ground in March
Central and Main (133 Main Street) will be a new, highly efficient building on a currently vacant lot in downtown Windsor adjacent to the Windsor Diner. The building will be home to 25 mixed-income residential apartments the building and will be accessible to vehicles...