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| Champlain Housing Trust (CHT) | |
| Location: | 179 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington 05401 |
| Schedule: | Walk-ins and by appointment. |
| Contact: | Brenda Torpy, Executive Director 862-6244 |
| Description: | Champlain Housing Trust (CHT) is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization founded in 1984 to provide access to land and affordable housing for low and moderate income households, to promote neighborhood preservation and to develop an economic base in and for the community. CHT creates and maintains affordable housing using a community land trust model. CHT's many programs include: converting multi-family buildings to cooperatives; helping people buy homes; maintaining an emergency family shelter, a home for women who have been homeless, housing for people with special needs, and a transitional housing project for single parents. |
| Cost: | FREE |
| Burlington Housing Authority (BHA) | |
| Location: | 230 St. Paul St., Burlington 05401 |
| Schedule: | Walk-ins and by appointment. |
| Contact: | Main Office 864-0538 Section 8 Office 864-4650 Maintenance Office 658-1750 Paul Dettman, Director 864-0538 |
| Description: | The Burlington Housing Authority is a nonprofit, tax-exempt
municipal corporation founded in 1962 with the dual purpose of slum clearance
and providing safe, decent, sanitary housing. BHA has developed and manages
hundreds of conventional low-income public housing units, manages over eighty
Section 8 Substantial Rehabilitation units, and subsidizes hundreds of rental
units through the Section 8 Existing Certificate and Voucher Programs. BHA
offers the following assisted housing programs:
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| Cost: | FREE |
| Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) | |
| Location: | 179 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington 05401 |
| Schedule: | Call for details. |
| Contact: | Rita Markley, Director 864-7402 |
| Description: | The Committee on Temporary Shelter is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the needs of those who find themselves in need of housing. It operates two emergency shelters and offers a variety of integrated services to individuals and families without shelter. |
| Cost: | FREE |
| Lake Champlain Housing Development Corp. | |
| Location: | 220 Riverside Ave., Burlington 05401 |
| Schedule: | Walk-ins and by appointment. |
| Contact: | Bruce Simmons, Executive
Director 863-5248 E-mail LCHDEV@aol.com |
| Description: | The Lake Champlain Housing Development Corp. LCHDC is a
nonprofit corporation offering a full range of housing services. It serves low
and moderate income families and individuals in Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand
Isle counties. LCHDC supports its mission in several ways:
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| Cost: | FREE |
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