Shelter
As Vermont continues to experience a housing shortage, we play a pivotal role in supporting emergency shelters across Vermont.
Our funding supports shelters serving diverse populations, including young people, individuals fleeing domestic violence, and those experiencing homelessness, often with a focus on expanding shelter capacity, improving infrastructure, and creating sustainable, long-term housing solutions. These efforts align with our broader mission to address housing insecurity while fostering community well-being and resilience.
Recovery Residences
Recovery Residences offer stable, substance-free housing for individuals in recovery from substance use disorders.
Our investments help expand access to these essential facilities through renovations, new construction, and program development. Recovery housing ensures that individuals have a safe and supportive environment as they rebuild their lives, promoting long-term recovery and stability.
Farmworker Housing
Vermont’s agriculture, especially dairy farming, relies heavily on farmworkers, including many who are immigrants.
Providing these hard-working Vermont residents with safe and affordable housing not only promotes social equity, it also strengthens our state’s economy, ensures a stable workforce, and promotes the overall health of our rural communities.
VHCB funds the Vermont Farmworker Housing Repair Loan Program (FWH) and Farmworker Replacement Housing Loan Program (FWHR), both of which are administered by the Champlain Housing Trust.
Vermont Farmworker Housing Repair Loan Program (FWH)
The repair loan program offers zero-interest, forgivable loans of up to $30,000 to make necessary improvements to farmworker housing, including manufactured homes, stick-built houses, and apartments in barns or other outbuildings. Funds can be used to repair or improve wastewater systems, air sealing and insulation, noise mitigation measures, overcrowding relief, food prep and storage improvements, mold remediation, electrical and plumbing upgrades, roof replacements, and more. Through this program, farmers and farmworkers receive support through UVM Extension.
Vermont Farmworker Housing Repair Loan Program (FWHR)
The repair loan program offers zero-interest, forgivable loans of up to $30,000 to make necessary improvements to farmworker housing, including manufactured homes, stick-built houses, and apartments in barns or other outbuildings. Funds can be used to repair or improve wastewater systems, air sealing and insulation, noise mitigation measures, overcrowding relief, food prep and storage improvements, mold remediation, electrical and plumbing upgrades, roof replacements, and more. Through this program, farmers and farmworkers receive support through UVM Extension.
