Champlain Housing Trust
Coverage of Champlain Housing Trust in the Nexus archive.
- Wanted: Large space for 100-bed emergency shelter in Chittenden County
Two local nonprofits, the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity and Champlain Housing Trust, are seeking a 12,000-square-foot space in Chittenden County to open a 100-bed year-round emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness. The proposed low-barrier, congregate shelter would serve as a triage center, addressing a growing need as tent encampments increase and existing cold-weather shelters operate only seasonally.
- Hundreds of housing units in the works at closely-watched project in Burlington’s South End
Burlington's South End Coordinated Redevelopment Project, a public-private housing initiative, has received city council approval and secured funding for its first phase of 204 units. The project aims to address Vermont's housing shortage by developing over a thousand homes in a formerly industrial area, with at least 20% designated as affordable housing.