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Community action agencies ask legislature for $15.8 million to expand homelessness prevention
Summary
Representatives of Vermont Community Action Partnership and local community action agencies urged the Appropriations Committee to fund a $15.8 million statewide homelessness-prevention request in the FY26 budget, including rapid rehousing vouchers and case-management positions.
Paul Dragon, executive director of the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, told the House Appropriations Committee that the Vermont Community Action Partnership is seeking $15,800,000 in FY26 HOPWA grant funding to support statewide homelessness prevention services.
The request, Dragon said, would include $2.4 million for a statewide family voucher rapid‑rehousing program and about $1.2 million for case‑management positions to connect people to…
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