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Shared-equity programs and IDD pilots are producing units but rental assistance and outreach remain critical
Summary
Witnesses said VHCB's shared-equity and specialized housing pilots have produced preserved homes and new models for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, but stressed the need for rental assistance and targeted outreach to historically marginalized households.
Polly Major and Gus Seelig told the committee that VHCB’s shared-equity programs have conserved more than 1,400 homes and served roughly 2,100 buyers, and that recent pilots under Act 186 produced three different models to house people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Major described a preservation example in Morrisville and cited Champlain Housing Trust outreach and a private $1,000,000 fund used to reach historically…
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