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Community action agencies seek $5.9M for homelessness prevention and housing vouchers

Legislative budget committee (referred to in transcript as "the committee") · February 18, 2026
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Summary

Capstone Community Action and VCAP coalition asked the committee to fund case management ($500,000), permanent housing navigators ($1,000,000), concrete supports ($1,250,000), a home voucher program ($1,500,000) and a community resource center ($650,000) to prevent homelessness and sustain low-barrier supports.

Lisonbee Caldurrera, executive director of Capstone Community Action, presented the Vermont Community Action Partnership (VCAP) FY27 request and urged funding to prevent homelessness and expand services statewide. She summarized the ask as: case management and housing retention $500,000; permanent housing navigators $1,000,000; concrete supports $1,250,000; home voucher program $1,500,000; community resource center $650,000; and HOP financial…

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