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804 Western Avenue Brattleboro, Vermont Exterior

Worden House

804 Western Avenue, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301

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42 South Main Street

42 South Main Street, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301

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34 Canal Street

34 Canal Street, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301

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19 & 25 Homestead Place

19 Homestead Place, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301

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16-38 Valgar Street

16 Valgar Street, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301

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Algiers

91 Guilford Center Road, Guilford, Vermont 05301

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Featured Homes for Sale

18 Clace Drive

18 Clace Drive, Bellows Falls, Vermont 05101

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95 Whetstone Drive

95 Whetstone Drive, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301

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View of the new construction's floor plan layout

316 South Street

316 South Street, Springfield, Vermont 05156

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Locust Hill Park Lot

River Road, Putney, Vermont 05346

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Testimonials

“Buying a home is super overwhelming, and of course you’ve got your realtor, but it’s good to have somebody else to talk to. Everyone was super friendly, super easy to work with. I really can’t say enough good things about them.”

—Shaunna

“I am so grateful for the opportunities presented by WWHT, for their support of our community, and for making it better. I wish everyone could know about Windham & Windsor Housing Trust.”

—Dora

“Having this apartment matters for us because we can live our lives the way we want to. The fact that my son is able to have his own room, his own things — we’ve both gained a lot of independence.”

—Jessica

“I couldn’t be more pleased with Windham & Windsor Housing Trust to have the vision to move forward with [the Bellows Falls Garage], and be persistent because that’s a building that no one was ever going to touch and work with.”

—Robert

“[The Green Mountain Home Repair Program is] an extremely important resource for the community, and it’s particularly helpful for people who don’t have fantastic credit. If you can’t qualify for anything, you can’t fix your property…. We are just so grateful to WWHT for this program — it allowed us to stay in our home. We belong here, and we are very happy.”

—Gianna

“I’m so happy to have my own apartment — it was one of my goals. It’s good to have your own place, you can think more about life. If I need help, I know people are here for me. This is a good place for me.”

—Mike

News Feed

Video: Watch Vermont Independent Media presents Voices Live: Conversation on Homelessness, April 24

by Marion Major | April 25, 2024 | General | 0 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhN1EgLZ0Cs Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director participated on the Voices Live: Conversation on Homelessness on April 24 along with panelists, Michael Pieciak, State Treasurer, Anne Sosin, Public Health Researcher & Practitioner at Dartmouth College, Libby Bennett, Executive Director of Groundworks Collaborative, Chloe Learey, ED of Winston Prouty Center, moderated by Joyce Marcel. Watch this video here.

Letter from the Director: BIPOC Homeownership Matters

by Windham & Windsor Housing Trust | April 19, 2024 | Home Ownership | 0 Comments

Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director, Windham & Windsor Housing Trust Every April, communities and housing organizations across this country recognize Fair Housing Month, commemorating the 1968 passage of the landmark civil rights law which outlawed discriminatory housing practices. Yet, despite nearly six decades of fair housing efforts and advocacy, people of color continue to face challenges in realizing the American dream of homeownership. Our country has a deep history of systemic racial discrimination in the housing industry. This discrimination, once both legal and...

In The News: Program to help marginalized Vermonters own their first homes expands statewide

by Marion Major | April 16, 2024 | General | 0 Comments

By Auditi GuhaApril 15, 2024, 6:02 pm Marnie Avila Alvarez (right), her husband Osvaldo Viera Martiatu and Lucy, their German Shepherd, enjoyed a romp in the recent snowstorm outside their new home in South Burlington. Immigrants from Cuba, they bought their first home in February 2024 through the Champlain Housing Trust’s homeownership equity program. Courtesy/contributed photo VTDigger- A program in northwest Vermont that helps people from marginalized communities with down payments on their first homes is expanding statewide. The program was first launched two years ago by the...

VHIP 2.0 to Open Applications April 15

by Marion Major | April 10, 2024 | General | 0 Comments

Notification for VHIP 2.0: We will be uploading the applications for VHIP 2.0 on April 15th. There are 4 different applications based on project type: Accessory Dwelling Units New Unit Creation Occupied Unit Rehab (loans only) Rehab of unoccupied units There are two funding options: grants with 5 year affordability terms and working with Continuum of Care Lead organizations on leasing, or 10-year forgivable loans with rents set at fair market rates. For the Occupied Unit Rehab projects, only the loan option is available. Please visit our page to find more information on the program...

Central & Main April Construction Update

by Marion Major | April 9, 2024 | central and main update blog, Housing Development | 0 Comments

Central and Main (133 Main Street) will be a new, highly efficient building on a currently vacant lot in downtown Windsor adjacent to the Windsor Diner. The building will be home to 25 mixed-income residential apartments the building and will be accessible to vehicles via Central St and accessible to pedestrians via Main Street. This construction is being co-developed by Windham & Windsor Housing Trust and Evernorth. April Update: March was a busy month with site work that will continue into May. With the site stripped, L&M has been building retaining walls and grading the site....

Bridgewater Offers Clarification on Alice Holway Drive in Commons

by Marion Major | March 21, 2024 | General | 0 Comments

Below is the article as published in the 757 issue of The Commons. Wednesday, March 20, 2024 — Issue 757 Elizabeth Bridgewater is executive director of the Windham & Windsor Housing Trust, whose Alice Holway Drive apartment project in Putney is the subject of a series of appeals and lawsuits against the town regarding the project's approval process. As the Windham & Windsor Housing Trust and its co-developer Evernorth continue to plan for breaking ground on the Alice Holway Drive Development that will create 25 new rental homes in Putney, a lot of questions have...

Official Statement in Response to 4th Appeal of Putney Housing Development

by Marion Major | March 15, 2024 | Housing Development | 0 Comments

On the heels of the latest ruling by Vermont Superior Court rejecting their 3rd appeal, opponents of WWHT’s proposed affordable housing community on Alice Holway Drive in Putney have filed a 4th appeal. In response, WWHT’s Executive Director Elizabeth Bridgewater has issued the following statement:

Statement: Great River Terrace March 15

by Marion Major | March 15, 2024 | General | 0 Comments

We strongly condemn criminal activity, including drug trafficking, on all our properties and take every step available to us to prevent this activity and to respond quickly when it does occur. We were in communication with the Brattleboro Police Department leading up to the scheduled action on March 15th and are grateful to them for taking the steps of enforcement to disrupt the activity in these units. The safety and security of our residents is our top priority, and we will continue to work closely Groundworks on-site support and with local law enforcement to take the necessary measures...

Title page of the Gap Report: affordable Housing Shortage dated March 2024

Vermont in the National Perspective: New Report Show Shortage of Affordable Homes

by Marion Major | March 14, 2024 | Housing Development | 0 Comments

National Low Income Housing Coalition Release: NLIHC Releases The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes NLIHC released today its annual report The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes. This year’s report finds that the lowest-income renters in the U.S. face a shortage of 7.3 million affordable and available rental homes. As a result, nearly three-quarters of renters with extremely low incomes are severely cost-burdened, spending more than half their income on rent and accounting for nearly 70% of all severely cost-burdened renters in the U.S. The report calls for greater federal investments...

Graphic on the BIPOC Financial Empowerment series

BIPOC Financial Empowerment Program Receives $132,000 from M&T Bank’s Amplify Fund to Support Equity ad Building Wealth for Communities of Color

by Marion Major | March 12, 2024 | Home Ownership | 0 Comments

Windham & Windsor Housing Trust, se ha unido con "Building Equity Collaborative", para anunciar el lanzamiento del BIPOC Financial Empowerment Program (Programa de Empoderamiento Financiero para BIPOC) esta primavera. El programa ofrece a las personas negras, indígenas y de color ("BIPOC" en inglés) talleres mensuales gratuitos sobre diversos temas financieros, un grupo de afinidad de apoyo y asesoramiento personalizado para ayudarles alcanzar sus objetivos financieros. Participantes deben vivir en areas rurales de Vermont (fuera del condado de Chittenden) para participar en el programa....