In the News
Highlights
The Amy E. Tarrant Foundation Makes
$500,000 Pledge to Legacy Fund
The Amy E. Tarrant Foundation has made a three year, $500,000 pledge to the BCLT Legacy Campaign, a fundraising campaign to create an endowment fund in support of affordable housing programs in northwestern Vermont. The Foundation’s pledge brings the total giving to $1.8 million of the $3 million goal to be reached by the end of 2008.
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The Champlain Housing Trust is Born
On September 19, 2006, the membership of the Burlington Community Land Trust voted to approve the Plan of Merger to create the Champlain Housing Trust. The Champlain Housing Trust began business on October 1, 2006.
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BCLT Receives Award from The Home Depot
Waterfront Housing in Burlington is the first prize winner in the rental category of the The Home Depot Foundation's Inaugural Awards of Excellence For Affordable Housing Built Responsibly. Waterfront Housing was co-developed by BCLT and Housing Vermont and opened in 2004.
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BCLT's City's Edge named Vermont's Housing Hero
BCLT's City's Edge was named Vermont's Housing Hero for 2006 by Citizens Bank for its innovative solution to developing affordable housing. The recognition came with a $50,000 grant award.
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Press Releases
| Title | Date | File Format & Size |
|---|---|---|
| BCLT Staff Joins the Board of a New National Affordable Housing Organization |
July 21, 2006 | Adobe PDF, 77K |
| Hilton A. Wick Award Recipients | July 18, 2006 | Adobe PDF, 33K |
| BCLT's City's Edge named Vermont's Housing Hero | May 8, 2006 | Adobe PDF, 496K |
Archived Press Releases
| Title | Date | File Format & Size |
|---|---|---|
| City's Edge Receives National News Coverage | June, 2005 | Adobe PDF, 67K |
| Jericho Farmhouse Duplex Grand Opening | May 25, 2005 | Adobe PDF, 214K |
