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Champlain Housing Trust Wins World Habitat Award

Two representatives from the Champlain Housing Trust accepted a World Habitat Award today, October 6, 2008, at UN-HABITAT’s global celebration of World Habitat Day in Luanda, Angola. The award, presented by the Building and Social Housing Foundation in conjunction with the UN agency, recognizes the Housing Trust’s permanently affordable housing programs as innovative, sustainable and transferable.

“This is a significant achievement for all of who have worked hard to create housing opportunity for Vermonters and for everyone across the country that has advanced the community land trust model,” said Brenda Torpy, Champlain Housing Trust CEO. “We all know there is more work to do, but in this time of great financial upheaval in this country and around the globe, our model in Vermont is being recognized as durable, sustainable and one that other communities can emulate.”

Torpy is accompanied on the trip to Angola by Richard Kemp, a Board member and a resident of Champlain Housing Trust housing. “I am honored to represent more than 2,100 CHT residents in accepting this award on their behalf,” he added. “This recognition also confirms that community-based organizations are the ones that really succeed.”

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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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