Links
Aging and living with disabilities
AARP in Vermont (state branch of national nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people age 50 and over), www.aarp.org/states/vt
Central Vermont Council on Aging (supporting elders in leading healthy, independent, meaningful and dignified lives in their own homes in Washington, Lamoille and Orange counties), www.cvcoa.org
Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice (not-for-profit Visiting Nurse Association providing care throughout Washington County), www.cvhhh.org
COVE (Community of Vermont Elders, membership organization promoting a higher quality of life for elders), www.vermontelders.org
Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (the State of Vermont’s agency providing a variety of services to Vermonters who are over the age of 60 or who have a disability), www.dail.vermont.gov
Lamoille Home Health (Visiting Nurse Association for Lamoille County), www.vnaa.org (Contact page)
Vermont Center for Independent Living, (statewide organization promoting the dignity, independence and civil rights of Vermonters with disabilities), www.vcil.org
Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice (provides home health care for Orange County), www.vnavh.org
Homesharing information and organizations
AARP article on homesharing, www.aarp.org/families/housing_choices_other_options/a2004-02-06-homesharing.html
HomeShare Vermont (serving Chittenden, Addison and Grand Isle counties), www.homesharevermont.org
Homeshare International (a registered charity in the United Kingdom raising awareness of homeshare and its potential in eight countries, including the U.S.), www.homeshare.org
National Shared Housing Resource Center (national clearinghouse for consumer inquiries on shared housing) www.nationalsharedhousing.org
Affordable housing
Barre Housing Authority (providing safe, decent, and affordable housing to low-income families, elders and adults with disabilities), www.barrehousingauthority.com
Central Vermont Community Land Trust (providing affordable housing in communities throughout central Vermont), www.cvclt.org
Housing Vermont (non-profit company creating affordable rental housing), www.hvt.org
Montpelier Housing Authority (providing safe, decent and affordable housing to support families, neighborhoods and economic self-sufficiency), www.montpelier-vt.org/mha
Randolph Area Community Development Corporation (preserving and developing affordable and elderly housing), www.racdc.com
Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition, (Coalition of nearly 70 members committed to ensuring that all Vermonters have decent, safe and affordable housing), www.vtaffordablehousing.org
Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness (Providing “continuums of care” in all Vermont counties), www.helpingtohouse.org
Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (independent funding agency supporting affordable housing and conservation), www.vhch.org
Vermont Housing Data – Directory of affordable rental housing, www.housingdata.org/doarh/tenant-based.php
Vermont State Housing Authority (Promoting and expanding the supply of affordable rental and homeownership opportunities on a statewide basis), www.vsha.org
Other resources
Central Vermont Community Action Council (non-profit organization helping people achieve economic sufficiency and move out of poverty), www.cvac.org
Pursue Vermont (State of Vermont outreach program to connect young people with good jobs and affordable housing to move back to Vermont), www.pursuevt.org