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Letter from Outreach: Thank you for a sweet afternoon
Saturday afternoon, Dec. 7, brought a production of nearly 40 new homes to Windham County - in Gingerbread form – as Windham & Windsor Housing Trust hosted our first-ever Home Sweet Home event. Despite December being an incredibly busy month chock-full of...
Snow Block Elevator Up and Running, Finally
We are so relieved to share that the Snow Block building's elevator has finally been repaired. As many folks know, this elevator has been down for months and the significant delay of the repair has been frustrating for the residents who live in the building as...
Thank You Sponsors!
We're so grateful to the philanthropic partners in the business community who help us further our mission through events, outreach, and community engagement. This year we hosted seven events across our region ranging from keynote speaker address at our annual meeting,...
Join our Team: Now Hiring for SASH For All Nurse
Are you ready to help build strong and resilient communities? If so, join us as we expand the nationally recognized and award-winning SASH® (Support and Services at Home) model to adults and families in the Brattleboro area! We are introducing an expanded version...
Board Spotlight: Board Treasurer, Resident Board Member Anne O’Connor Chapman
Anne has been on the WWHT board since 2023 and became Treasurer this year but she’s been deeply involved in the community for years. Anne lives at Putney Landing – just next door to her mother and in the same town as her son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren. In...
Community Matters- A reflection of the community that rallied together during their neighbor’s final days
Elena Luring, SASH For All coordinator in Brattleboro wrote the below reflection on the community at 68 Birge street coming together to support Scott in his final days. This story was written and shared with permission granted by Scott's family. On August 13, Scott...
Letter from the Director: continual learning through NeighborWorks, this year in Puerto Rico
This letter was originally published in the Fall 2024 print newsletter. Find the fully formatted PDF version here. WWHT is a member of NeighborWorks of America (NW), a national network of Housing & Community Development organizations. Each summer, NW’s...
Joe & Faraja: Putting Down Roots Through Shared Equity Homeownership
This article was originally published in our Fall 2024 print newsletter. Find the fully formatted PDF here. Joe Wiah first came to Vermont in 2012 from Liberia to attend the School for International Training in Brattleboro as a graduate student. Faraja Kimetuu arrived...
It Takes a Village to Feed a Village: The Innovative Food Programs of Windsor’s SASH
This article was originally published in our Fall 2024 print newsletter. Find the fully formatted PDF here. No one goes hungry on Molly Bennett’s watch. Molly is the SASH Coordinator based out of WWHT’s Windsor Village, where, for the last four years, she has helped...
Home Sweet Home – A free afternoon of Gingerbread Home Building
Windham & Windsor Housing Trust will host Home Sweet Home, a free Gingerbread Homebuilding Event, on Saturday, December 7th. This family-friendly event will take place from 1:30pm to 3:30pm at Holton Hall on the Winston Prouty campus. The public is invited for...