Housing Resources

State of VT General Assistance (GA) Emergency Shelter application:

• Call 800-775-0506
• Go to the Economic Services Division (ESD) office at 232 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Brattleboro from 7:45am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday
• Visit www.dcf.vermont.gov/benefits/crisis-housing
• Vermont 211 - call 211 (866-652-46360) from anywhere in Vermont after 4:30 p.m. to access General Assistance emergency housing

Groundworks Drop-in Center - 54 S. Main Street, Brattleboro, 802-257-5415

Women’s Freedom Center - 802-254-6954 

Youth Services, Inc. - 866-888-4498; provides support with identifying emergency housing

Faith communities - discretionary funds; varies by town/faith community

When the region experiences a natural disaster such as a major flood, storm, or wildfire, the State and local municipalities activate their Emergency Operations Plans to potentially provide safe shelter to affected residents. If you need assistance after a natural disaster, please call Vermont 2-1-1.

Online and in-person courses on how to buy a home & access to down payment assistance grants.

Click here.

Southeastern VT Community Action (SEVCA)’s Housing Resource Center

• 15 Grove Street, Brattleboro, 800-464-9951
• Walk-in hours: Monday 1:30-4 p.m., Wednesday 1:30-4 p.m., Friday 9-11 a.m.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Programs (VA)

• The National Call Center for Homeless Veterans - 877-424-3838
• Supportive Services for Veteran Families at the University of Vermont (SSVF at UVM) - 802-656-3232
• Veterans Inc. SSVF Program - 800.482.2565

Early Education Services (EES), Parent Child Center - 130 Birge Street, Brattleboro, 802-246-2060

• Brattleboro Housing Partnerships (BHP) - Subsidized Housing & Shelter Plus Care for homeless/disabled residents ~ Main Office - 224 Melrose Terrace, 802-254-6071
• VT Housing Finance Agency (VHFA)’s database of affordable housing units statewide ~ www.housingdata.org/
• Windham & Windsor Housing Trust (WWHT) - Affordable housing provider; apartment rentals and shared equity homeownership program ~ www.homemattershere.org
• Realtors - keep current rental and for sale listings
• Private Property Owners that accept rental assistance vouchers - The Landlord Liaison, Dan Handy, can assist in connecting - 802-490-0247 or [email protected]

For low-income, disabled, veterans, families with children, others who may be eligible:

• SEVCA - 800-464-9951
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Programs:
  • The National Call Center for Homeless Veterans - 877-424-3838
  • Supportive Services for Veteran Families at the University of Vermont (SSVF at UVM) - 802-656-3232
  • Veterans Inc. SSVF Program - 800-482-2565

Guidance for a successful shared housing arrangement and Resources for learning how to find a housemate situation: books, workbooks, online classes. Sharing Housing, Inc. – www.sharinghousing.com

• Housing Case Management Partner Organizations - AIDS Project, Brattleboro Housing Partnerships (BHP), Easter Seals, ECDC (refugee resettlement), ESD-Reach Up, Groundworks Collaborative, Health Care & Rehabilitation Services (HCRS), Pathways VT, Senior Solutions, SEVCA, VA, Windham & Windsor Housing Trust, Winston Prouty, Women’s Freedom Center, Youth Services
• Tenancy Information
• Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) - statewide resources here
• VT Legal Aid 
• Private Lending Institutions - Banks, Credit Unions, etc.