In 2002,
the Vermont Homeownership Initiative joined the national NeighborWorks
Campaign for Homeownership. The Initiative is a statewide,
collaborative three-year campaign to raise $1 million to increase
the rate of homeownership among working families. The following
Founding Partners have made this campaign possible:
Vermont Community Foundation
Fund manager for the Vermont Homeownership Initiative. A charitable fund established
to increase private philanthropic resources in the state and to target opportunities
to apply those resources effectively. www.vermontcf.org
NeighborWorks America
Strengthens communities and transforms lives across America by
supporting innovative local partnerships of residents, businesses,
and government.www.nw.org
Vermont Housing Finance Agency
Since 1974, VHFA has provided financing to more than 23,000 Vermonters and financed
the construction or rehabilitation of more than 4,900 affordable rental units. www.vhfa.org
Rural Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Provides direct assistance to community development corporations (CDCs)
across the country. www.ruralisc.org
The NeighborWorks Alliance of Vermont thanks the
following generous supporters of the Vermont Homeownership Initiative:
| J. Warren and Lois McClure |
$200,000 |
| Fannie Mae Foundation www.fanniemaefoundation.org |
$100,000 |
| Vermont Housing Finance Agency www.vhfa.org |
$100,000 |
Citizens Bank Foundation www.citizensbank.com |
$100,000 |
| Banknorth Foundation www.banknorth.com |
$50,000 |
| William Randolph Hearst Foundation www.hearstfdn.org |
$50,000 |
| Indian Tree Foundation |
$53,000 |
| Chittenden Bank Community Fund www.chittenden.com |
$36,000 |
| Freddie Mac Foundation www.freddiemac.com |
$25,000 |
| Casella Waste Management Corporation |
$15,000 |
| Northfield Savings Bank Foundation www.nsbvt.com |
$15,000 |
| KeyBank Foundation www.keybank.com |
$15,000 |
| Community National Bank www.communitynationalbank.com |
$10,000 |
| Vermont Community Foundation www.vermontcf.org |
$10,000 |
| Upper Valley Community Foundation www.nhcf.org |
$9,000 |
| Mascoma Bank Foundation www.mascomabank.com |
$10,000 |
| Merchants Bank Foundation www.mbvt.com |
$7,500 |
| Factory Point Bank www.factorypoint.com |
$5,000 |
| New England Federal Credit Union www.nefcu.com |
$5,000 |
| Windham Foundation www.windham-foundation.org |
$7,500 |
| Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity |
$5,000 |
| Jan Eastman and John Marshall |
$5,000 |
| Gensburg, Atwell & Broderick, St. Johnsbury, VT |
$2,500 |
| Joe and Dale Boutin |
$1,500 |
| Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston www.fhlbb.com |
$1,000 |
Allen & Brooks Appraisals in recognition
of Governor James Douglas |
$200 |
| Total To Date: $838,200 |
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