VCLF is hiring a Director of Housing & Community Facilities Programs. This position is responsible for preparing, underwriting and processing loan applications, outreach/relationship-building/marketing to affordable housing developers and nonprofit service providers, providing technical assistance to organizations for loan preparation, and overseeing the VCLF’s portfolio of housing and community facilities loans. Read More
“Housing is a major wealth-building asset,” says Matthew Cropp, board treasurer of the Vermont Real Estate Cooperative (VREC). It’s an asset, he’s quick to note, that’s unattainable for far too many. VREC is working to change that. Read More
The Vermont Community Loan Fund (VCLF) has been awarded a grant in the amount of $12,000 from the People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank. The grant supports VCLF’s Business Loan Program which provides funding and business skills training to Vermont’s small and family-owned businesses, helping to create and preserve quality jobs throughout the state.Read More
In the first half of 2015, the Vermont Community Loan Fund (VCLF) loaned $2,883,650 to Vermont's small businesses, early education and child care programs, affordable housing developers, and facilities providing vital community services.Read More
VCLF's bi-annual newsletter, NoteWorthy, is hot off the press! The Summer 2015 edition covers the launch of our new Food, Farms & Forests Fund.Read More
Almost thirty years ago, the Loan Fund's founders had a vision for a more just Vermont, socially and economically. Three decades later, we're innovating, collaborating and working to realize that vision.Read More