Newport's North Country Career Center announced that its Career Technical Education (CTE) students will soon begin work on rehabilitation of an affordable home, financed by VCLF's new CTE Revolving Loan Fund. Read More
Sarah Phillips has joined the leadership team at the Vermont Community Loan Fund as Director of Housing & Community Facilities Programs. Read More
Customers, employees and community members – both the two-and four-legged varieties – know they can count on Ned Robinson who, along with his wife Shannon Mead, recently purchased Richmond’s The Crate Escape. “I’ve always loved dogs,” he admits. Read More
During 2021, we were exceptionally fortunate to have the continuing support of so many of you – our VCLF friends, donors, investors, stakeholders and champions! .Read More
From his 128-acre Black Dirt Farm in Stannard, farmer, composter and activist Tom Gilbert digs deep. He’s devoted decades to exploring sustainable agriculture, food systems and soil health, as he re-thinks farming from the ground up. .Read More
From the Loan Fund’s new home at 7 School Street in Montpelier, VCLF Director of Business Resources Elena Gustavson glances at the large, wall-mounted memo board in the all-new Learning Lab. It’s filled from top to bottom with calendar items for the next several months: dates for surveys, details from brainstorming sessions, conferences, presentation topics and more. “And there’s a lot more coming up,” Elena says, excitedly..Read More
In the second quarter of 2021, the Vermont Community Loan Fund made a record 47 loans totaling $1,912,189 and supporting hundreds of Vermont jobs, early care & learning programs and the families enrolled in them, financing affordable homes and supporting provision of essential services in Vermont’s communities. With a total of $3.9 million loaned year-to-date, VCLF has already surpassed our 2020 lending and impacts and is on track to have one of our most impactful years ever..Read More
Read all about the determined VCLF borrowers who confronted the challenges of COVID-19 and re-strategized, relocated, re-committed and resumed business in these extraordinary times. Learn how the VCLF lending team has been breaking all previous lending records with their tireless efforts, borrower outreach, PPP loans...and more!.Read More
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