Divisions newshttp://www.understandingvt.org/divisions-news/en-US2008-12-03T06:52:36ZSquarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Bussino honored after two decades of service to othershttp://www.understandingvt.org/divisions-news/2008/11/26/bussino-honored-after-two-decades-of-service-to-others.htmlVCF Staff2008-11-26T20:09:11ZThe Brattleboro Reformer reports that Melinda Bussino, executive director of the Brattleboro Area Drop In Center, was recognized this week as Vermont's Housing Hero at the biannual Vermont Statewide Housing Conference. "The award is given out at the conference, which is held every other year, to one person who has made a significant and lasting contribution to promoting safe and affordable housing for low and moderate income Vermonters." According to Vermont Housing Finance Agency public affairs manager John Fairbanks, "Bussino was chosen this year not only for the number of years she has put in at the Drop In Center, but also for the level of success she has had working with low income individuals and families in the Brattleboro area." Notably, "during Bussino's time as head of Drop In Center, the local food shelf has grown to become a day shelter, a source of income for the under-employed, and a place to find clothing, make a call or clean up."

]]>Primary turnout expected to be lowhttp://www.understandingvt.org/divisions-news/2008/9/8/primary-turnout-expected-to-be-low.htmlVCF Staff2008-09-08T17:46:38ZVermont Public Radio reports that Vermonters head to the polls on Tuesday, September 9, 2008, for the state primary. "Voters will decide their party's nominees for statewide offices and the legislature. Secretary of State Deb Markowitz says polling places are not likely to see the same large turnout as the March presidential primary." She explained, "Turnout in a primary is driven by the ballot. The more contested races there are in a ballot, the higher up the ticket they are, the more people that come out. And in fact this is a pretty sleepy primary." She concluded that she "expects a similar turnout to the 2006 statewide primary when 19 percent of registered voters went to the polls. "

]]>Poll says Vermonters value landscape, communityhttp://www.understandingvt.org/divisions-news/2008/8/19/poll-says-vermonters-value-landscape-community.htmlVCF Staff2008-08-19T19:49:16ZVermont Public Radio reports that a telephone survey conducted last winter by the the University of Vermont's