OK – “Shameless begging?” I’m talking about me, Ted Wimpey, director of the CVOEO Fair Housing Project, and I am appealing to all friends of the Thriving Communities campaign and the Fair Housing Project of CVOEO; the primary organizing program for the Thriving Communities Campaign.
First, some not so good news: 1) The Fair Housing Project’s grant from HUD to “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” in Vermont ends December 31, and due to changes in HUD’s funding priorities for fair housing programs we were not able to apply for another round of funding from HUD. 2) We have been informed that the State of Vermont will not be providing any funding for the Fair Housing Project or our campaign next year.
Now some better news: 1) We have received a challenge donation of $20,000 that will help us maintain the campaign as we seek other alternative funding sources. 2) We intend to keep the Thriving Communities campaign and the Fair Housing Project alive, albeit at a reduced staffing level, by all means possible.
OK, here comes the begging part:
Below is a very easy way to contribute (a tax deductible Holiday gift perhaps?) to the Fair Housing Project and the Thriving Communities campaign:
1) Go to the CVOEO donation web page – the link is below these instructions
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2) Select from the |”How Much Would You Like to Donate Today?”| choices at the top of the page; any amount will help – more is even better than less 😉
3) Next choose donation frequency: |”ONE TIME“| or |”MONTHLY“|
4) Next scroll down to |”Payment Information“| and choose: |”Credit/Debt“| or |”PayPal“|
5) Then – IMPORTANTLY – scroll down to: |”If you have a special purpose for your donation, please let us know“| and from the drop-down list there please Choose the |”FAIR HOUSING PROJECT“| .
6) Click the |”DONATE NOW“| button!!