Windham & Windsor Housing Trust Inc

“There are two types of membership: general members and resident members. General members include any person 16 years of age or over who has paid the current minimum annual fee as set by the board of directors. Resident members include all members of any household living in property owned, managed, or otherwise in stewardship of the windham & windsor housing trust who are age 16 and older. This shall include single-family homeowners lease land owned by wwht, owners of condominium units or homes who have granted wwht a housing subsidy covenant, and tenants in rental units owned by wwht or by a limited partnership of which wwht or any subsidiary of wwht is a general partner.”

“Members have the right to nominate and elect or ratify members of the board of directors.”

“All members have the right to speak and to cast one vote on all matters properly put before the membership for consideration. Generally, general members and resident members shall have the same rights and shall vote as a single class.”

“The audited financial statements are presented to the board for approval. The 990 is reviewed by the executive director, the finance director and the treasurer prior to being e-mailed to the board for their final approval.”

“Generally, the organization relies on each board member to self-disclose any new conflicts of interest that may have arisen after the annual survey is completed. In other cases, if a known relationship is in place, the board chair may remind a board member that they need to recuse themselves from a vote, when appropriate.”

“The executive committee performs an annual evaluation for the executive director and determines the compensation for the next year.”

“The 990 is available on publicly accessible websites. Financial statements are published in the annual report and policy documents are available upon request.”

“Windham & windsor housing trust (wwht)strengthens the communities of southeast vermont through the development and stewardship of permanently affordable housing and through ongoing support and advocacy for its residents.”

“Homeownership: accounts for all activity relating to facilitating the ownership & stewardship of single-family homes, facilitating home purchase and improvement loans and providing hud-certified housing counseling services to local homebuyers and homeowners through the community land trust model and facilitating grants to multifamily property owners to make health and safety repairs to apartments. In 2024, the homeownership program successfully passed all federal and state monitoring inspections. Support and services at home for all(sash) and sash for all(sfa) provides a broad and flexible spectrum of support and resources for adults living in wwht properties in the greater brattleboro area. Participants receive support from a full-time sash coordinator, part-time wellness nurse and a part-time social emotional wellness clinician to address health and wellness goals for themselves and their families. The sfa team provides support to participants and coordinates services to address food insecurity, social isolation, financial instability, and mental and physical health challenges.”