VT HOP Emergency Shelter / Transitional Housing and Essential Services

The Vermont Department of Children and Families Office of Economic Opportunity administers Vermont's Housing Opportunity Grant Program (HOP). Three of the project types this grant supports is Emergency Shelter (Year-round and Seasonal operation), Transitional Housing and Essential Services.

Many of the Emergency Shelter or Transitional Housing models automatically include Essential Services although there are some Emergency Shelters that do not receive Essential Services and some Essential Services programs that are not attached to a HOP - funded Emergency Shelter program.

The following guidance is applicable for all HOP funded Emergency Shelters (Entry/Exit or Night-by-Night) / Transitional Housing and / or Essential Services programs.

Resources

HMIS Guides and Trainings

VT HOP Intake Forms (website link)

Essential Services Only:

VT HOP Essential Services Standalone Project (PDF)

Night-by-Night / Seasonal Guidance:

VT HOP Night-by-Night / Seasonal Emergency Shelter (website link)

Entry / Exit Emergency Shelter with Essential Services:

VT HOP Entry/Exit Emergency Shelter with Essential Services Guidance (PDF)
VT HOP Entry/Exit Emergency Shelter Training (training link)
- If you are in need of the password, please email your System Administrators.

If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to your VT HMIS System Administrators; vthmis@icalliances.org