Downstreet Housing & Community Development

Downstreet Housing & Community Development Downstreet builds affordable homes and creates vibrant neighborhoods throughout Central Vermont.

Downstreet strengthens the communities of Central Vermont by creating permanently affordable homes, promoting equity and inclusion, and connecting people to the resources and services they need to thrive.

Downstreet is celebrating NeighborWorks Week with NeighborWorks America! This May and June, NeighborWorks partners acros...
06/05/2026

Downstreet is celebrating NeighborWorks Week with NeighborWorks America! This May and June, NeighborWorks partners across the country have been volunteering in their communities to showcase and celebrate the power of collaboration between neighbors.

Downstreet and our residents will host a community clean-up and beautification day at our properties in Bradford on June 8th. If you see us, stop by and say hi! We're thrilled to celebrate NeighborWorks Week and all that it stands for in the Green Mountain State.

06/04/2026

Three of the 26 new apartments are reserved for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, and five are set aside for people exiting homelessness.

It's official: the Waterbury community cut the ribbon and opened the doors to Marsh House Apartments on 51 S Main Street...
06/04/2026

It's official: the Waterbury community cut the ribbon and opened the doors to Marsh House Apartments on 51 S Main Street.

"The opening of Marsh House Apartments is a hopeful and tangible step forward for Central Vermont,” said Angie Harbin, Downstreet's Executive Director. “Every new permanently affordable home matters, and this project shows what can happen when a community makes room for people of different incomes, life experiences, and support needs. Downstreet is proud to help create homes that will remain affordable not just today, but for generations to come."

Read more about the opening of Marsh House at the link: https://downstreet.org/stories/marsh-house-celebrates-its-grand-opening

Upper Valley Services - Vermont, Good Samaritan Haven, Evernorth

06/03/2026

Downstreet Housing & Community Development will hold a Grand Opening ceremony with a ribbon cutting at the new Marsh House Apartments at 51 S. Main Street in Waterbury. The community is invited.

Marsh House move-ins have begun! Marsh House Apartments in Waterbury, will celebrate its Grand Opening on Wednesday, J...
06/02/2026

Marsh House move-ins have begun!

Marsh House Apartments in Waterbury, will celebrate its Grand Opening on Wednesday, June 3 from 1:00pm - 2:00pm! All are welcome to attend.

Located at 51 S Main Street, Marsh House will bring 26 permanently affordable, energy efficient apartment homes to Central Vermont for low- and moderate-income households.

RSVP for tomorrow's Grand Opening at the link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=71fvPQ1SYUWHXmtwmm2KZLXp1_dveKJJvilItyAq0jpUNjFET1E4SzlaS1BSU1ZYN0o0Wk5FT1JYUS4u

Save the date: June 5 is the Grand Opening of Hamesbest House!Hamesbest—a project of Upper Valley Services—will provide ...
06/01/2026

Save the date: June 5 is the Grand Opening of Hamesbest House!

Hamesbest—a project of Upper Valley Services—will provide affordable, accessible housing for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Downstreet is proud to be a collaborator on such an innovative project for the Green Mountain State.

Join us at Hamesbest House on Friday, June 5 at 10:30am at 45 Water Street, Randolph Center, . RSVP by May 29 by contacting [email protected] or calling (802) 728-4476.

It's your last weekend to round-up for Downstreet at the Hunger Mountain Co-op in Montpelier, . This May, you can suppo...
05/29/2026

It's your last weekend to round-up for Downstreet at the Hunger Mountain Co-op in Montpelier, . This May, you can support Downstreet just by rounding up your purchase at the register!

Every donation will help Downstreet meet the final $6,700 of a generous matching gift for the Speranza Inn—our 41-room service integrated hotel dedicated to meeting the needs of Central Vermonters experiencing homelessness.

Even small contributions add up, and thanks to the matching gift, every dollar you give will go twice as far.

If you're stopping by the Co-op, we hope you'll consider rounding up!

Learn more about the Speranza Inn and our partnership with Hunger Mountain at the link: https://hungermountain.coop/2026/05/04/meet-downstreet-housing-community-development/

Don't leave May without reading Angie Harbin's Executive Director Update. "At Downstreet, we think a lot about what it m...
05/28/2026

Don't leave May without reading Angie Harbin's Executive Director Update.

"At Downstreet, we think a lot about what it means to be a good neighbor. It’s easy to imagine it as something simple: being kind, following the rules, lending a hand when you can. But at its heart, being a good neighbor is active. It’s the choice to show up for one another and to take responsibility for the wellbeing of the communities we share."

Read now at the link: https://downstreet.org/stories/executive-director-update-may-2026

05/27/2026

What do you know about Marsh House Apartments?

Opening this June, Marsh House will bring 26 apartment homes to the heart of Waterbury's downtown. In collaboration with Upper Valley Services, three Marsh House apartments will be reserved for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. These apartments can be adapted to fit the individual needs of its residents—making Marsh House and its services an asset to Central .

Watch to learn more about this unique project.

Marsh house is currently open for eligibility applications at the link: https://downstreet.org/marsh-house-apts

Save the date: Marsh House Apartments in Waterbury, will celebrate its Grand Opening on Wednesday, June 3 from 1:00pm ...
05/26/2026

Save the date: Marsh House Apartments in Waterbury, will celebrate its Grand Opening on Wednesday, June 3 from 1:00pm - 2:00pm!

Located at 56 S Main Street, Marsh House will bring 26 permanently affordable, energy efficient apartment homes to Central Vermont for low- and moderate-income households. This model of housing is transformative for the Green Mountain State, and all are welcome to experience Marsh House for themselves this June.

RSVP today and join us at the Marsh House Grand Opening: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=71fvPQ1SYUWHXmtwmm2KZLXp1_dveKJJvilItyAq0jpUNjFET1E4SzlaS1BSU1ZYN0o0Wk5FT1JYUS4u

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22 Keith Avenue , Ste. 100
Barre, VT
05641

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

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+18024764493

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