NLHIC Releases The Gap: Shortage of Affordable Homes; Greater Springfield Area Housing Study
The National Low Income Housing Coalition just released its annual report, The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes, which finds a shortage of nearly seven million affordable and available rental homes […]
NEW: Emergency Rental Assistance Strategies for Achieving Racial Equity and Serving Extremely Low-Income People
Check out these latest reports from the National Low Income Housing Coalition: NLIHC, the NYU Furman Center and the Housing Initiative at Penn released Learning from Emergency Rental Assistance Programs: Lessons […]
Heads-up on National Housing and Homelessness Conferences this Month
We have a chance to fuel our work (without using any fuel) with the help of these virtual national conferences on the horizon: National Coalition to End Homelessness: Meeting Challenges […]
New Rental/Mortgage Assistance Available in Hampden County
Valley Opportunity Council (VOC) announced new resources are available for rental and mortgage assistance for those impacted by COVID. In addition to offering this resource, case managers will connect households […]
COVID Eviction Legal Help Project: Let’s get it out there!
Please see this latest update on available legal assistance and please distribute widely! The COVID Eviction Legal Help Project (CELHP) was formed to expand the capacity of legal aid organizations in Massachusetts […]
Housing First by podcast: powerful series and primer
You may already be aware of this, you may already have listened. But if you have not, I am doing my part to ensure you have the chance. The podcast […]
Community Legal Aid Resource Information
First a reminder: if tenants receive a Notice to Quit, they should call Community Legal Aid (CLA) at 1-855-252-5342 or apply directly for services here: www.communitylegal.org. For additional eviction prevention information, […]
NEW RAFT Policy Guidelines HERE (more accessible for tenants!)
DHCD revised its RAFT eligibility guidelines to make RAFT more accessible in light of the extraordinary demand on this resource during these times. A one page summary is available here […]
