This resource provides a guide for Massachusetts residents seeking information on housing for low and moderate income families and individuals as well as a tool to locate a service provider in your city or town. URL: Visit resource Date Reviewed: … Continued
The Housing Choice Initiative provides incentives, rewards, technical assistance and targeted legislative reform to encourage and empower municipalities to plan and build the diverse housing stock that the Commonwealth needs to continue to thrive. URL: Visit resource Date Reviewed: 12/20/2023
This report identifies ten specific areas, or guiding principles, that will assist states and federal policy makers in defining and understanding what comprises safe, effective, and legal recovery housing. URL: Visit resource Date Reviewed: 12/20/2023
The Continuum of Care (CoC) programs aim to assist communities in ending homelessness. CoCs provide funding to nonprofit organizations as well as local and state governments to adequately house people experiencing homelessness. The goal of CoC programs i URL: Visit … Continued
To protect against exclusionary zoning or rental housing discrimination practices, municipalities should conduct an Assessment of Fair Housing using guidance from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development department. URL: Visit resource Date Reviewed: 12/20/2023
The Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development runs a Family and Self Sufficiency program. The program links Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8 Housing) recipients to resources for employment, education, or training. URL: Visit resource Date Reviewed: 12/20/2023
Home environment assessments involve trained professionals—such as community health workers or home visitors—to evaluate and address the environmental health risks of a home. Programs that include health home environment assessments aim to reduce people’s URL: Visit resource Date Reviewed: 12/20/2023
Housing rehabilitation loan and grant programs for low-income households provide funding to improve housing quality by making needed repairs and removing health and safety hazards from homes. Such programs have been linked to improved health outcomes, inc URL: Visit resource … Continued
Tenancy preservation program (TPP) is a homelessness prevention program that works alongside people with disabilities and their families who are facing eviction as a result of behaviors related to a disability, such as mental illness, substance abuse, or URL: Visit … Continued
Housing first is a form of permanent supportive housing that offers people experience homelessness with permanent housing and support services, such as crisis intervention or case management, with few to no treatment preconditions, behavioral contingencie URL: Visit resource Date Reviewed: … Continued
