Advocacy and Public Policy - Metro Housing Boston

WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 2171 [post_author] => 1 [post_date] => 2017-11-01 11:35:08 [post_date_gmt] => 2017-11-01 18:35:08 [post_content] => [vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" el_class=".page-title-block"][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text el_class=".page-title"]About Metro Housing|Boston[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" el_class=".border-top-red" el_id="jump-to-content"][vc_column css=".vc_custom_1502479491790{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;}"][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner el_class=".sidebar-content " width="2/3" offset="vc_col-lg-offset-0"][vc_column_text el_class=".headline" css=".vc_custom_1509558396044{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}"]Advocacy and Public Policy[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=".answer"]

Metro Housing|Boston’s advocacy efforts focus on improving access to programs that advance our mission with a specific focus on state and federal legislation that has the greatest impact on the low and moderate-income families and individuals we serve. Our priorities this year are:

Protecting federal support for the Housing Choice Voucher program
Enhancing Massachusetts’ support for homelessness prevention efforts
Supporting the City of Boston’s and Massachusetts’ campaigns to increase the development of housing for people with the lowest incomes

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=".question"]Public Policy[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=".answer"]Since its very beginning, Metro Housing|Boston has strongly believed that all sectors must work together to effectively address the issues that prevent access to affordable housing. We educate decision-makers about these issues through policy reports, testimonies and in-person meetings to advance our ability to serve the residents of our region. July 30, 2019 Metro Housing|Boston’s Testimony to Joint Committee on Housing regarding MRVP Codification July 16, 2019 Metro Housing|Boston’s Testimony to Joint Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on Right to Counsel Legislation May 14, 2019 Testimony Regarding "An Act to Promote Housing Choices" (H. 3507) (Click image below to view entire testimony. Chris Norris testimony begins at 30:40) April 30, 2019 Metro Housing|Boston’s Testimony Housing Committee on Housing Service Coordinator (H. 1279) March 7, 2019 Statement on An Act to Promote Housing Choices January, 2019 Metro Housing Legislative Priorities for 2019-20 August 7, 2018 Metro Housing|Boston Testimony to Boston City Council Committee on Housing and Community Development May 1, 2018 Metro Housing Forum: Foundations for the Future/State & Federal Affordable Housing Programs - Welcome from Congresswoman Katherine Clark

March 16, 2018 Metro Housing|Boston’s Testimony FY 2019 Budget Hearing for Joint Committee on Ways and Means

February 13, 2018 Metro Housing|Boston’s Testimony Supporting “An Act Financing the Production and Preservation of Housing for Low and Moderate Income Residents” (H. 4134) Housing Production Hearing and Housing Did You Know 051419[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=".please-contact" css=".vc_custom_1509564148941{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}"]For more information, please contact Steven Farrell at (617) 425-6673 or steven.farrell@metrohousingboston.org.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=".question"]Partnerships and coalitions[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=".answer" css=".vc_custom_1509563989165{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}"]In addition to government entities, Metro Housing|Boston works collaboratively with a range of advocacy organizations, services and housing providers, and our tenants to identify program strengths and needs. Below are some projects we have worked on with our advocacy partners.[/vc_column_text][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns="two_columns" columns_proportion="33_66"][qode_elements_holder_item item_padding="0 20px 0 0" advanced_animations="no"][vc_single_image image="3893" img_size="full" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" qode_css_animation="" link="https://onsolidgroundma.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/onsolidgroundreport.pdf"][/qode_elements_holder_item][qode_elements_holder_item advanced_animations="no"][vc_column_text el_class=".intro"]

On Solid Ground: Building Opportunity, Preventing Homelessness

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=".intro"]This paper presents many of the factors that contribute to family instability; identifies the gaps in programs meant to serve low-income families; documents the role of federal and state rental subsidy programs; and demonstrates the interconnected roles of rental assistance, childcare, and employment assistance in increasing family incomes. Partner: Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA)[/vc_column_text][/qode_elements_holder_item][/qode_elements_holder][vc_separator type="transparent" thickness="30"][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns="two_columns" columns_proportion="33_66"][qode_elements_holder_item item_padding="0 20px 0 0" advanced_animations="no"][vc_single_image image="2195" img_size="full" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" qode_css_animation="" link="http://www.metrohousingboston.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/RHN_whitepaper_reformat.pdf"][/qode_elements_holder_item][qode_elements_holder_item advanced_animations="no"][vc_column_text el_class=".intro"]

Moving from Rhetoric to Results

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=".intro"]Recommendations to reduce family homelessness in Massachusetts (Executive Summary) This white paper is a collaborative effort on behalf of Metro Housing|Boston and the other nine members of the Regional Housing Network of Massachusetts to analyze the current problem and offer solutions for an effective reduction in family homelessness. Released February 2014. Partner: Regional Housing Network of Massachusetts[/vc_column_text][/qode_elements_holder_item][/qode_elements_holder][vc_separator type="transparent"][vc_column_text el_class=".question"]How You Can Help[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=".answer"]Help us help families by spreading the word about Metro Housing|Boston’s solutions to problems with access to affordable housing.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=".answer" css=".vc_custom_1510082099880{margin-bottom: 20px !important;margin-left: 20px !important;}"]

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