08 Dec East Boston Times-Free Press: East Boston Residents Received $4.7 Million in Emergency Rental Assistance in FY21

Posted at 10:42h in In the News, In the News 2021

Source: East Boston Times-Free Press Since 2013, Metro Housing|Boston has documented the effectiveness of Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT), a homelessness prevention program for households with low incomes that are experiencing a housing crisis. However, the pandemic has changed the face of RAFT as two...

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08 Dec Revere Journal: 735 Households in Revere Received $5.5 Million in Emergency Rental Assistance in FY21

Posted at 10:31h in In the News, In the News 2021

Source: Revere Journal Since 2013, Metro Housing|Boston has documented the effectiveness of Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT), a homelessness prevention program for households with low incomes that are experiencing a housing crisis. However, the pandemic has changed the face of RAFT as two additional programs...

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08 Dec Everett Independent: 273 Households in Everett Received $2.03 Million in Emergency Rental Assistance

Posted at 10:21h in In the News, In the News 2021

Source: Everett Independent Since 2013, Metro Housing|Boston has documented the effectiveness of Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT), a homelessness prevention program for households with low incomes that are experiencing a housing crisis. However, the pandemic has changed the face of RAFT as two additional programs...

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03 Dec CommonWealth Magazine: Demand for housing assistance accelerating rapidly

Posted at 11:11h in In the News, In the News 2021

Source: CommonWealth Magazine Boston agency distributes $63m over year, $74m in next 6 months IT IS CLEAR that pandemic-related struggles made it harder for many people to pay rent, even as eviction moratoriums helped them stay in their homes. A report released this week by Metro Housing Boston puts a staggering...

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