23 Apr Statement on the Verdict in the Derek Chauvin Case

Posted at 13:05h in 2021, Press Releases

This week’s verdict in the case of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd is one example of accountability in our justice system. However, it does not erase our history of systemic and institutional racism. There is much more to do. We...

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25 Mar Statement on the Recent Violence Against Asian Americans

Posted at 17:06h in 2021, Press Releases

As a former member of Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood, Metro Housing greatly values the contributions of the AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) community, including many of our own employees. We therefore stand in strong solidarity with the local Asian American community and condemns the alarming...

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15 Mar Nicole Stephens of Tufts University Named Metro Housing|Boston’s 2021 Lowell L. Richards Fellow

Posted at 12:44h in 2021, Press Releases

Boston, MA – Metro Housing|Boston has announced that Nicole Stephens of Tufts University has been selected as the 2021 recipient of the Lowell L. Richards, III Fellowship for Leadership and Public Service. Stephens will complete her fellowship this summer with the Massachusetts Port Authority’s (Massport) Real Estate...

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29 Jan Metro Housing Receives $1M from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Posted at 12:59h in 2021, Press Releases

Boston, MA – Metro Housing will receive $1 million over three years from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) to explore the inequality of calculating rent for working families with rental vouchers. Nearly $700,000 from the grant will be dispensed directly to participants in the form of monthly...

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