15 Mar Hazel O’Neil of MIT Named Metro Housing|Boston’s 2023 Lowell L. Richards Fellow

Posted at 09:04h in 2023, Press Releases

Massport to Host Fellowship for the Eleventh Consecutive Year Boston, MA – Metro Housing|Boston has announced that Hazel O’Neill of Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the Lowell L. Richards, III Fellowship for Leadership and Public Service. Hazel will complete her fellowship...

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03 Mar Metro Housing Mourns the Passing of Founder Bob Whittlesey

Posted at 14:08h in 2023, Press Releases

Bob Whittlesey, longtime affordable housing advocate and visionary, and former Executive Director and Board president of Metro Housing|Boston, passed away this week at the age of 101. Bob was a leader in national housing policy issues for the past 60 years—through his founding roles with Metropolitan...

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30 Jan 18,317 Households Received More than $162 Million in Emergency Housing Assistance in FY22

Posted at 15:15h in 2023, Press Releases

Boston, MA – The Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) program, a homelessness prevention program funded by the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), provided a lifeline for 18,317 families in the region, providing more than $162 million in assistance during FY22. By...

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