03 Dec Chelsea Record: 833 Households in Chelsea Received $5.9 Million in Emergency Rental Assistance in FY21

Posted at 11:02h in In the News, In the News 2021

Source: Chelsea Record 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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28 Oct Boston University News Service: Boston-area residents seeking rental aid attend housing assistance workshop in Roxbury

Posted at 14:41h in In the News, In the News 2021

Source: BU News Service By Emma Glassman-Hughes Boston University News Service ROXBURY — Faced with the possibility of eviction, dozens of tenants packed Metro Housing Boston’s board rooms for a free housing assistance workshop in Roxbury earlier this month. Attendees, including people with limited incomes and those who lost their...

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20 Oct WBUR: Rent Assistance Still Available

Posted at 16:28h in In the News, In the News 2021

Source: WBUR RADWBUR_10-18-2021_07.04.41  [audio mp3="https://www.metrohousingboston.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/RADWBUR_10-18-2021_07.04.41.mp3"][/audio] ...

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29 Sep Waltham Patch: Waltham Resident To Run Boston Marathon For Metro Housing

Posted at 11:42h in In the News, In the News 2021

Source: Waltham Patch   WALTHAM, MA — A member of the Waltham Trailrunners, a local running group, will participate in the Boston Marathon on Oct. 11 to raise money for Metro Housing Boston, an organization dedicated to alleviating and preventing homelessness. Rob Thompson initially signed up to run...

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