14 Dec Banker & Tradesman: Report Calls for Wide-Ranging Rental Voucher Revamp

Posted at 15:56h in In the News, In the News 2022

By James Sanna | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Dec 14, 2022  Fewer than half of those who need housing assistance get it in Massachusetts thanks to shortfalls in state funding, a new report says, but a new approach to rental aid could fix this while helping...

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14 Jul Boston Neighborhood Network News: An Interview with Chris Norris

Posted at 15:20h in In the News, In the News 2022

Source: Boston Neighborhood Network News July  14, 2022 Faith Imafidon, Associate News Director & Co-Anchor at Boston Neighborhood Network Media interviews Metro Housing|Boston Executive Director Chris Norris on a variety of topics, including the state of affordable housing and the need to codify the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program. Watch the...

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08 Jul CommonWealth: Critical state housing voucher program should be codified

Posted at 15:07h in In the News, In the News 2022

Source: CommonWealth Magazine By Chris Norris, Metro Housing|Boston and Rachel Heller, Citizens Housing and Planning Association July  8, 2022 RENTS IN MASSACHUSETTS have reached astronomical heights. Communities in Greater Boston are seeing increases as high as 30 percent over last year. According to The State of the Nation’s Housing 2022...

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29 Jun Shelterforce: Crisis Response Practices That Help Avert Police Calls

Posted at 09:28h in In the News, In the News 2022

Source: Shelterforce By Sandra Larson  June 29, 2022   The May 2020 murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers galvanized anti-police-violence protesters across the U.S. In the aftermath, many cities and grassroots groups have sought changes, with calls to defund the police and to create and support crisis response methods...

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