Family Economic Stability Program (FES)
The Family Economic Stability (FES) program is a time-limited, flat-subsidy rental assistance program designed to help families reach economic stability through intensive case-management and support.
Program Requirements
- Monthly meetings with the housing mobility coordinator to work on ongoing goals.
- Create and adhere to a budget that is to be submitted monthly.
- Clients must have children under the age of 18 to qualify for this program.
- Once on the program, clients must live within Metro Housing|Boston’s area of coverage.
Communities we serve
Metro Housing|Boston serves individuals and families, as well property owners, in 30 communities throughout Greater Boston.
- Arlington
- Bedford
- Belmont
- Boston
- Braintree
- Brookline
- Burlington
- Cambridge
- Chelsea
- Everett
- Lexington
- Lynn*
- Malden
- Medford
- Melrose
- Milton
- Newton
- North Reading
- Quincy
- Reading
- Revere
- Somerville
- Stoneham
- Wakefield
- Waltham
- Watertown
- Wilmington
- Winchester
- Winthrop
- Woburn
*Metro Housing|Boston does not administer RAFT, Voucher Programs, or HomeBASE assistance in Lynn. See Lynn Housing Authority.
*In addition to the 30 communities listed above, Metro Housing|Boston administers rental voucher programs in Holbrook, Randolph, and Weymouth. If you are specifically seeking RAFT assistance in those communities, you must apply instead to NeighborWorks. (https://nhsmass.org/).