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.

We are accepting applications for the FES waiting list at this time. Please complete the application found at the link below and submit to FES@metrohousingboston.org or mail to Metro Housing|Boston
1411 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02120
Attn: FES

FES Fact Sheet and Client Application

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 Housing Solutions. (http://housingsolutionssema.org).

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