CHAPA Summary of Housing Provisions of Final Stimulus Bill – February 13, 2009
Please click here to read CHAPA’s 5-page summary of Housing Provisions of the Final Stimulus Bill.
CHAPA Releases Report on the Importance of the Mass. Rental Voucher Program – June 16, 2009
BOSTON – At a State House press event today, Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA) released a briefing paper entitled, The Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program, Maintaining the State’s Primary Homelessness Prevention Tool. The report documents the program as a cost-effective tool to maintain housing for extremely low income families and individuals, and highlights the potential increase in homelessness and the subsequent increased costs to the Commonwealth if the program is cut. The briefing paper comes as lawmakers are deciding the fate of a program that helps the very populations identified as most at risk by the report.
Please click here to view the Press Release announcing the Report.
The full report can be viewed HERE.
President-elect Obama Nominates Shaun Donovan as HUD Secretary – December 15, 2008
Governor Patrick Announces Free Opportunity Knocks Homebuyer Fairs – April 24, 2009
BOSTON – April 24, 2009 – As part of his Massachusetts Recovery Plan to secure the state’s economic future, Governor Deval Patrick today announced today that the latest series of free “Opportunity Knocks’’ regional homebuyer fairs and open houses to promote affordable homeownership opportunities in Massachusetts will held on Saturday, May 2, and Saturday, May 9, at 10 shopping malls across Massachusetts.
Please click here to view the full press release.
Secretary Bigby Releases Community First Olmstead Plan – September 15, 2008
Secretary Bigby and the Governor’s Office have approved the Community First Olmstead Plan linked below. “Community First” continues to be one of the Secretary’s top priorities. The Governor “officially” received the plan on September 12th.
Please click here to view a PDF version of the plan.
Testimony of CHAPA President Vince O’Donnell on Federal Preservation Bill – July 15, 2009
Watch the webcast of the hearing here at 2:00 pm, July 15.
Read his written testimony here.