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Governor Baker Files Supplemental Budget to Expand Shelter Capacity
On November 18th, Governor Baker filed a Supplemental budget H.5394 to provide housing and other necessary services for refugees and migrants. The arrival of refugees and migrants from countries like Afghanistan, Haiti, Venezuela, and Ukraine has led to increased...
DHCD Releases Compliance Model for MBTA Communities
The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) released its Compliance Model for estimating the key zoning metrics required under Section 3A of the Zoning Act, which requires communities served by the MBTA to have at least one reasonably sized zoning...
Governor Baker Signs Economic Development Bill
On November 10, Governor Baker signed the Economic Development Bill into law. The Legislature sent the Governor a final bill on November 2, after months of delay following the end of the legislative session this summer. The Governor vetoed only $1.1 million from the...
Final Economic Development Bill Emerges from Conference
On November 2, a final Economic Development Bill (H.5374) emerged from its conference committee in the state Legislature. Uncertainty caused by an obscure tax rebate law triggered by stronger-than-expected tax collections delayed the bill's progress since the end of...
Apply to be a Municipal Engagement Initiative Lite Community
We are pleased to announce that CHAPA is currently seeking additional communities on a rolling basis for our MEI Lite Program, a lighter touch program of our Municipal Engagement Initiative, that will help to set communities up for coalition building efforts on their...
Revisions to MBTA Zoning Guidelines on Inclusionary Zoning
On October 21, the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) posted revisions to the MBTA Zoning Guidelines regarding inclusionary zoning requirements. According to a memo from DHCD, the Guidelines released in August 2022 include a section describing when...
AHVP to Begin Covering Last Month’s Rent
On October 20, the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) announced that the Alternative Housing Voucher Program (AHVP) will begin covering last month's rent starting on November 1, 2022. In December 2021, DHCD began the new AHVP security deposit...
CHAPA, MLRI, & MA Coalition for the Homeless Deliver Sign-on Letter to End Notice to Quit Requirement for RAFT Joined by 167 Organizations
On October 17, CHAPA, along with the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute and Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, delivered a sign-on letter to legislators and the Baker Administration advocating for ending the notice to quit requirement in the Residential...
Action Alert: Help Us Remove Notice to Quit Requirement for RAFT
Please Sign-On Your Organization to Improve Access to RAFT On August 1, the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) made changes to Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) program reinstating a requirement of Notice to Quit (NTQ) for...
Recap of CHAPA’s Annual Regional Meeting and Materials
Close to 250 advocates, neighbors, municipal employees, organizational representatives, and legislators working on affordable housing in their communities joined us on Thursday, September 22nd for our Annual Regional Meeting. CHAPA staff shared information on our...