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CHAPA Opposes HUD Proposal to Roll Back LGBTQ Protections
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ("LGBT") people across the U.S. have long suffered from high rates of housing...
CHAPA’s Housing Policy Action Center Releases First Report on Housing Choice Vouchers
CHAPA's Housing Policy Action Center released its first...
CHAPA’s CEO Rachel Heller to transition to Executive Director of Massachusetts Housing Partnership
After 13 years of dedicated service to CHAPA, including nine years as our Chief Executive Officer, Rachel Heller will be stepping down from her role to become the next Executive Director of Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP).
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CHAPA’s Leadership Academy and Housing Summit named as 2026 Housing Choice Community Best Practices
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) released 2026 guidelines for its Housing Choice Designation, an initiative that rewards pro-housing municipalities with exclusive grant opportunities. The initiative includes two designation...
Key housing legislation, MBTA Communities Act, to persevere as ballot measures fail to reach signature threshold
This week, Secretary of State Bill Galvin announced that all four proposed ballot measures seeking to weaken or repeal the MBTA Communities Act did not receive enough signatures to advance.
CHAPA’s CEO Rachel Heller to transition to Executive Director of Massachusetts Housing Partnership
After 13 years of dedicated service to CHAPA, including nine years as our Chief Executive Officer, Rachel Heller will be stepping down from her role to become the next Executive Director of Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP).
Hundreds of industry leaders convene for solutions to Massachusetts’s housing shortage at CHAPA’s Summit
Over 400 housing leaders from across the Commonwealth, including Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, and Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus, convened yesterday to shape how the Commonwealth can boost our...
2025 Greater Boston Housing Report Card Released: New Findings from the Boston Foundation, Boston Indicators, and BU
This week, the Boston Foundation, Boston Indicators, and Boston University released the 2025 Greater Boston Housing Report Card , offering a detailed look at how the region’s housing market is changing and where challenges remain. The report indicates that while...
CHAPA’s new Massachusetts Housing Leadership Academy to equip local leaders with skills to tackle housing challenges
Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA) opened applications for its new Massachusetts Housing Leadership Academy, a six-month fellowship designed to empower local officials with the knowledge, skills, and network to create more homes for people of all ages,...
CHAPA Statement on HUD Plans to Restrict Housing Aid
Last week, ProPublica reported that the Trump Administration is considering two major rule changes to federal housing programs that could deprive countless families of housing assistance and put them at risk of homelessness. Both changes would have to undergo a public...
MA Fair Housing Win – $1 Million in Funding for the Fair Housing Trust
Last week, Governor Healey signed S2575, the FY2025 Supplemental Budget, into law. Included in this legislation was $1 million in funding directed to the Fair Housing Trust. The Trust, which was created last year as part of the Affordable Homes Act, will be used to...
Massachusetts Supportive Housing Pipeline Coalition Statement Regarding Executive Order on Homelessness
On July 24th, President Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”) on homelessness that trades effective solutions for fear-based politics. Casting the unhoused as “public safety threats,” the EO sidelines proven Housing First strategies in favor of punitive measures,...
Governor Healey Enacts Major Reform to End Mandatory Renter-Paid Broker Fees in Massachusetts
Starting today, August 1, a new statewide policy included in the FY2026 budget and signed by Governor Maura Healey prohibits landlords from charging tenants broker’s fees when the broker was hired by the landlord. Tenants are only responsible for such fees if they...