Boston Housing Authority
Kenzie Bok,
Administrator & CEO
52 Chauncy Street
Boston, MA
(617) 988-4000
(617) 988-4133
By The numbers
Public Housing Units 10179
Vouchers 15938
Total Units 26117
Latest News
1.6.23
CLPHA Member Update, Members Making News
CLPHA Members Receive One-Fourth of All Awards
HUD announced the award of $24.7 million to 98 PHAs for providing non-elderly persons with disabilities with permanent affordable housing. The assistance will be provided through the Section 811 Mainstream Housing Choice Voucher Program, and...
12.7.22
Report
A new study from Justice 4 Housing and Harvard Law School’s Tenant Advocacy Project analyzes how barriers to housing can be reduced for people with criminal records in Massachusetts. Housing access is fundamental to reintegrating formerly incarcerated individuals into communities. Research shows...
12.6.22
CLPHA Member Update, Members Making News
HUD has awarded $30 million in funding to hire and maintain Service Coordinators who will assess the needs of residents of conventional Public Housing and assist in coordinating community resources. The ROSS-SC awards will go to 111 Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) among other entities to...
12.5.22
Members Making News
From Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's press release:
Building on her commitment to creating affordable housing in Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu today announced a significant investment in creating homeownership opportunities. The Mayor has directed $60 million of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to...
7.6.22
Members Making News
From the City of Boston's press release:
Mayor Michelle Wu joined the Boston Housing Authority (BHA), 2Life Communities, local residents, and community partners Thursday morning to celebrate the groundbreaking for the redevelopment of JJ Carroll Apartments in Brighton.
In partnership with 2Life...
6.15.22
Members Making News
From Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's press release:
Mayor Michelle Wu joined the Boston Housing Authority (BHA), 2Life Communities, local residents, and community partners Thursday morning to celebrate the groundbreaking for the redevelopment of JJ Carroll Apartments in Brighton.
In partnership with...
6.15.22
Members Making News
From Boston.com:
The Boston Public Library’s new long-term borrowing program is working to ensure Boston residents have access to online educational materials.
Boston residents can now access free Wi-Fi routers and Chromebooks through the library. Participants must be adult residents who do...
4.6.22
Members Making News
CLPHA Executive Director Sunia Zaterman was quoted today in the Boston Globe's article "With federal funds in hand, public housing also at play in Mayor Wu’s agenda," which discusses advocates' views on how new Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and her administration can address the affordable...
2.9.22
Members Making News
From SmartCitiesWorld:
Boston is investing more than $12m to bring digital equity and inclusion to nearly 23,000 Boston public housing residents, library users, and school-age families.
The new funding will provide free access to wireless broadband service and devices to help public housing...
1.26.22
Members Making News
From the Boston Herald:
Boston’s kicking in $40 million to create 718 new housing units, Mayor Michelle Wu announced.
“Housing is health,” Wu said in a press conference on Tuesday. “It is opportunity and safety and stability and a monthly foundation for our recovery from this pandemic.”
In total...
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