Home & Healthy for Good: Ending chronic and long-term homelessness for unaccompanied adults in Massachusetts The History: In Fiscal Year 2007, the Massachusetts Legislature included funding in the state budget for a statewide Housing First program for individuals experiencing chronic homelessness. This program became known as Home & Healthy for Good (HHG), and presented an…
Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance releases, “Siting Permanent Supportive Housing: Recommendations for Social, Economic, and Political Engagement” Written and researched by Antonio Serna, Master in Public Policy Student, University of New Hampshire and Project Siting Intern at MHSA. Executive Summary Massachusetts is facing a housing crisis. High rental costs and low vacancy rates are making…
Today, MHSA and United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley (UWMB) release a report and executive summary detailing the importance and impact of funding received for Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) COVID-19 Relief. During the pandemic, tenants in PSH settings were at greater risk of becoming infected due to their complex health conditions and faced…
MHSA recently completed a series of listening sessions with current tenants of permanent supportive housing. We gathered 21 tenants, mainly in the Greater Boston Area, and asked about their experiences in their current housing and what they would seek in new housing development. Our findings are in the attached report. We intend to use these…
MHSA’s Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report has been released. Thank you to everyone who supported our work and partnered with us to further address homelessness in Massachusetts. To download a copy, click the image above. If you are interested in receiving a hard copy of the Annual Report, please contact us at development@mhsa.net.
MHSA, in partnership with the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) and the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley (UWMB), has released a report today demonstrating the success of the Pay for Success (PFS) program, which successfully housed 1,055 tenants. MHSA, CSH, and UWMB together make up the Massachusetts Alliance for Supportive Housing (MASH),…
Today, MHSA released an executive summary about the COVID-19 Permanent Supportive Housing Relief Funds that were secured in the FY2020 Supplemental Budget. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, MHSA gathered permanent supportive housing (PSH) providers from across the state to learn about their challenges and the unmet costs associated with keeping their staff and…
To download the Fiscal Year 2020 MHSA Annual Report, click the image above. If you are interested in receiving a hard copy of the Annual Report, please contact Meg Hoffman at mcalleja@mhsa.net or 617-367-3667 x18.
To download the Fiscal Year 2019 MHSA Annual Report, click the image above. If you are interested in receiving a hard copy of the Annual Report, please contact Meg Hoffman at mcalleja@mhsa.net or 617-367-3667 x18.
To download the Fiscal Year 2018 MHSA Annual Report, click the image above. If you are interested in receiving a hard copy of the Annual Report, please contact Meg Hoffman at mcalleja@mhsa.net or 617-367-3667 x18.
