Housing

Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA)

CHAPA 2014 Housing Search Guide for people with disabilities in Massachusetts

Keep Your Housing!   A Guide to Help Massachusetts Tenants with Mental Health Issues Maintain Their Housing (MH Legal Advisors Committee 2006)

Home Remodeling for Disabilities and Special Needs

HousingWorks is a web-based service designed for individuals & organizations working in subsidized/affordable/special needs housing.

Mass.gov A compilation of Massachusetts laws, regulations, cases, and web sources on landlord and tenant law.

MassLegalHelp housing and homelessness resources

Massachusetts Resources for People without Homes

NAMI Compass – resources and contact form for help

Project Hope – Provides low-income women with children (primarily in Dorchester & Roxbury, MA) access to education, jobs, housing, and emergency services; fosters their personal transformation; and works for broader systems change.

Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Centralized Waiting List for MA: The Section 8 housing voucher program is the federal government’s major program for assisting very low-income people to afford safe decent private housing. 81 Housing Authorities in Massachusetts participate in an open centralized waiting list. Preliminary applications available.

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