Fact Sheets

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Housing

Housing Navigator

search.housingnavigatorma.org
Find Affordable home rentals in Massachusetts

Common Housing Application for Massachusetts Programs (Champ)

publichousingapplication.ocd.state.ma.us
Using this site, you will be able to apply for state-aided public housing and the Alternative Housing Voucher Program (AHVP), and you will also be able to find any existing applications you may have. Moving forward, as your address changes or other information on your application changes, you will only need to update information at this site. All of your changes will be recorded at the housing authorities where you have applied.

CHAPA

www.chapa.org/
Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association (MA based)

CHAPA Housing Search Guide for People with Disabilities

www.chapa.org/sites/default/files/sdfasdfdsaf_2.pdf

Free pro se Weekly Housing Clinic

www.mwlegal.org/work/housing

The Housing Unit assists low-income families and individuals with affordable housing matters. Tenants who live in low-income housing and those with housing subsidies are given priority. This type of housing is difficult to obtain and its loss often results in homelessness.

The Fair Housing Act

https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp

protects people with disabilities from discrimination when renting, buying or financing housing.

Mass Accessible Housing Registry

www.massaccesshousingregistry.org

Free registry highlights homes for people with disabilities who need accessible or barrier-free housing.

MassHousing

www.masshousing.com
MassHousing is an independent, quasi-public agency created in 1966 and charged with providing financing for affordable housing in Massachusetts. The website has lists of the properties financed and/or overseen by MassHousing

Housing Authorities

www.mass.gov/service-details/local-housing-authority-contact-listing
list of all towns in MA.

SMOC – South Middlesex Opportunity Council

www.smoc.org/services-alphabetical-listing.php

low-income housing.

Mass Options

massoptions.org/massoptions/long-term-supports-and-services/supports-through-state-agencies/housing

MA Coalition for the Homeless

www.mahomeless.org

MA Homeless Shelters

www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/massachusetts.html
Homeless Shelter Directory

Tenancy Preservation Program

www.mass.gov/info-details/tenancy-preservation-program
Homelessness prevention program, TPP works with tenants, property owner and the Housing Court.

Homestead Protection Law

www.sec.state.ma.us/rod/rodhom/homidx.htm

National Fair Housing Alliance

nationalfairhousing.org
Goals: to end housing discrimination and to promote diverse, inclusive communities

MA Housing Consumer Education Centers

www.masshousinginfo.org/

Disability Info Housing Resources Fact Sheets

https://disabilityinfo.org/fact-sheet-library/housing/

Autism Housing Pathways

autismhousingpathways.org
Supportive Housing for Adult Children with Disabilities

Specialized Housing, Inc.

specializedhousing.org
Uses a condominium model to create housing for individuals who can function somewhat independently and whose behaviors can be managed with the level of staffing agreed upon by the family.

Section 8

Section 8 Vouchers

section8listmass.org/
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher – Centralized Waiting List

Section 8 Made Simple

www.tacinc.org/resources/section-8-made-simple

Using The Housing Choice Voucher Program To Assist People With Disabilities

18? Section 8!

18section8.org

How to Apply for Section 8 when turning 18 (MA)

Assistance

Rental Assistance Applications and Documentation

www.mass.gov/service-details/rental-assistance-applications-documentation

Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT)

www.mass.gov/service-details/learn-about-residential-assistance-for-families-in-transition-raft
Homelessness prevention program providing short term assistance to low income families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

Framingham

Security Deposit Assistance Program

www.framinghamma.gov/418/Community-Development
and more from Community Development Block Grant

Home Modifications

www.mass.gov/home-modification-loan-program-hmlp

provides 0% and 3% loans up to $30,000 to homeowners seeking to make modifications to their homes.

MRC / MassMATCH Adaptive Housing Program

www.massmatch.org/fund_at/MRC_Adaptive_Hsing_FAQs.php

provides housing evaluations, architectural services, housing modifications, and equipment installation to individuals with disabilities to enable them to achieve an employment outcome by removing barriers to living in their current home.

Universal Design

Visitibility

www.visitability.org/

Visitability is a growing trend nationwide. The term refers to single-family or owner-occupied housing designed in such a way that it can be lived in or visited by people who have trouble with steps or who use wheelchairs or walkers.

The Institute for Human Centered Design

humancentereddesign.org

governmental educational organization (NGO) committed to advancing the role of design in expanding opportunity and enhancing experience for people of all ages and abilities. The IHCD is based in Boston.

The Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access

idea.ap.buffalo.edu

at SUNY Buffalo’s School of Architecture and Planning studies and recommends ways to make environments and products more usable, safer and healthier for the needs of an increasingly diverse population. The IDeA Center’s activities are based on the philosophy of Inclusive Design.