Regina Waller-Darden and her colleagues received an unusual gift. A client, Velda Green, gave them a rock to remind them that she feels solid and stable. About a year ago, Waller-Darden, a housing ...
One recipient said, “A lot of people are gonna be homeless, and a lot of families, and it's gonna break families apart … I ...
BOSTON, Mass. (SHNS)–The state budget line item for a safety net rental voucher program has grown significantly in recent years, but housing advocates say Gov. Maura Healey’s proposal to boost it an ...
By the time Kimberly Loper, 28, got the news that she would receive a Section 8 voucher – a coveted federal rental subsidy for low-income families – she had been on the waitlist for three years. Now, ...
How frustrating can the rental voucher system be? Consider this email that a PR person received last year from a client. (For privacy reasons, the names have been changed.) I’m reaching out to see if ...
State leaders are negotiating a potential deal to include a long-desired rental voucher bill in the state budget, according to sources with knowledge of the discussions. It’s the most serious that ...
Brokers and landlords told me my voucher wasn’t enough, that I would still be required to make 40 times the rent to qualify for whatever apartment I was looking for,” she said. “Brokers need to stop ...
Paterson is losing about 300 vouchers that could have been used to cover rent payments for low-income families.