Program areas at MBHP
Rental Housing assistance - federal and state funded Housing vouchers and other subsidy programs that served more than 10,991 disabled, elderly, formerly homeless, and other individuals and families in Boston and 31 surrounding communities including arlington, bedford, belmont,, braintree, brookline, burlington, cambridge, chelsea, everett, holbrook, lexington, , malden, medford, melrose, milton, newton, north reading, quincy, randolph, reading, revere, somerville, stoneham, wakefield, waltham, watertown, weymouth, wilmington, winchester, winthrop and woburn. Metro housingboston's target population consists of households with low-and moderate-incomes who face a variety of barriers to Housing. Financial demographics for individuals receiving Metro Housing services under all the rental assistance programs, including the section 8 program, are: 78 % under $30,000, 11% at $30,001-$45,000, 6% at $45,001-$60,000, 4.54% over $60,000; average annual income for our households is $20,966. Additionally, 37% of the households we serve have children under the age of 18, 49% of the heads of households we serve are persons with a disability and 29% of all households have a head of household that is elderly.
Office development operations
Metro Housing's approach is "Housing first, not Housing only." The Housing supports programs offer a continuum of services from information and referral to in-depth individualized case management, intensive Housing search, eviction prevention education, services, and resources that address the barriers that make it difficult to find or maintain a home. Metro Housing co-located with 10 partners throughout our region to ensure that our services were accessible to clients in all communities. The Housing consumer education center responded to more than 28,730 phone calls and emails serving 27,912 families through walk-in inquiries and appointments.