Program areas at NOAH
Noah rental Housing counseling/homelessness prevention programming: this free, bilingual program is comprised of several related service lines, all working to help no-, low- or moderate-income households move along the Housing spectrum from being either homeless or at risk of homelessness to being able to obtain shelter or else to retain or obtain apartment homes. These service lines include: -ehap (emergency Housing assistance program) - serves newly homeless disaster victims; provides short-term emergency hotel stays immediately following any such red cross assistance, as well as move-in grants paid to the new landlord (deposit for first/ or last month rent up to $3,200); also provides counseling/case management, as needed. This ehap program was first established in 2020 and benefited 3,500 grant recipients thus far and will continue into 2024.-fsnp (family safety net) - serves recently homeless families with minor children; provides short-term emergency hotel stays, referrals, and/or counseling/case management assistance in transitioning to shelter or housing-fap (financial assistance) - serves homeless or those at risk of homelessness; provides rental funding grants paid to landlords to prevent evictions 'upstream' (preferred) or for first or last and deposit for new apartments up to $2,500-homelessness prevention - provides counseling and/or case management for households at risk of homelessness soon, but not immediately or for those who do not meet the criteria of the three service lines above-covid-19 rent relief - serves households negatively impacted financially by covid-19; provides rent payments to landlords to keep households in their apartment homes through paying rental arrears and/or future stipends; also pays late utility bills up to $1,500 and/or move-in costs.
Real estate and economic development: develop Affordable Housing ownership and rental units for low and moderate income individuals and families.
Rental: provides Affordable Housing to people in need.
Senior home repair: assists low income seniors who are homeowners in maintaining their residences safely and upgrade and repair heating systems.
Homebuyer services: provides services related to home buying to first time homebuyers who are primarily low to moderate income individuals/families. Also provides services relating to foreclosure mitigation and prevention counseling. Noah offers this to individuals and families who are behind on their mortgage payments or may soon become so, or in the foreclosure process with their lenders. Financial literacy, credit and budgeting education: provides low-and moderate income community members up to eight hours of free coursework teaching how to establish and maintain a record of good credit, how to understand credit scoring and how to set and reach financial goals. Also offers free volunteer income tax assistance during the tax year for low-moderate income individuals and families who qualify.
Property management: oversees approximately 130 units of Affordable Housing primarily in east boston, including trinity house, which is dedicated to the homeless.
Community services: works with community members from east boston to improve the environment, enhance the quality of life and develop leadership skills of residents of east boston and beyond. These goals are achieved by involving a broad range of residents and community associations in the planning, design, implementation, maintenance, and programming of environmental restoration projects, as well as community organizing projects. Also provides english classes for speakers of other languages (esol), and summer soccer and schoolyard programs for children.