Mayor Michelle Wu, the state of Massachusetts Housing Secretary Edward Augustus, Beacon Communities,

The redevelopment of the historic YWCA building created 210 new affordable apartments in the Back Bay, including 111 for formerly homeless individuals 

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/News/Mayor-Michelle-Wu,-the-state-of-Massachusetts-Hous.aspx

Special Initiatives

One grant/partnership example that is on-going: Economic Mobility Compass Working Capital with support from the JP Morgan Chase Foundation: Compass Working Capital with JPMorgan Chase Foundation support represents one of the Boston Housing Authority’s most transfo...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Special-Initiatives.aspx

Healthy Homes

Healthy Homes Initiatives Boston Housing Authority (BHA) strives to keep residents healthy through a variety policies and practices. In order to promote healthy lifestyle goals, BHA has long-term partnerships with several health non-profits, universities, community-based o...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Departments/Planning-and-Real-Estate-Development/Healthy-Homes.aspx

BHA residents celebrate through Unity Days

Unity Days are in full swing at our family public housing developments throughout the city.  The events began in the 1980s as a way to bring residents together and ease neighborhood tensions.  The first Unity Day was held at the Washington Beech development in Roslindale and ...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/BHA-Blog/July-2014/BHA-residents-celebrate-through-Unity-Days.aspx

Archdale residents receive crime award from BPD

Boston Housing Authority manager Elena Roine happily received an award from the Boston Police Department at a National Night Out event on Monday, August 4 on behalf of residents from the Archdale public housing development.  Residents at the Archdale development were named Cri...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/BHA-Blog/August-2014/Archdale-residents-receive-crime-award-from-BP
D.aspx

Healthy Start in Housing provides housing and services to women with high risk pregnancies

The Boston Public Health Commission and the Boston Housing Authority formed a joint initiative called Healthy Start in Housing (HSiH) to help high at risk pregnant women (or women pregnant with a child who has a complex condition requiring specialty care) secure and retain st...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/BHA-Blog/December-2014/Healthy-Start-in-Housing-provides-housing-an
d-serv.aspx

BHA awards Police and Safety Officer of the Month

The Boston Housing Authority awards a police and safety officer each month to congratulate them on a job well done and highlight those whose work is exceptional and to be commended.   This is Officer O’Donnell’s second award.  Congratulations Shannon O’Donnell and Shayne Sp...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/BHA-Blog/January-2015/BHA-awards-Police-and-Safety-Officer-of-the-M
onth.aspx

MONB Immigration Clinics

The Mayor’s Office of New Bostonians is offering free immigration clinics. Constituents can meet privately with immigration attorneys to discuss their concerns regarding any aspect of the immigration process. Location & Times First and third Wednesdays of every month fro...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/BHA-Blog/February-2015/MONB-Immigration-Clinics.aspx

This Way Ahead

This Way Ahead is still accepting applications! Compete for a PAID summer internship. Only 30 spaces left - interested youth are encouraged to attend an information session soon SIGN UP EXTENDED UNTIL MARCH 3, 2015 Get information and apply: Every Tuesday Start...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/BHA-Blog/February-2015/This-Way-Ahead.aspx

Charlestown Community Open House

Click Here for Charlestown Community Meeting Open House Flyer

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/BHA-Blog/March-2016/Charlestown-Community-Open-House.aspx