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MBHP’s Seventh Annual Founders Celebration
O
n November 12, friends of
MBHP will gather to celebrate
four outstanding individuals.
For the past seven years, MBHP
has held the Founders Celebration
as a way to recognize the accomplishments of people dedicated
to developing, promoting, and
preserving affordable housing in
Greater Boston. The honorees
represent our co-founder William S.
Edgerly’s concept of government,
nonprofit, and for-profit entities
working together to make lasting
change for families searching for a
safe, affordable place to live.
This year, MBHP has selected
the following honorees.
•P
aul Grogan, President,
The Boston Foundation
•P
am Jones, Director of Policy
& Planning, Boston Public
Health Commission, retired
•W
illie Jones, Senior Vice President,
The Community Builders, retired
The Lowell L. Richards, III Award
will be presented to Sheila Dillon,
Chief of Housing and Director, Boston
Department of Neighborhood
Development.
The event will be hosted by
State Street, the event’s Presenting
Partner. To R.S.V.P., contact Mary Jo
Kane at [email protected] or
(617) 425-6705, or register online
at www.mbhp.org/donate.
PAID
Platinum Partner
Bank of America
Gold Partner
Citi
Silver Partner
The Boston Foundation
Lowell's Family
Santander
Bronze Partner
Beacon Communities LLC
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Eastern Bank
Hill Holliday
Maloney Properties, Inc.
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority
Massachusetts Port Authority
MassHousing
NEI General Contracting
Peabody Properties, Inc.
Steven J. Rioff
Partner Sponsor
ADD Inc
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Robert L. Beal, Related Beal
Burns & Levinson LLP
The Community Builders
Donald E. Conover
Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
John Hancock Financial Services
Klein Hornig LLP
Krokidas & Bluestein LLP
Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation
Munkenbeck Consulting
New England Development
Planning Office for Urban Affairs
The TJX Companies, Inc.
Donald E. Vaughan
Stephen R. Vigeant
Walker & Dunlop
WinnCompanies
Incorporator Sponsor
The Architectural Team, Inc.
Boston Capital
Boston Community Capital
Community Economic Development
Assistance Corporation (CEDAC)
Daniel Dennis & Company LLP
Lyndia Downie & John Francis
Federal Home Loan Bank
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Hackett Feinberg P.C.
Heath Properties
Integrity Movers, LLC
Cynthia Lacasse and Sam Ogden
MassDevelopment
Former Mayor Thomas M. Menino
Nixon Peabody LLP
Nolan Sheehan Patten LLP
David and Judy Ogden
Jeffrey H. Packard
Jerry Rappaport, CRP Development
Esther Schlorholtz & Joe Hunter
The Schochet Companies
United Way of Massachusetts Bay
and Merrimack Valley
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FALL 2014
MBHP selected by state to administer Money Follows the Person
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MBHP BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Co-Chairs
Janet Frazier
Steven J. Rioff
Christopher Harris
Cynthia Lacasse
Clockwise from top: Paul Grogan,
Pam Jones, Sheila Dillon, Willie Jones
Seventh Annual Founders Celebration Sponsors (as of September 29, 2014)
Presenting Partner
State Street Corporation
mbhp UPDATE
NON-PROFIT
U.S. POSTAGE
Langley C. Keyes
Treasurer
Chrystal Kornegay
Elizabeth Gruber
Terry Saunders Lane
Clerk
Mary-Anne Morrison
Susanne Marzi Cameron
Peter Munkenbeck
Nader Acevedo
Jeffrey H. Packard
Kevin Boyle
Esther Schlorholtz
Patrick Centanni
Charles M. Smith
Lyndia Downie
Donald E. Vaughan
Urban Edge
VIVA Consulting
Weber Shandwick
Individual Sponsor
Action for Boston Community
Development, Inc.
Boston University School of Social Work
Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association
Codman Square Neighborhood
Development Corporation
Copley Wolff Design Group, Inc.
Davis Square Architects, Inc.
Donna Haig Friedman
Steven Farrell and Todd Robinson
Housing Partners, Inc.
Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly
Terry & Jonathan Lane
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Lee
Local Initiative Support Corporation
Massachusetts Association of Community
Development Corporations
National Development
Chris Norris & Drew Bartley
O’Neill and Associates
Bob Rivers
Rogerson Communities
Rev. Anne Rousseau & Nancy Sableski
Solomon McCown & Company, Inc.
Mathew Thall
Traggorth Companies, LLC
United Benefit Services
Utile, Inc.
Robert B. Whittlesey
WilmerHale
MBHP honors four staff members
T
wice each year, MBHP takes the
time to recognize some out­
standing staff members for their hard
work and dedication to MBHP’s
mission. Honorees are nominated by
their fellow staff members. This year,
there were so many nominations that
the selection committee decided to
present awards to two staff members
in each category.
The first award is the Partnership
Award. MBHP was founded on the
idea that great things happen when
people from different arenas come
together with a common purpose.
In keeping with this tradition, MBHP
has chosen to recognize Verna
Augustine, Families at Home administrator, and Robert Butman, housing
search case manager, for their work
in solidifying MBHP’s relationships
with partner agencies.
Verna Augustine
Robert Butman
The second award is the Performance Award, which recognizes staff
members who have demonstrated a
clear commitment to their work and
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John Hillis
Sarah Lucey
ability to produce results. This honor
went to Sarah Lucey, program
representative, and John Hillis,
Shelter Plus Care program manager.
art of MBHP’s mission is to
ensure that all people have
choice and mobility in securing
housing. Recently, the agency added
a new program that allows us to do
just that for a very specific population, one whose independence is
severely restricted by barriers to
accessible, affordable housing.
Money Follows the Person (MFP)
is a federal demonstration project
that assists elders and people with
disabilities who want to move from
facility-based care to the community.
An important goal of the program
is for participants to live in housing
arrangements of their choice. To
help individuals transition to the
community and live with increased
independence, the program offers an
array of community-based support
services. Funding for rental security
deposits and resources for basic
home furnishings are also available.
The Massachusetts Executive
Office of Health and Human Services
(EOHHS) has contracted with MBHP
to provide housing search assistance
and regional housing coordination
for MFP in our region. The program
will be supported by multiple parts
of the agency: MBHP’s Housing
Consumer Education Center will
assist MFP enrollees with housing
search, the Leased Housing team
will administer mobile and projectbased subsidies for enrollees in
the MFP demonstration, and Karla
Armenoff, MBHPs newly-hired
regional housing coordinator,
will identify affordable housing
resources and partners for MFP
in Greater Boston.
MBHP Program Manager Andrew Piscatelli, Assistant Director of Leased Housing Josh
Fluke, and Intake Coordinator Wil Santana (left to right) train service providers on
how MBHP can help Money Follows the Person program participants.
“Accessible, affordable housing
is a key component of the MFP
vision for community living for
elders and people with disabilities,”
said Karla. “There is a valuable array
of supports to help MFP enrollees
maintain successful tenancies in the
community.”
In September, MBHP began
issuing vouchers specifically set
aside for MFP enrollees, starting with
eight Massachusetts Rental Voucher
Program vouchers. “This is an
exciting step for voucher recipients
who are hoping to now use the
subsidies to move into an apartment
of their own in the community,”
said Karla.
MFP is a voluntary program. To
qualify, a person must be Medicaideligible, live in a qualified long
term-care facility for at least 90 days,
wish to move to a qualified residence
in the community, and choose to
participate by signing an informed
consent form.
To learn more about MFP, visit
www.mbhp.org.
MBHP RELEASES NEW PROGRAM REPORTS
•R
AFT in Review: An overview and analysis of Residential Assistance for
Families in Transition program
• Two Years of HomeBASE: Following up with families after the end of HomeBASE Rental Assistance
Read these and past reports at www.mbhp.org/policy-reports.
ever yon e de s er ve s a place t o cal l h om e
MISSION STATEMENT
MBHP’s mission is to ensure that
the region’s low- and moderateincome individuals and families have
choice and mobility in finding and
retaining decent affordable housing;
all of our programs and initiatives
are designed to encourage housing
stability, increase economic selfsufficiency, and enhance the quality
of the lives of those we serve. To
achieve our mission and to promote
efficient service delivery, we work
collaboratively with a broad array of
service providers and neighborhoodbased organizations.
MBHP’S PROGRAMS
There are three different entry
points for accessing our programs
and services.
We help homeless families and
individuals find and retain safe,
affordable housing through rental
assistance programs, including
Section 8 and the Massachusetts
Rental Voucher Program.
We help families on the brink of
homelessness stay in their homes
or find other suitable living arrangements, rather than enter the shelter
system. One way we do this is
through administering the RAFT
financial assistance program.
Once a family or individual is stably
housed in a safe, affordable home,
we help keep it that way. We conduct
inspections to ensure apartments
meet all health and safety standards
and offer education, trainings, and
counseling services
to tenants and landlords.
For more information on the many
programs and services we administer, visit us at www.mbhp.org or call
our Housing Consumer Education
Center at (617) 425-6700.
Fall forum to highlight MBHP’s Hoarding and
Sanitation Initiative
Left to right: Dr. Chrisitiana Bratiotis, Jesse Edsell-Vetter, Dr. Jordana Muroff, Dr. Gail
Steketee, Dr. Michael Tompkins
O
n October 30, MBHP will
convene a panel of the top
minds in hoarding intervention at
a forum to discuss the Hoarding
Intervention and Tenancy Preservation Project. MBHP’s Hoarding
Intervention Coordinator Jesse
Edsell-Vetter will present data from
the latest research into what has
become one of the most successful
programs in the nation to help
people with hoarding issues. Other
panelists include Dr. Christiana
Bratiotis, Dr. Michael A. Tompkins,
and Dr. Jordana Muroff. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Gail
Steketee, the dean of the Boston
University School of Social Work.
Hoarding is a mental health
condition characterized by collecting
items to the extent that rooms cannot
be used for the purposes for which
they are intended and the home
becomes unsafe. Without intervention, tenants who hoard almost
inevitably face eviction.
As part of MBHP’s hoarding
program, case managers work
hands-on to bring apartments into
health and safety compliance, teach
tenants skills to maintain compliance, and support them in obtaining
mental health services to ensure
sustained behavioral change. While
not mandatory for participation,
treatment is strongly recommended
due to the complex psychological
nature of hoarding. MBHP also
provides training and technical
assistance to communities and
agencies to help them assist individuals affected by hoarding and
sanitation issues. MBHP’s hoarding
program has been supported by
The Oak Foundation since 2011.
John Hancock has generously
provided the space for the forum in
their fourth floor atrium. A reception
will follow.
The forum comes on the heels
of an October 29 training MBHP is
holding for service providers on how
to assist people with hoarding issues.
Forum panelist Michael Tompkins,
a licensed psychologist based out of
California, will lead the training,
entitled “Harm Reduction: A pragmatic
approach to severe hoarding.” The
training will take place at Boston
University’s School of Social Work,
which is cohosting the event.
For more information about the
forum or the training, visit www.
mbhp.org/hoarding-forum or contact
Steven Farrell at steven.farrell@
mbhp.org or (617) 425-6673.
MANY THANKS TO OUR RECENT GRANT FUNDERS
Citi • The Boston Foundation • Bank of America Foundation
TD Bank • Oak Foundation • Glendon/Tung Foundation
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DONOR SPOTLIGHT: Santander Bank
O
n September 10, MBHP cele­
brated the culmination of our
third year of the ROOTS workshop
series. ROOTS, which stands for
Recognizing Our Opportunities
Together Series, gives MBHP participants the time and tools they need
to identify life goals and develop
strategies to achieve them. Topics
including financial fitness, child care
and the working family, and career
development are presented by field
experts alongside MBHP staff.
This year, MBHP decided to hold
two ROOTS workshops, one in
Woburn and one in Brighton, each
targeting families placed in motels
through the Emergency Shelter
system. The goal of the workshops
was to help these families develop
personalized plans to sustain their
situations once they move out of the
motels and into new homes. This
very successful program was made
possible through the support of
Santander Bank.
“After a successful series of
ROOTS workshops, I am pleased to
report that we have seen significant
movement from families where
previously there was very little,” said
MBHP Motel Re-Housing Program
Manager Juanita Lewis. Of the 19
Woburn participants who graduated
last June, nearly half have moved out
of the motels and into a new home,
with at least three paying market rent.
“Financial literacy is a vital skill
that families need in order to manage
their money and become more
self-sufficient,” said Santander Vice
President, Community Reinvestment
Manager for New England Sonia
Alleyne. “Santander is proud to
support MBHP’s ROOTS program
that is helping families secure a safe,
affordable place to call home.”
Thanks to the support of Santander Bank, the ROOTS
workshop series has been a success.
Supporting MBHP’s ROOTS
workshop is only the most recent
way Santander has engaged in
MBHP’s work. Since 2002, Santander
has supported MBHP’s efforts to
provide housing search, case management, and other services to help
families secure safe, affordable
homes. They have also sponsored
the annual Founders Celebration.
In addition to their financial
support, Santander also provides
staff resources and expertise to help
enhance MBHP’s programs. For the
ROOTS workshops, Santander At
Work staff member Maurice Kolthof
presented the financial fitness classes
for the summer and fall sessions.
“Maurice was a hit,” said Matt
Gibson, MBHP outreach case
manager. “Our participants learned
a lot from him.”
Alleyne was pleased to hear it,
saying, “We are so happy that
Maurice was able to play a key role
in ROOTS’ success.”
Rep. Kevin G. Honan of Brighton and MBHP staff celebrate at the ROOTS
graduation on September 10.
ARE YOU READY TO RACE AGAINST HOMELESSNESS?
Thanks to the John Hancock Boston Marathon Nonprofit Program, MBHP has once again received four marathon bibs—
now we just need runners to wear them! Are you interested in running the 2015 Boston Marathon to support MBHP?
Contact Mary Jo Kane at [email protected] or (617) 425-6705 for more information.
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BACK-TO-SCHOOL
BACKPACKS
Once agaim, the law firm of Ropes
& Gray has donated backpacks for
the children of homeless families
placed in motels in MBHP’s
region. Thanks to their generosity,
200 children will be able to go to
school with a brand new backpack
and a spring in their step. An
additional 90 backpacks were also
donated by Cradles to Crayons.
MBHP staff members prepare backpacks donated by Ropes & Gray.
Second year of Lowell Richards Fellowship a success
T
his summer, thanks to the gener­ous support of State Street,
Massachusetts Port Authority, and
numerous individual sponsors, MBHP
was able to expand the Lowell
Richards Fellowship. In addition to
selecting a student fellow, an MBHP
program participant was selected
for the honor.
Marioly Brito was already working
part-time at Jewish Vocational Service
when she was selected as the Lowell
Richards Participant Fellow. A participant in MBHP’s HomeBASE and RAFT
programs, she was referred to JVS
through the Secure Jobs program and
was taken on as temporary staff.
The fellowship meant that she could
add to her hours at JVS, helping her
support her four children. By the end
of the fellowship, Marioly had been
hired by JVS full-time.
“Being selected makes me feel
proud about myself and very thankful
for the people that believe in me,” said
Marioly. “This is a very good first step
toward what I am trying to achieve.”
Stephen Donovan, the 2014
Lowell Richard Student Fellow,
was hosted by Massachusetts Port
Authority. During his time there, he
completed a report considering the
implications of planning for and
developing multi-unit residential
Karen Richards (center) with MBHP Executive Director Chris Norris, Lowell Richards
Participant Fellow Marioly Brito, Lowell Richards Student Fellow Stephen Donovan,
and Massport Senior Project Manager Janeen Hansen
condominium buildings on ground
leased land.
“I feel absolutely honored and
humbled to have been selected for
this fellowship and to be connected
to Lowell Richards’ story,” Stephen
said. “I am inspired by Lowell’s
and also by Karen Richards’ legacy
of hard work and commitment
to others.”
4
In 2012, MBHP established
the Lowell Richards Fellowship in
honor of our late cofounder and
longtime board chair Lowell Richards.
The fellowship serves as a way
to honor those who personify
Lowell’s qualities of leadership,
integrity, loyalty, commitment,
and ambition.
MISSION STATEMENT
MBHP’s mission is to ensure that
the region’s low- and moderateincome individuals and families have
choice and mobility in finding and
retaining decent affordable housing;
all of our programs and initiatives
are designed to encourage housing
stability, increase economic selfsufficiency, and enhance the quality
of the lives of those we serve. To
achieve our mission and to promote
efficient service delivery, we work
collaboratively with a broad array of
service providers and neighborhoodbased organizations.
MBHP’S PROGRAMS
There are three different entry
points for accessing our programs
and services.
We help homeless families and
individuals find and retain safe,
affordable housing through rental
assistance programs, including
Section 8 and the Massachusetts
Rental Voucher Program.
We help families on the brink of
homelessness stay in their homes
or find other suitable living arrangements, rather than enter the shelter
system. One way we do this is
through administering the RAFT
financial assistance program.
Once a family or individual is stably
housed in a safe, affordable home,
we help keep it that way. We conduct
inspections to ensure apartments
meet all health and safety standards
and offer education, trainings, and
counseling services
to tenants and landlords.
For more information on the many
programs and services we administer, visit us at www.mbhp.org or call
our Housing Consumer Education
Center at (617) 425-6700.
Fall forum to highlight MBHP’s Hoarding and
Sanitation Initiative
Left to right: Dr. Chrisitiana Bratiotis, Jesse Edsell-Vetter, Dr. Jordana Muroff, Dr. Gail
Steketee, Dr. Michael Tompkins
O
n October 30, MBHP will
convene a panel of the top
minds in hoarding intervention at
a forum to discuss the Hoarding
Intervention and Tenancy Preservation Project. MBHP’s Hoarding
Intervention Coordinator Jesse
Edsell-Vetter will present data from
the latest research into what has
become one of the most successful
programs in the nation to help
people with hoarding issues. Other
panelists include Dr. Christiana
Bratiotis, Dr. Michael A. Tompkins,
and Dr. Jordana Muroff. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Gail
Steketee, the dean of the Boston
University School of Social Work.
Hoarding is a mental health
condition characterized by collecting
items to the extent that rooms cannot
be used for the purposes for which
they are intended and the home
becomes unsafe. Without intervention, tenants who hoard almost
inevitably face eviction.
As part of MBHP’s hoarding
program, case managers work
hands-on to bring apartments into
health and safety compliance, teach
tenants skills to maintain compliance, and support them in obtaining
mental health services to ensure
sustained behavioral change. While
not mandatory for participation,
treatment is strongly recommended
due to the complex psychological
nature of hoarding. MBHP also
provides training and technical
assistance to communities and
agencies to help them assist individuals affected by hoarding and
sanitation issues. MBHP’s hoarding
program has been supported by
The Oak Foundation since 2011.
John Hancock has generously
provided the space for the forum in
their fourth floor atrium. A reception
will follow.
The forum comes on the heels
of an October 29 training MBHP is
holding for service providers on how
to assist people with hoarding issues.
Forum panelist Michael Tompkins,
a licensed psychologist based out of
California, will lead the training,
entitled “Harm Reduction: A pragmatic
approach to severe hoarding.” The
training will take place at Boston
University’s School of Social Work,
which is cohosting the event.
For more information about the
forum or the training, visit www.
mbhp.org/hoarding-forum or contact
Steven Farrell at steven.farrell@
mbhp.org or (617) 425-6673.
MANY THANKS TO OUR RECENT GRANT FUNDERS
Citi • The Boston Foundation • Bank of America Foundation
TD Bank • Oak Foundation • Glendon/Tung Foundation
2
DONOR SPOTLIGHT: Santander Bank
O
n September 10, MBHP cele­
brated the culmination of our
third year of the ROOTS workshop
series. ROOTS, which stands for
Recognizing Our Opportunities
Together Series, gives MBHP participants the time and tools they need
to identify life goals and develop
strategies to achieve them. Topics
including financial fitness, child care
and the working family, and career
development are presented by field
experts alongside MBHP staff.
This year, MBHP decided to hold
two ROOTS workshops, one in
Woburn and one in Brighton, each
targeting families placed in motels
through the Emergency Shelter
system. The goal of the workshops
was to help these families develop
personalized plans to sustain their
situations once they move out of the
motels and into new homes. This
very successful program was made
possible through the support of
Santander Bank.
“After a successful series of
ROOTS workshops, I am pleased to
report that we have seen significant
movement from families where
previously there was very little,” said
MBHP Motel Re-Housing Program
Manager Juanita Lewis. Of the 19
Woburn participants who graduated
last June, nearly half have moved out
of the motels and into a new home,
with at least three paying market rent.
“Financial literacy is a vital skill
that families need in order to manage
their money and become more
self-sufficient,” said Santander Vice
President, Community Reinvestment
Manager for New England Sonia
Alleyne. “Santander is proud to
support MBHP’s ROOTS program
that is helping families secure a safe,
affordable place to call home.”
Thanks to the support of Santander Bank, the ROOTS
workshop series has been a success.
Supporting MBHP’s ROOTS
workshop is only the most recent
way Santander has engaged in
MBHP’s work. Since 2002, Santander
has supported MBHP’s efforts to
provide housing search, case management, and other services to help
families secure safe, affordable
homes. They have also sponsored
the annual Founders Celebration.
In addition to their financial
support, Santander also provides
staff resources and expertise to help
enhance MBHP’s programs. For the
ROOTS workshops, Santander At
Work staff member Maurice Kolthof
presented the financial fitness classes
for the summer and fall sessions.
“Maurice was a hit,” said Matt
Gibson, MBHP outreach case
manager. “Our participants learned
a lot from him.”
Alleyne was pleased to hear it,
saying, “We are so happy that
Maurice was able to play a key role
in ROOTS’ success.”
Rep. Kevin G. Honan of Brighton and MBHP staff celebrate at the ROOTS
graduation on September 10.
ARE YOU READY TO RACE AGAINST HOMELESSNESS?
Thanks to the John Hancock Boston Marathon Nonprofit Program, MBHP has once again received four marathon bibs—
now we just need runners to wear them! Are you interested in running the 2015 Boston Marathon to support MBHP?
Contact Mary Jo Kane at [email protected] or (617) 425-6705 for more information.
3
BACK-TO-SCHOOL
BACKPACKS
Once agaim, the law firm of Ropes
& Gray has donated backpacks for
the children of homeless families
placed in motels in MBHP’s
region. Thanks to their generosity,
200 children will be able to go to
school with a brand new backpack
and a spring in their step. An
additional 90 backpacks were also
donated by Cradles to Crayons.
MBHP staff members prepare backpacks donated by Ropes & Gray.
Second year of Lowell Richards Fellowship a success
T
his summer, thanks to the gener­ous support of State Street,
Massachusetts Port Authority, and
numerous individual sponsors, MBHP
was able to expand the Lowell
Richards Fellowship. In addition to
selecting a student fellow, an MBHP
program participant was selected
for the honor.
Marioly Brito was already working
part-time at Jewish Vocational Service
when she was selected as the Lowell
Richards Participant Fellow. A participant in MBHP’s HomeBASE and RAFT
programs, she was referred to JVS
through the Secure Jobs program and
was taken on as temporary staff.
The fellowship meant that she could
add to her hours at JVS, helping her
support her four children. By the end
of the fellowship, Marioly had been
hired by JVS full-time.
“Being selected makes me feel
proud about myself and very thankful
for the people that believe in me,” said
Marioly. “This is a very good first step
toward what I am trying to achieve.”
Stephen Donovan, the 2014
Lowell Richard Student Fellow,
was hosted by Massachusetts Port
Authority. During his time there, he
completed a report considering the
implications of planning for and
developing multi-unit residential
Karen Richards (center) with MBHP Executive Director Chris Norris, Lowell Richards
Participant Fellow Marioly Brito, Lowell Richards Student Fellow Stephen Donovan,
and Massport Senior Project Manager Janeen Hansen
condominium buildings on ground
leased land.
“I feel absolutely honored and
humbled to have been selected for
this fellowship and to be connected
to Lowell Richards’ story,” Stephen
said. “I am inspired by Lowell’s
and also by Karen Richards’ legacy
of hard work and commitment
to others.”
4
In 2012, MBHP established
the Lowell Richards Fellowship in
honor of our late cofounder and
longtime board chair Lowell Richards.
The fellowship serves as a way
to honor those who personify
Lowell’s qualities of leadership,
integrity, loyalty, commitment,
and ambition.
MISSION STATEMENT
MBHP’s mission is to ensure that
the region’s low- and moderateincome individuals and families have
choice and mobility in finding and
retaining decent affordable housing;
all of our programs and initiatives
are designed to encourage housing
stability, increase economic selfsufficiency, and enhance the quality
of the lives of those we serve. To
achieve our mission and to promote
efficient service delivery, we work
collaboratively with a broad array of
service providers and neighborhoodbased organizations.
MBHP’S PROGRAMS
There are three different entry
points for accessing our programs
and services.
We help homeless families and
individuals find and retain safe,
affordable housing through rental
assistance programs, including
Section 8 and the Massachusetts
Rental Voucher Program.
We help families on the brink of
homelessness stay in their homes
or find other suitable living arrangements, rather than enter the shelter
system. One way we do this is
through administering the RAFT
financial assistance program.
Once a family or individual is stably
housed in a safe, affordable home,
we help keep it that way. We conduct
inspections to ensure apartments
meet all health and safety standards
and offer education, trainings, and
counseling services
to tenants and landlords.
For more information on the many
programs and services we administer, visit us at www.mbhp.org or call
our Housing Consumer Education
Center at (617) 425-6700.
Fall forum to highlight MBHP’s Hoarding and
Sanitation Initiative
Left to right: Dr. Chrisitiana Bratiotis, Jesse Edsell-Vetter, Dr. Jordana Muroff, Dr. Gail
Steketee, Dr. Michael Tompkins
O
n October 30, MBHP will
convene a panel of the top
minds in hoarding intervention at
a forum to discuss the Hoarding
Intervention and Tenancy Preservation Project. MBHP’s Hoarding
Intervention Coordinator Jesse
Edsell-Vetter will present data from
the latest research into what has
become one of the most successful
programs in the nation to help
people with hoarding issues. Other
panelists include Dr. Christiana
Bratiotis, Dr. Michael A. Tompkins,
and Dr. Jordana Muroff. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Gail
Steketee, the dean of the Boston
University School of Social Work.
Hoarding is a mental health
condition characterized by collecting
items to the extent that rooms cannot
be used for the purposes for which
they are intended and the home
becomes unsafe. Without intervention, tenants who hoard almost
inevitably face eviction.
As part of MBHP’s hoarding
program, case managers work
hands-on to bring apartments into
health and safety compliance, teach
tenants skills to maintain compliance, and support them in obtaining
mental health services to ensure
sustained behavioral change. While
not mandatory for participation,
treatment is strongly recommended
due to the complex psychological
nature of hoarding. MBHP also
provides training and technical
assistance to communities and
agencies to help them assist individuals affected by hoarding and
sanitation issues. MBHP’s hoarding
program has been supported by
The Oak Foundation since 2011.
John Hancock has generously
provided the space for the forum in
their fourth floor atrium. A reception
will follow.
The forum comes on the heels
of an October 29 training MBHP is
holding for service providers on how
to assist people with hoarding issues.
Forum panelist Michael Tompkins,
a licensed psychologist based out of
California, will lead the training,
entitled “Harm Reduction: A pragmatic
approach to severe hoarding.” The
training will take place at Boston
University’s School of Social Work,
which is cohosting the event.
For more information about the
forum or the training, visit www.
mbhp.org/hoarding-forum or contact
Steven Farrell at steven.farrell@
mbhp.org or (617) 425-6673.
MANY THANKS TO OUR RECENT GRANT FUNDERS
Citi • The Boston Foundation • Bank of America Foundation
TD Bank • Oak Foundation • Glendon/Tung Foundation
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DONOR SPOTLIGHT: Santander Bank
O
n September 10, MBHP cele­
brated the culmination of our
third year of the ROOTS workshop
series. ROOTS, which stands for
Recognizing Our Opportunities
Together Series, gives MBHP participants the time and tools they need
to identify life goals and develop
strategies to achieve them. Topics
including financial fitness, child care
and the working family, and career
development are presented by field
experts alongside MBHP staff.
This year, MBHP decided to hold
two ROOTS workshops, one in
Woburn and one in Brighton, each
targeting families placed in motels
through the Emergency Shelter
system. The goal of the workshops
was to help these families develop
personalized plans to sustain their
situations once they move out of the
motels and into new homes. This
very successful program was made
possible through the support of
Santander Bank.
“After a successful series of
ROOTS workshops, I am pleased to
report that we have seen significant
movement from families where
previously there was very little,” said
MBHP Motel Re-Housing Program
Manager Juanita Lewis. Of the 19
Woburn participants who graduated
last June, nearly half have moved out
of the motels and into a new home,
with at least three paying market rent.
“Financial literacy is a vital skill
that families need in order to manage
their money and become more
self-sufficient,” said Santander Vice
President, Community Reinvestment
Manager for New England Sonia
Alleyne. “Santander is proud to
support MBHP’s ROOTS program
that is helping families secure a safe,
affordable place to call home.”
Thanks to the support of Santander Bank, the ROOTS
workshop series has been a success.
Supporting MBHP’s ROOTS
workshop is only the most recent
way Santander has engaged in
MBHP’s work. Since 2002, Santander
has supported MBHP’s efforts to
provide housing search, case management, and other services to help
families secure safe, affordable
homes. They have also sponsored
the annual Founders Celebration.
In addition to their financial
support, Santander also provides
staff resources and expertise to help
enhance MBHP’s programs. For the
ROOTS workshops, Santander At
Work staff member Maurice Kolthof
presented the financial fitness classes
for the summer and fall sessions.
“Maurice was a hit,” said Matt
Gibson, MBHP outreach case
manager. “Our participants learned
a lot from him.”
Alleyne was pleased to hear it,
saying, “We are so happy that
Maurice was able to play a key role
in ROOTS’ success.”
Rep. Kevin G. Honan of Brighton and MBHP staff celebrate at the ROOTS
graduation on September 10.
ARE YOU READY TO RACE AGAINST HOMELESSNESS?
Thanks to the John Hancock Boston Marathon Nonprofit Program, MBHP has once again received four marathon bibs—
now we just need runners to wear them! Are you interested in running the 2015 Boston Marathon to support MBHP?
Contact Mary Jo Kane at [email protected] or (617) 425-6705 for more information.
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BACK-TO-SCHOOL
BACKPACKS
Once agaim, the law firm of Ropes
& Gray has donated backpacks for
the children of homeless families
placed in motels in MBHP’s
region. Thanks to their generosity,
200 children will be able to go to
school with a brand new backpack
and a spring in their step. An
additional 90 backpacks were also
donated by Cradles to Crayons.
MBHP staff members prepare backpacks donated by Ropes & Gray.
Second year of Lowell Richards Fellowship a success
T
his summer, thanks to the gener­ous support of State Street,
Massachusetts Port Authority, and
numerous individual sponsors, MBHP
was able to expand the Lowell
Richards Fellowship. In addition to
selecting a student fellow, an MBHP
program participant was selected
for the honor.
Marioly Brito was already working
part-time at Jewish Vocational Service
when she was selected as the Lowell
Richards Participant Fellow. A participant in MBHP’s HomeBASE and RAFT
programs, she was referred to JVS
through the Secure Jobs program and
was taken on as temporary staff.
The fellowship meant that she could
add to her hours at JVS, helping her
support her four children. By the end
of the fellowship, Marioly had been
hired by JVS full-time.
“Being selected makes me feel
proud about myself and very thankful
for the people that believe in me,” said
Marioly. “This is a very good first step
toward what I am trying to achieve.”
Stephen Donovan, the 2014
Lowell Richard Student Fellow,
was hosted by Massachusetts Port
Authority. During his time there, he
completed a report considering the
implications of planning for and
developing multi-unit residential
Karen Richards (center) with MBHP Executive Director Chris Norris, Lowell Richards
Participant Fellow Marioly Brito, Lowell Richards Student Fellow Stephen Donovan,
and Massport Senior Project Manager Janeen Hansen
condominium buildings on ground
leased land.
“I feel absolutely honored and
humbled to have been selected for
this fellowship and to be connected
to Lowell Richards’ story,” Stephen
said. “I am inspired by Lowell’s
and also by Karen Richards’ legacy
of hard work and commitment
to others.”
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In 2012, MBHP established
the Lowell Richards Fellowship in
honor of our late cofounder and
longtime board chair Lowell Richards.
The fellowship serves as a way
to honor those who personify
Lowell’s qualities of leadership,
integrity, loyalty, commitment,
and ambition.
MBHP’s Seventh Annual Founders Celebration
O
n November 12, friends of
MBHP will gather to celebrate
four outstanding individuals.
For the past seven years, MBHP
has held the Founders Celebration
as a way to recognize the accomplishments of people dedicated
to developing, promoting, and
preserving affordable housing in
Greater Boston. The honorees
represent our co-founder William S.
Edgerly’s concept of government,
nonprofit, and for-profit entities
working together to make lasting
change for families searching for a
safe, affordable place to live.
This year, MBHP has selected
the following honorees.
•P
aul Grogan, President,
The Boston Foundation
•P
am Jones, Director of Policy
& Planning, Boston Public
Health Commission, retired
•W
illie Jones, Senior Vice President,
The Community Builders, retired
The Lowell L. Richards, III Award
will be presented to Sheila Dillon,
Chief of Housing and Director, Boston
Department of Neighborhood
Development.
The event will be hosted by
State Street, the event’s Presenting
Partner. To R.S.V.P., contact Mary Jo
Kane at [email protected] or
(617) 425-6705, or register online
at www.mbhp.org/donate.
PAID
Platinum Partner
Bank of America
Gold Partner
Citi
Silver Partner
The Boston Foundation
Lowell's Family
Santander
Bronze Partner
Beacon Communities LLC
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Eastern Bank
Hill Holliday
Maloney Properties, Inc.
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority
Massachusetts Port Authority
MassHousing
NEI General Contracting
Peabody Properties, Inc.
Steven J. Rioff
Partner Sponsor
ADD Inc
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Robert L. Beal, Related Beal
Burns & Levinson LLP
The Community Builders
Donald E. Conover
Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
John Hancock Financial Services
Klein Hornig LLP
Krokidas & Bluestein LLP
Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation
Munkenbeck Consulting
New England Development
Planning Office for Urban Affairs
The TJX Companies, Inc.
Donald E. Vaughan
Stephen R. Vigeant
Walker & Dunlop
WinnCompanies
Incorporator Sponsor
The Architectural Team, Inc.
Boston Capital
Boston Community Capital
Community Economic Development
Assistance Corporation (CEDAC)
Daniel Dennis & Company LLP
Lyndia Downie & John Francis
Federal Home Loan Bank
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Hackett Feinberg P.C.
Heath Properties
Integrity Movers, LLC
Cynthia Lacasse and Sam Ogden
MassDevelopment
Former Mayor Thomas M. Menino
Nixon Peabody LLP
Nolan Sheehan Patten LLP
David and Judy Ogden
Jeffrey H. Packard
Jerry Rappaport, CRP Development
Esther Schlorholtz & Joe Hunter
The Schochet Companies
United Way of Massachusetts Bay
and Merrimack Valley
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BOSTON, MA
PERMIT # 55356
125 Lincoln Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02111-2503
(617) 859-0400 • www.mbhp.org
Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership • 125 Lincoln Street, 5th Floor • Boston, MA 02111-2503 • (617) 859-0400 www.mbhp.org
FALL 2014
MBHP selected by state to administer Money Follows the Person
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MBHP BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Co-Chairs
Janet Frazier
Steven J. Rioff
Christopher Harris
Cynthia Lacasse
Clockwise from top: Paul Grogan,
Pam Jones, Sheila Dillon, Willie Jones
Seventh Annual Founders Celebration Sponsors (as of September 29, 2014)
Presenting Partner
State Street Corporation
mbhp UPDATE
NON-PROFIT
U.S. POSTAGE
Langley C. Keyes
Treasurer
Chrystal Kornegay
Elizabeth Gruber
Terry Saunders Lane
Clerk
Mary-Anne Morrison
Susanne Marzi Cameron
Peter Munkenbeck
Nader Acevedo
Jeffrey H. Packard
Kevin Boyle
Esther Schlorholtz
Patrick Centanni
Charles M. Smith
Lyndia Downie
Donald E. Vaughan
Urban Edge
VIVA Consulting
Weber Shandwick
Individual Sponsor
Action for Boston Community
Development, Inc.
Boston University School of Social Work
Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association
Codman Square Neighborhood
Development Corporation
Copley Wolff Design Group, Inc.
Davis Square Architects, Inc.
Donna Haig Friedman
Steven Farrell and Todd Robinson
Housing Partners, Inc.
Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly
Terry & Jonathan Lane
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Lee
Local Initiative Support Corporation
Massachusetts Association of Community
Development Corporations
National Development
Chris Norris & Drew Bartley
O’Neill and Associates
Bob Rivers
Rogerson Communities
Rev. Anne Rousseau & Nancy Sableski
Solomon McCown & Company, Inc.
Mathew Thall
Traggorth Companies, LLC
United Benefit Services
Utile, Inc.
Robert B. Whittlesey
WilmerHale
MBHP honors four staff members
T
wice each year, MBHP takes the
time to recognize some out­
standing staff members for their hard
work and dedication to MBHP’s
mission. Honorees are nominated by
their fellow staff members. This year,
there were so many nominations that
the selection committee decided to
present awards to two staff members
in each category.
The first award is the Partnership
Award. MBHP was founded on the
idea that great things happen when
people from different arenas come
together with a common purpose.
In keeping with this tradition, MBHP
has chosen to recognize Verna
Augustine, Families at Home administrator, and Robert Butman, housing
search case manager, for their work
in solidifying MBHP’s relationships
with partner agencies.
Verna Augustine
Robert Butman
The second award is the Performance Award, which recognizes staff
members who have demonstrated a
clear commitment to their work and
6
John Hillis
Sarah Lucey
ability to produce results. This honor
went to Sarah Lucey, program
representative, and John Hillis,
Shelter Plus Care program manager.
art of MBHP’s mission is to
ensure that all people have
choice and mobility in securing
housing. Recently, the agency added
a new program that allows us to do
just that for a very specific population, one whose independence is
severely restricted by barriers to
accessible, affordable housing.
Money Follows the Person (MFP)
is a federal demonstration project
that assists elders and people with
disabilities who want to move from
facility-based care to the community.
An important goal of the program
is for participants to live in housing
arrangements of their choice. To
help individuals transition to the
community and live with increased
independence, the program offers an
array of community-based support
services. Funding for rental security
deposits and resources for basic
home furnishings are also available.
The Massachusetts Executive
Office of Health and Human Services
(EOHHS) has contracted with MBHP
to provide housing search assistance
and regional housing coordination
for MFP in our region. The program
will be supported by multiple parts
of the agency: MBHP’s Housing
Consumer Education Center will
assist MFP enrollees with housing
search, the Leased Housing team
will administer mobile and projectbased subsidies for enrollees in
the MFP demonstration, and Karla
Armenoff, MBHPs newly-hired
regional housing coordinator,
will identify affordable housing
resources and partners for MFP
in Greater Boston.
MBHP Program Manager Andrew Piscatelli, Assistant Director of Leased Housing Josh
Fluke, and Intake Coordinator Wil Santana (left to right) train service providers on
how MBHP can help Money Follows the Person program participants.
“Accessible, affordable housing
is a key component of the MFP
vision for community living for
elders and people with disabilities,”
said Karla. “There is a valuable array
of supports to help MFP enrollees
maintain successful tenancies in the
community.”
In September, MBHP began
issuing vouchers specifically set
aside for MFP enrollees, starting with
eight Massachusetts Rental Voucher
Program vouchers. “This is an
exciting step for voucher recipients
who are hoping to now use the
subsidies to move into an apartment
of their own in the community,”
said Karla.
MFP is a voluntary program. To
qualify, a person must be Medicaideligible, live in a qualified long
term-care facility for at least 90 days,
wish to move to a qualified residence
in the community, and choose to
participate by signing an informed
consent form.
To learn more about MFP, visit
www.mbhp.org.
MBHP RELEASES NEW PROGRAM REPORTS
•R
AFT in Review: An overview and analysis of Residential Assistance for
Families in Transition program
• Two Years of HomeBASE: Following up with families after the end of HomeBASE Rental Assistance
Read these and past reports at www.mbhp.org/policy-reports.
ever yon e de s er ve s a place t o cal l h om e
MBHP’s Seventh Annual Founders Celebration
O
n November 12, friends of
MBHP will gather to celebrate
four outstanding individuals.
For the past seven years, MBHP
has held the Founders Celebration
as a way to recognize the accomplishments of people dedicated
to developing, promoting, and
preserving affordable housing in
Greater Boston. The honorees
represent our co-founder William S.
Edgerly’s concept of government,
nonprofit, and for-profit entities
working together to make lasting
change for families searching for a
safe, affordable place to live.
This year, MBHP has selected
the following honorees.
•P
aul Grogan, President,
The Boston Foundation
•P
am Jones, Director of Policy
& Planning, Boston Public
Health Commission, retired
•W
illie Jones, Senior Vice President,
The Community Builders, retired
The Lowell L. Richards, III Award
will be presented to Sheila Dillon,
Chief of Housing and Director, Boston
Department of Neighborhood
Development.
The event will be hosted by
State Street, the event’s Presenting
Partner. To R.S.V.P., contact Mary Jo
Kane at [email protected] or
(617) 425-6705, or register online
at www.mbhp.org/donate.
PAID
Platinum Partner
Bank of America
Gold Partner
Citi
Silver Partner
The Boston Foundation
Lowell's Family
Santander
Bronze Partner
Beacon Communities LLC
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Eastern Bank
Hill Holliday
Maloney Properties, Inc.
Massachusetts Convention Center Authority
Massachusetts Port Authority
MassHousing
NEI General Contracting
Peabody Properties, Inc.
Steven J. Rioff
Partner Sponsor
ADD Inc
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Robert L. Beal, Related Beal
Burns & Levinson LLP
The Community Builders
Donald E. Conover
Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
John Hancock Financial Services
Klein Hornig LLP
Krokidas & Bluestein LLP
Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation
Munkenbeck Consulting
New England Development
Planning Office for Urban Affairs
The TJX Companies, Inc.
Donald E. Vaughan
Stephen R. Vigeant
Walker & Dunlop
WinnCompanies
Incorporator Sponsor
The Architectural Team, Inc.
Boston Capital
Boston Community Capital
Community Economic Development
Assistance Corporation (CEDAC)
Daniel Dennis & Company LLP
Lyndia Downie & John Francis
Federal Home Loan Bank
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Hackett Feinberg P.C.
Heath Properties
Integrity Movers, LLC
Cynthia Lacasse and Sam Ogden
MassDevelopment
Former Mayor Thomas M. Menino
Nixon Peabody LLP
Nolan Sheehan Patten LLP
David and Judy Ogden
Jeffrey H. Packard
Jerry Rappaport, CRP Development
Esther Schlorholtz & Joe Hunter
The Schochet Companies
United Way of Massachusetts Bay
and Merrimack Valley
5
BOSTON, MA
PERMIT # 55356
125 Lincoln Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02111-2503
(617) 859-0400 • www.mbhp.org
Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership • 125 Lincoln Street, 5th Floor • Boston, MA 02111-2503 • (617) 859-0400 www.mbhp.org
FALL 2014
MBHP selected by state to administer Money Follows the Person
P
MBHP BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Co-Chairs
Janet Frazier
Steven J. Rioff
Christopher Harris
Cynthia Lacasse
Clockwise from top: Paul Grogan,
Pam Jones, Sheila Dillon, Willie Jones
Seventh Annual Founders Celebration Sponsors (as of September 29, 2014)
Presenting Partner
State Street Corporation
mbhp UPDATE
NON-PROFIT
U.S. POSTAGE
Langley C. Keyes
Treasurer
Chrystal Kornegay
Elizabeth Gruber
Terry Saunders Lane
Clerk
Mary-Anne Morrison
Susanne Marzi Cameron
Peter Munkenbeck
Nader Acevedo
Jeffrey H. Packard
Kevin Boyle
Esther Schlorholtz
Patrick Centanni
Charles M. Smith
Lyndia Downie
Donald E. Vaughan
Urban Edge
VIVA Consulting
Weber Shandwick
Individual Sponsor
Action for Boston Community
Development, Inc.
Boston University School of Social Work
Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association
Codman Square Neighborhood
Development Corporation
Copley Wolff Design Group, Inc.
Davis Square Architects, Inc.
Donna Haig Friedman
Steven Farrell and Todd Robinson
Housing Partners, Inc.
Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly
Terry & Jonathan Lane
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Lee
Local Initiative Support Corporation
Massachusetts Association of Community
Development Corporations
National Development
Chris Norris & Drew Bartley
O’Neill and Associates
Bob Rivers
Rogerson Communities
Rev. Anne Rousseau & Nancy Sableski
Solomon McCown & Company, Inc.
Mathew Thall
Traggorth Companies, LLC
United Benefit Services
Utile, Inc.
Robert B. Whittlesey
WilmerHale
MBHP honors four staff members
T
wice each year, MBHP takes the
time to recognize some out­
standing staff members for their hard
work and dedication to MBHP’s
mission. Honorees are nominated by
their fellow staff members. This year,
there were so many nominations that
the selection committee decided to
present awards to two staff members
in each category.
The first award is the Partnership
Award. MBHP was founded on the
idea that great things happen when
people from different arenas come
together with a common purpose.
In keeping with this tradition, MBHP
has chosen to recognize Verna
Augustine, Families at Home administrator, and Robert Butman, housing
search case manager, for their work
in solidifying MBHP’s relationships
with partner agencies.
Verna Augustine
Robert Butman
The second award is the Performance Award, which recognizes staff
members who have demonstrated a
clear commitment to their work and
6
John Hillis
Sarah Lucey
ability to produce results. This honor
went to Sarah Lucey, program
representative, and John Hillis,
Shelter Plus Care program manager.
art of MBHP’s mission is to
ensure that all people have
choice and mobility in securing
housing. Recently, the agency added
a new program that allows us to do
just that for a very specific population, one whose independence is
severely restricted by barriers to
accessible, affordable housing.
Money Follows the Person (MFP)
is a federal demonstration project
that assists elders and people with
disabilities who want to move from
facility-based care to the community.
An important goal of the program
is for participants to live in housing
arrangements of their choice. To
help individuals transition to the
community and live with increased
independence, the program offers an
array of community-based support
services. Funding for rental security
deposits and resources for basic
home furnishings are also available.
The Massachusetts Executive
Office of Health and Human Services
(EOHHS) has contracted with MBHP
to provide housing search assistance
and regional housing coordination
for MFP in our region. The program
will be supported by multiple parts
of the agency: MBHP’s Housing
Consumer Education Center will
assist MFP enrollees with housing
search, the Leased Housing team
will administer mobile and projectbased subsidies for enrollees in
the MFP demonstration, and Karla
Armenoff, MBHPs newly-hired
regional housing coordinator,
will identify affordable housing
resources and partners for MFP
in Greater Boston.
MBHP Program Manager Andrew Piscatelli, Assistant Director of Leased Housing Josh
Fluke, and Intake Coordinator Wil Santana (left to right) train service providers on
how MBHP can help Money Follows the Person program participants.
“Accessible, affordable housing
is a key component of the MFP
vision for community living for
elders and people with disabilities,”
said Karla. “There is a valuable array
of supports to help MFP enrollees
maintain successful tenancies in the
community.”
In September, MBHP began
issuing vouchers specifically set
aside for MFP enrollees, starting with
eight Massachusetts Rental Voucher
Program vouchers. “This is an
exciting step for voucher recipients
who are hoping to now use the
subsidies to move into an apartment
of their own in the community,”
said Karla.
MFP is a voluntary program. To
qualify, a person must be Medicaideligible, live in a qualified long
term-care facility for at least 90 days,
wish to move to a qualified residence
in the community, and choose to
participate by signing an informed
consent form.
To learn more about MFP, visit
www.mbhp.org.
MBHP RELEASES NEW PROGRAM REPORTS
•R
AFT in Review: An overview and analysis of Residential Assistance for
Families in Transition program
• Two Years of HomeBASE: Following up with families after the end of HomeBASE Rental Assistance
Read these and past reports at www.mbhp.org/policy-reports.
ever yon e de s er ve s a place t o cal l h om e