Our Executive Director, Tom Plihcik was featured in the Preservation of Affordable Housing’s (POAH) Spring newsletter where he wrote a guest article on New Lease’s work. Thank you to POAH for dedicating your time and resources to New Lease’s effort to combat family homelessness in Massachusetts. Click here to read the article!
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Units Magazine Features New Lease
“There are people out there with normal paychecks who are homeless because of the current housing market…It is crazy this can exist in Boston. It’s unacceptable in a city of such wealth.”- Larry Curtis from Winn Management Company
See New Lease featured in Units Magazine! Thank you to our Board Member Larry for participating in the article. (Click on Link, scroll to p. 39 for New Lease).
Happy Holidays from New Lease!
Check out our holiday greeting here: http://us3.campaign-archive1.com/?u=b37520ba3fd4b09ff532851e8&id=0bf6bd5181
United States Interagency Council on Housing & Homelessness features New Lease
The United States Interagency Council on Housing & Homelessness featured the efforts of New Lease on a blog post written by Beacon Communities’ Mary Corthell. The Blog highlights the importance of private and public sector partnership, as well as initial lessons learned by New Lease’s work. Check out the blog post here!
30 MRVP Subsidies Awarded to New Lease!
New Lease is honored to have received an award of 30 MRVP subsidies from the Dept. of Housing and Community Development. These subsidies will be project-based in our participating owners’ developments to further reduce homelessness in the Commonwealth. We look forward to partnering with Beacon Communities, Winn Companies, Preservation of Affordable Housing and Trinity Management to bring homes to additional homeless families.
Summer 2014 Newsletter
Check out our Summer 2014 Newsletter, New Lease News here!
MacArthur Brief- Affordable Housing and Children
MacArthur Foundation published a policy research brief connecting affordable housing to stronger cognitive abilities in children. View the brief by clicking here.
Peabody Properties Donation of Welcome Home Baskets
A big thank you to Peabody Properties for donating baskets of home goods to our newly housed families! To find out how you can also make an impact by donating to housed New Lease families, please email us at vacancy@newleasehousing.org, or send us a Facebook message!
50 Homes for 50 Families and their Children
In July, 2014 New Lease for Homeless Families reached a milestone of setting aside 50 homes for families and their children residing in homeless shelters or state-assisted motels in Massachusetts today! A big thank you and congratulations to all of our participating affordable housing owners and partners!
New Lease Accepts Award from Eastern Bank
New Lease’s Deputy Director, Ashley Mann, accepting the Quarterback Award from Eastern Bank on behalf of New Lease.