As the region braces for extreme cold temperatures, the Cambridge Housing Authority would like to recommend the City of Cambridge’s webpage for tips to combat the cold. Click here to visit the page. Additionally, the CHA encourages those with any questions or support needs to contact your property management office and the agency will do its best to accommodate.
VIDEO: CHA Executive Director Discusses HUD Housing Choice Voucher Challenges on National Panel Hosted by Bipartisan Policy Center
Cambridge Housing Authority Executive Director, Michael Johnston, recently was invited by the Bipartisan Policy Center to participate in a discussion highlighting the challenges associated with managing HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher program. Panelists included Philip Garboden, professor at the University of Hawaii, and Ivory Mathews, CEO at Home Forward. The discussion was moderated by Bipartisan Policy Center Senior Policy Analyst, Owen … Read More
Q&A: Central Office Employee, Donna Gallant, Provides Holiday Cheer with Annual Christmas Village
Since 2014, CHA Senior Purchasing Agent, Donna Gallant, has provided a spark each holiday season for passerby’s of her desk located at the CHA central office. Gallant has been with the agency for 35 years. How did the tradition start? “I created a Christmas Village at home and had some leftover pieces, and thought, it would be nice to decorate … Read More
City of Cambridge Offering $75 Debit Cards at Vaccine Clinic on Dec. 15
The City of Cambridge has announced the following:
VIDEO: CHA Service Coordinator Addresses Food Insecurity for Senior Population at LBJ Apartments
Diane Sicheri is a Service Coordinator at the Cambridge Housing Authority who is going above and beyond the duties of her role to address food insecurity for the residents she serves, a gesture she attributes to her upbringing from being around her grandparents. Click ‘play’ on the video below to learn more.
Happy Holidays from the Cambridge Housing Authority
The Cambridge Housing Authority wishes all a happy holiday season, and is thankful for its incredible residents, employees, partners, and stakeholders who support the agency to develop and manage safe, good quality, affordable, low-income housing while promoting citizenship, community and self-reliance.
Meet Alan, CHA’s New Face at the Central Office Reception Desk
If you’ve recently stopped by the CHA Central Office, you may have noticed a friendly new presence at the reception desk on the third floor. Hailing from Boston’s South End, Alan Kelly is the CHA’s new Associate Leasing Officer and is proud to bring a customer service first mentality to the role. Prior to the CHA, Alan had career stops … Read More
The Music Man: New Millers River Resident Feels ‘Safe’ and ‘At Home’
From Celebrating Millers River: As a lifelong musician, patience to conduct a masterpiece has become second nature for one of Millers River’s newest residents, Lewis West, after a near-decade wait on the CHA waiting list to land a coveted unit in the now completely modernized property in East Cambridge. Originally from Florida, West has lived in Cambridge since 1997 after … Read More
VIDEO: Millers River Resident is First to View New Common Space Mural, Reacts
Minutes after the installation of a new indoor mural at CHA’s newly modernized Millers River Apartments, building resident, James Quinn, is among the first to see the art piece and react. The mural was created by artist Katie Todaro of Glam Dusty Studios. For more CHA original videos, click here to visit the agency’s official YouTube channel.