Part II Administrative Plan-Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Developments

In November, 2014, CHA’s Board of Commissioners adopted Part II of the Administrative Plan for the Federal Housing Choice Voucher Program and authorized CHA to incorporate changes to the Plan including those based upon either HUD final action on waiver requests or following additional process for implementing the changes, and/or needed technical/administrative changes. Please follow the links below to download … Read More

CHA Launches the Applicant Portal

Beginning on November 15, 2016, CHA will launch the Applicant Portal, a secure, web-based tool for applicants to access, update, and view waitlist information as supplied through a pre-application. Applicants can use the portal to: Check waitlist status and position on waitlist(s) that you’ve applied toChange/update contact and other household informationRevise other information related to your waitlist pre-application(s) Go to https://cha.applicants4housing.com … Read More

Spotlight on CHA’s FSS Program + Compass Working Capital

FED’s newest Federal Policy From the Field, “Compass Working Capital Partners with Housing Authorities to Help Low-Income Families Build Wealth,” highlights CHA and Compass Working Capital’s innovative collaboration and chronicles the steps Compass has taken to improve the financial footing for CHA’s FSS participants. CHA’s Family Stability and Savings (FSS) program is a voluntary five-year asset-building program managed in partnership with COMPASS … Read More

CHA Board Approves Revised CHA Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy (ACOP)

On September 10, 2014 CHA’s Board of Commissioners adopted the revised Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy (ACOP). In the amended memorandum to the Board, staff requested permission to make technical corrections which entail adding CHA’s Smoke-Free Policy to the ACOP (which will appear as Chapter 15, once the technical changes are complete). Below is ACOP as adopted at the September … Read More

Banker & Tradesman: Investing in the Future of Public Housing

Follow the link below to access Susan Gittleman’s  article ‘Investing in the Future of Public Housing’ , which was featured in Banker & Tradesman’ April 2015 ‘Housing Matters’ publication. For more information about CHA’s RAD conversions, follow the link here. Banker & Tradesman: Investing in the Future of Public Housing

Cambridge Day Article: RAD Update

Cambridge Day – 10.28.14 – by Sue Reinert “In a deal that connects Wall Street to poor families in Cambridge, two of the largest banks in the country are investing in low-income public housing here. The planned agreements with Citibank and Wells Fargo will help fund $320.9 million in redevelopment of five sites, the first phase of the Cambridge Housing … Read More

CHA Announces Conversion of 952 Units of Public Housing under HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)

Cambridge, MA – Cambridge Housing Authority Announces Conversion of 952 Units of Public Housing Under HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA) announced today that it has completed the conversion of 952 units of public housing at eight housing developments to project-based assistance under HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD).  Three mixed finance conversions were completed on April 1, 2015 … Read More

Cambridge Housing Authority Announces Conversion of first 441 Units of Public Housing Under HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration

Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA) announced today that it has completed the conversion of its first 441 units of public housing to project based assistance under HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD). Compared to public housing, RAD provides a more stable and predictable funding platform and allows owners to leverage additional funding for capital improvements. Over the next twelve to eighteen months, … Read More

CHA Board Approves Revised CHA Lease and Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy

In January 2014, CHA submitted a memorandum to its Board of Commissioners, articulating proposed revisions to the Federal Public Housing Lease and opening a public comment period.  During the comment period (through May 2014), CHA held working sessions with the Technical Assistance Committee and met with residents at city-wide meetings to solicit comments and feedback regarding the proposed revisions.  CHA submitted … Read More