“Resident Services Empowerment” seeks to raise $1.5 million or more over three years to provide sustainable funding for The Work Force Program October 27, 2021 CAMBRIDGE, MA – The Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA) today announced the launch of an endowment aimed at creating a sustainable funding source for its nationally-recognized youth development program, The Work Force. The Cambridge Community Foundation … Read More
CHA Resident Services Program ‘The Work Force’ Celebrates Graduating High School Seniors and Awards Four Scholarships During Annual Senior Banquet
The Cambridge Housing Authority’s award-winning Work Force program recently hosted its annual Senior Celebration to honor the accomplishments of the program’s graduating high school seniors and their families over the past five years, while also looking ahead and celebrating the opportunities that await them after graduation. “The CHA is fully behind you, I promise,” CHA Executive Director Michael Johnston said … Read More
CHA Work Force Student Awarded PHADA Freedom & Civil Rights Scholarship
The Public Housing Authorities Directors Association (PHADA) has awarded rising college freshman and CHA Work Force participant, Jaymie Montout, with a $5,000 Freedom and Civil Rights Scholarship. Each year, PHADA offers three scholarships, available nationally, for graduating high school seniors who reside at a PHADA member agency. The Cambridge Housing Authority is a proud participating member of PHADA. According to … Read More
Women’s History Month Q&A Feature: Ayesha Wilson, Work Force Program Senior Teacher-Counselor
Ayesha Wilson’s journey with the Cambridge Housing Authority started in 1987 as a resident growing up in a single-parent, first-generation household at the agency’s Jefferson Park property in North Cambridge. In 2015, Wilson’s relationship with the CHA came full circle when she was hired by the Resident Services department to help guide youths living at CHA properties toward positive personal … Read More