CHA's Board of Commissioners approved the Fiscal Year 2011 budget.  The budget includes three exhibits: the Consolidated Budget, the Federal Public Housing budget and the State Public Housing budget.

CHA sends its condolences and well wishes to the people of Haiti and our employees, residents and voucher holders impacted by the devastating earthquake.  As discouraging news pours in from news agencies, social networking sites and employees in contact with loved ones and friends on the ground, CHA encourages everyone to consider donating towards the relief effort.

Each of the following non-profits is accepting donations to help the people of Haiti in this desperate time:

CHA is pleased to publish its Fiscal Year 2011 Moving to Work Annual Plan.  The Plan describes CHA's policy, programmatic, and capital goals for the coming fiscal year (April 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011). 

CHA thanks all of the members of the community who commented on the draft Plan for their thoughtful contributions.

On January 6, 2010 Patrick Dober, CHA's Deputy Director of Planning and Development provided comments at the State's Annual Hearing on the allocation of Private Activity Tax Exempt Bond Financing.  Tax exempt bond financing is a critical tool for the revitalization and modernization of CHA's aging public housing stock.

On December 22, 2009 Patrick Dober, CHA's Deputy Director of Planning & Development testified on the Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development's Draft Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP).  Mr. Dober encouraged the Department to revise the QAP to create a priority for state public housing developments; particularly Chapter 200 family public housing developments.

This document provides quick facts about the history of Public Housing in the US as well as a brief description of CHA's programs under the MTW demonstration. CHA presented this material at a Master Class on Housing organized by the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University for the Dutch Housing Directors Corporation in October 2009.

The following are handouts and other helpful documents from bi-weekly resident meetings at L.B. Johnson Apartments.  

The change from state to federal public housing requires some changes to residents' leases.  The letters below are being sent to residents of state public housing developments CHA is transfering to the federal public housing program.

Revised Site Plan for Lincoln Way

CHA was awarded a $698,000 competitive grant to reopen its shuddered computer centers at Jefferson Park and Windsor Street and open a new center at Roosevelt Towers.  The grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's Broadband Technology Opportunity Program is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

This award is the fourth competitive ARRA grant CHA has won.  In September CHA was awarded $1.7 million for energy upgrades for Truman Apartments, $10 million for the comprehensive modernization of LBJ Apartments and $10 million for the modernization of Jackson Gardens and demolition and redevelopment of Lincoln Way apartments; bringing CHA's total competitive awards to almost $24 million.

The Boston Globe explores the positive impact programs like CHA's Work Force can have on young people living in public housing.

The Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA) Board of Commissioners announced today that the CHA and Teamsters Union Local 122, the union representing the agency’s administrative staff, have agreed to a new contract.