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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the Boston Housing Authority $1.8 billion in housing vouchers for Boston’s homeless and disabled residents Saturday. COURTESY OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT VIA FLICKR

Boston awarded $1.8 million to house homeless and disabled

Mia Khatib December 10, 2019
Homeless and disabled residents will benefit from a $1.8 million federal grant for housing subsidies in Boston.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Thursday the City will release 1,000 new Section 8 rental housing vouchers to support those who suffer from chronic homelessness. MADDIE MALHOTRA/ DFP FILE

Walsh announces release of 1,000 new Section 8 rental housing vouchers

Natalie Patrick April 30, 2019
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Thursday the City will release 1,000 new Section 8 rental housing vouchers to support those who suffer from chronic homelessness.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh speaks at a conference in 2016. Walsh and others fired back against a letter from the Boston Housing Authority demeaning the city’s school system. OLIVIA NADEL/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Unauthorized Boston Housing Authority letter ridicules schools, crime in city

Daily Free Press Staff September 27, 2018
A recent letter from the Boston Housing Authority urged residents of Boston to move out of the city for a better life. The unauthorized letter was sent out as part of an announcement for BHA’s Expanding Choice in Housing Opportunities (ECHO), a program that provides affordable housing to low-income and working families.
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