Increasing and Preserving Housing Supply (2006)

• Boston Foundation Inc.

  To support the Home Funders collaborative, which aims to increase the supply of housing for extremely low-income families in Massachusetts. To provide low-interest loans to not-for-profit housing developers who rent at least 20 per cent of the resulting housing to families with income below 30 per cent of the area median.

• Citizens Housing and Planning Association

  To fund its core affordable housing advocacy programme in Boston, Massachusetts. The focus of the grant is to expand affordable housing resources and address local regulatory barriers to affordable housing production. (Over three years)

• Council on Homeless Policies and Services

  To support efforts to secure a commitment that savings made to the New York City budget for providing shelter should be re-invested in systemic solutions and homelessness prevention. In the first instance the project will press for City legislation requiring public reporting of savings made. (Over three years)

• The Empty Homes Agency

  To ensure that there is effective capacity building within London local authorities to maximise the use of new legislation that empowers them to ensure greater use of empty housing. (Over two years)

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