As Susan points out in her latest Banker and Tradesman Op-Ed, the current rental housing market offers few silver linings for low and moderate income renters. Many were already squeezed out of limited housing options long before the coronavirus hit. Continue Reading…
A Season for Giving!
With the winter holidays just around the corner we have entered into another season of holiday giving! At our properties in Sudbury and Brighton residents have been gearing up for a distanced holiday with decorations and generous food deliveries. Pictured above is the lobby of Covenant House, where staff really went above and beyond to…
#NextGen Connects with Newton on November 12, 2020 @ 6pm!
Join BBH’s Gen2Gen Program for Emerging Leaders as we welcome three excellent speakers from Newton to address popular myths around the city’s proposed residential rezoning efforts! Missed us? Watch the recording here!Our guest speakers include City Council President and former Chair of the Zoning & Planning Committee Susan Albright; Ward 5 Councilor and Current Zoning & Planning…
Baker’s Shift on Eviction Plan Designed to Keep Tenants Out of Harm’s Way
As Susan writes in her latest Banker & Tradesman Op-Ed, “We find ourselves needing to step back from the precipice of yet another economic crisis caused by the pandemic. Not unlike how we are battling a virus that has devastated the lives of so many, we must focus on our most vulnerable families and keep them out of…
Covenant House residents get door-to-door service for flu shots!
Here’s a first for you: Early last month Covenant House staff teamed up with their local Walgreen’s pharmacist to bring flu vaccinations for our senior residents right to their doorsteps! While our staff is no stranger to setting up mobile flu shot clinics on-site, the new health and safety considerations posed by the COVID-19 pandemic…
Join Gen2Gen and City of Cambridge Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui on 8/25!
Register today on Zoom! Join us for a conversation with the Mayor of the City of Cambridge Sumbul Siddiqui on August 25th from 2-3pm on Zoom! We will be talking about housing policy innovations across-the-river, with a focus on the proposed Affordable Housing Zoning Overlay which would allow by-right construction of 100% affordable multifamily developments…
