The government will shut down at midnight tonight!

You may remember the previous shutdown from December 2018-January 2019.

@nhlp.bsky.social has put out information for HUD tenants about the government shutdown. We will update on our Facebook page as we learn more.

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City elections are upon us! In Boston there are 3 challengers for Mayor, a number of at large candidates, and District 7 also has a number of candidates to fill the vacant seat. We currently have our civic engagement team making phone calls and knocking doors in 2 precincts to remind people to vote.

Last week MAHT tenant leader Annette White-Cole testified as part of a panel at the join committee on revenue's hearing in support of bill S.1973, An Act relative to affordable housing and environmental adaptation dollars. Her personal story left an impact on the committee.

MAHT ED Michael Kane and Apple Village residents testified at the Housing Comm. hearing for ‘An Act to Prevent & Respond to Bullying of Elderly & Disabled Residents’ (S.1007, H.1525). The bill lays a foundation for the AG & MGMT to address bullying in public & subsidized multifamily housing.

Yesterday MAHT attended the Boston City Council budget vote. We got $1.6 million in the budget to increase the City Rent Subsidy Program. Though it is not the full $4 million we asked for, it is great that the city council supports this program. tinyurl.com/y3vv4eae

On April 28th our executive director Michael Kane joined GBH Amplifies panel on Prioritizing Solutions to the Mass Housing Crisis You can view the full video at this link: tinyurl.com/4ucnn88z

Join us tonight to hear from Boston Mayoral candidates.

•6pm
•William E Reed Auditorium

Boston: Join us and our partners TONIGHT for a District 7 and At-Large City Council Forum at Hiberian Hall, a location change from The Dewitt Center. Hear what your potential councilor thinks about the City Rent Subsidy program & other issues impacting Boston tenants. Register using the QR Code.

Boston: Join us and our partners for a District 7 and a large candidate forum on May 22 and Mayoral forum on May 28. There are a number of candidates in all of the races so it is important to hear what your potential representatives have to say. Use the QR codes to register.

Leaders and Organizers for Tenant Empower (LOFTE) chair, Michael Kane was recently interviewed about the plans for deep cuts to section 8 vouchers. "Kane said the proposal is even worse than what the OMB director last proposed eight years ago".

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A plan for ‘deep cuts’ to Section 8 Vouchers was leaked from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in an article in the New York Times. The OMB proposal is not final and Congress must vote to make cuts. Find more information and ways to take action via our Linktree in our bio.

Thank you to Rep. Vanna Howard for filing an amendment to increase MRVP’s FY26 allocation from House Ways & Means allocation of $258.1 million to $270 million! The HWM budget is an increase from FY25, but it will only cover costs of EXISTING vouchers. $270M ensures creating necessary MRVP vouchers!

Thank you @senatorledwards.bsky.social for all of your had work supporting affordable housing. We couldn't think of a more deserving person for this award at MRVP Cookie Day on March 12th. Check out our blog for more information on MRVP and Cookie Day: tinyurl.com/bdfkp69h