Housing – NAACP New Bedford

Housing

Discussion: Right to Counsel for Renters

Please join the NAACP New Bedford Branch for a conversation with Annette Duke, Staff Attorney with the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute and the Massachusetts Right to Counsel Coalition on the benefits of the Right to Counsel for tenants at risk of eviction. Zoom Meeting May 19th @ 7:00pm https://umassd.zoom.us/j/92535882524?pwd=ODVySWFBZXB0RVhqbElJT1M5bFlBdz09 Meeting ID: 925 3588 2524 Passcode: 1909 Aside from the matter of justice, the Boston Bar Association estimates that the Right to Counsel would save the Commonwealth over $63 million annually: "For every dollar spent by the state for civil legal aid in eviction and foreclosure matters, the state would save...

Community Action Meeting on Housing

May 17 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Join United Interfaith Action of Southeastern Massachusetts in a conversation with government officials, social service agencies, and neighborhood residents as they continue to take action to address the housing crisis of high rents, rising home prices, and increasing homelessness. The meeting will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, at First Unitarian Church in New Bedford. Click here to RSVP. For more information, contact andrea.uia@mcan.us or jesse.uia@mcan.us or call 774-218-2028. * * * * * UIA held a Housing Press Conference February 15, 2022 on the Housing Crisis in New...

Massachusetts Eviction Diversion Initiative

In order to better inform Spanish and Portuguese speakers about the Massachusetts Eviction Diversion Initiative (EDI), the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is partnering with NeighborWorks to host Spanish and Portuguese language virtual town halls on emergency rental assistance, free legal representation, and mediation services available to tenants and income-eligible landlords impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Fall River and New Bedford. The following town halls and resources are available through the Eviction Diversion Initiative. Even those who have already received assistance through RAFT / ERMA may be eligible for additional assistance under the recently launched Emergency...

Community Educational Forum on the Eviction and Housing Crisis in Southeastern MA

Community Educational Forum on the Eviction and Housing Crisis in Southeastern MA Tuesday, April 13th 6:30pm-8:30pm RSVP by calling or texting Diana at diana@coalitionforsocialjustice.org or 208-232-5942. Since January there have been more than 730 evictions initiated in Southeastern MA. The Coalition for Social Justice has been reaching out to people and here are just a couple of stories: One woman had started the RAFT application process but her landlord has refused to participate. After first saying he would accept the RAFT program, he then refused to produce documents to complete her application. The tenant had been living in the same...