The Trustees of the Foley Hoag Foundation are pleased to announce that is has awarded grants totaling $249,500 to 21 organizations as part of this summer’s special Housing Grant Round. This continues the efforts started with our 2020 Racial Justice Grant Round and 2021 AAPI Grant Round to choose a specific issue of increased need to focus our grant making efforts and better leverage our impact. Each of the organizations listed below is working to combat homelessness and housing insecurity and support unhoused individuals in the greater Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C. areas. The organizations receiving funding are as follows:
BOSTON
Boston Affordable Housing Coalition, Inc. - to sustain existing programming and staff and to hire a new assistant director to support efforts to secure and maintain privately-owned subsidized housing for low-income, minority tenants.
Boston Tenant Coalition - to lead two grassroots community groups providing education on the Assessment for Fair Housing (“AFFH”) form and advocating for an improved Inclusionary Development Policy.
Harvard Square Homeless Shelter - for a shelter renovation project, which would convert communal sleeping areas to private sleeping pods, as part of a transition from a short-term to long-term stay model.
Justice 4 Housing Inc. - to aid community leaders (“Peer-Leaders”) in garnering grassroots support for J4H’s campaign to change discriminatory housing policies that impact justice-involved individuals.
New Beginnings Reentry Services - to implement self-advocacy training services to assist formerly incarcerated women with overcoming adverse results in housing and employment applications.
Rebuilding Together Boston - in support of the Safe Homes program, which works to make homes safe and livable for those who are limited financially to unhealthy and unsafe living conditions.
Sojourner House - to support the hiring of a full-time Housing Advocate, who will help Sojourner House guests identify affordable housing options.
NEW YORK CITY
Brave House - for its Safety & Security for Young Immigrant Women in NYC program, which supports members seeking safe shelter through a secure mobile app (developed in-house).
Fair Housing Justice Center - to expand its partnerships and host training seminars on fair-housing laws with community-based organizations throughout New York City.
Homeless Services United - for the HSU Annual Policy Symposium, which convenes members and allies from many sectors to discuss and elevate the most critical issues facing unhoused individuals.
Housing Rights Initiative - to help fund a mailing campaign directed at tenants who the organization previously determined may be the victims of fraudulent rental practices at the hands of their landlords.
Met Council Research and Education Council - for the Eviction Defense Program, which fights for tenants’ rights by providing in-person support and counsel in New York housing court eviction proceedings.
New Alternatives - for the Walk-In Case Management Clinic, a program that supports youth and young adults who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness.
Open Hands Legal Services - to support a Legal Aid Desk that will provide free legal advice to low-income and homeless individuals.
Pa’lante Harlem - for the Emergency Rent Relief Rapid Response Fund, which provides direct rent relief in exchange for agreements from landlords not to pursue eviction cases.
Charlie’s Place - to provide food and supplies to clients seeking employment, treatment, and independent and stable housing.
Georgetown Ministry Center - to provide case management support for 20 individuals, which involves helping clients through gathering/obtaining vital records to apply for D.C. housing vouchers, keeping track of clients as the voucher process proceeds, and navigating the process of finding a unit.
Hope and a Home - for the Multiphase Transitional Housing program, which combines wrap-around services with skill-building to break the cycle of poverty.
ONE DC - in support of community needs for affordable housing, recreational spaces, and an official site for homelessness prevention in the redevelopment of a parcel of public land.
Project Mend-A-House - to expand programming that repairs and modifies the homes of clients with disabilities.
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