August 11, 2020
Central Mass. housing authorities secure $2M to keep residents in place
Photo | Grant Welker
Great Brook Valley Gardens in Worcester, a Worcester Housing Authority complex
Housing authorities in Central Massachusetts, which are charged with overseeing affordable housing, have taken in nearly $2 million in federal funds to help lower-income residents stay in their homes despite the economic upheaval related to the coronavirus pandemic.
In all, 22 housing authorities in the area shared in the state's $17.8 million in funding from the federal CARES Act. Worcester took in the most at $984,880, followed by Framingham with $268,239 and Milford with $160,653.
The funds are to be used for housing vouchers to help residents stay in their homes, as well as covering costs related to cleaning supplies and services, and relocating residents if needed for testing, hospitalization or quarantine, or for transportation to locations to limit their potential exposure if they were to use mass transportation.
Funds can also be used for housing authority workers' child care services that might not have been needed due to school closings or working outside of normal hours.
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