Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership (Referrals to affordable housing)

Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership, known as Metro Housing Boston, helps people across Greater Boston find and keep safe, affordable housing. It works with housing vouchers and emergency financial assistance programs such as RAFT and HomeBASE, helping families prevent evictions and stabilize during a crisis. It also offers financial education and tools aimed at long-term economic security, and it works with social service providers to find housing solutions for their clients.

The organization also offers programs and services to more than 4,300 property owners. One program, SNO Mass, helps families with school-age children use their Housing Choice Vouchers to move to communities with strong schools, low poverty and healthier environments; one mother used it to move her four children to Newton. Supporters can join the Keyholder Club for monthly giving or attend the Champions of Housing event, which honors community leaders.

What to Know

• Appointments are suggested for in-person help, and voucher and RAFT appointments can be booked online.
• The agency warns that fraudulent Section 8 ads circulate on social media.
• It is listed in the Town of Milton business directory as an affordable housing referral resource.