Category: Events

April 30 – Public Housing Day Prep Webinar

Wednesday, April 30, 2pm – 3pm Via Zoom

This online session will help tenants prepare for our Public Housing Day on May 7 . We’ll review our plan for the day, our state policy agenda, and talking points. This will ensure that together we can make our voices heard to support fair funding for public housing, Access to Counsel for tenants facing eviction, and protection for tenants undergoing redevelopment. Tenants who register for Public Housing Day will be sent the link for this session as well.

April 16: LTO Business Banking Workshop in Brockton

Wednesday, April 16, 10am – 3pm – Please arrive by 9:30 at the latest
Caffrey Towers, Brockton, MA
Breakfast and Lunch Provided
Spanish Interpretation Provided

Is your Local Tenant Organization (LTO) ready to open up a bank account, secure an EIN, and get up to date on budgeting practices that ensure compliance?  If so, we invite you to join us on Wednesday, April 16th for an in-person workshop at Caffery Towers in Brockton, Ma. In collaboration with our new community partner, JPMorgan Chase, the workshop will provide information on general business banking products and basic budgeting practices. We look forward to hosting you and supporting your LTO.

April 30: MKI Training: Sustainable Strategies for Language Access

9:30am

Duration:

6 hours

 Online

Description

Language Access is a fundamental component of equitable community engagement. To meet the needs of underserved communities, our projects and outreach strategies must be multilingual and culturally welcoming. Language access allows people’s voices to be heard and affirms that their voice does matter. We live in a globalizing and increasingly multilingual world. Our public processes need to be multilingual, too.

Join this interactive webinar series to:

  • Work through sustainable strategies for language access.
  • Talk about bridging from providing access to meaningful multilingual participation.
  • Address the intersection of language and disability justice and examine how communication access benefits everyone and strengthens your public process overall.
  • Strategize on public participation design that is not only linguistically accessible but culturally inclusive.

Session 1: April 30 | 9:30AM-12:30PM

Session 2: May 14 | 9:30AM-12:30PM

Registration deadline

April 16: MKI Webinar: LHA Board Stewardship and Fundamentals of Non-Profit Governance

April 16 (Wednesday)
5 pm – 7 pm
This training will focus on effective Local Housing Authority Boards and Commissions stewardship strategies, meant for and free for all members. Topics will include fundamentals of non-profit governance, building capacity, resilience, and diversity, the roles and responsibilities of board members, and conflict of interest avoidance.

March 27 MKI & EOHLC Webinar: RSC and Supportive Housing Programs

March 27 (Thursday)
10 am – 11:30 am
The Resident Service Coordinator program and the state Self-Sufficiency Program are two grants administered by the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) to support residents living in state-aided public housing. Speaker Ann-Elizabeth Young, Livable Public Housing Communities Specialist, will discuss each program’s scope, purpose, and impact in this presentation.

March 28 – Reasonable Accommodations Webinar

Date: March 28th
Time: 11:00am- 12:15pm

Zoom: Register below for link!

The Tenant Advocacy Project—also known as TAP—is a student practice group at Harvard Law School that represents current and prospective public housing tenants and Section 8 voucher recipients in administrative hearings and other disputes with their housing authority.

On March 28th, we will be joined by law students, Sarah Berton and AJ Williamson to learn what a Reasonable Accommodation is, how to request one, and what to expect after submitting a request. We will also spend time answering general questions about the process. The hope is that you leave the webinar confident and knowledgeable about approaching your housing authority to request any Reasonable Accommodation you might need.

March 2025 – Local Tenant Organization (LTO) Life Cycle Training

When: March 17, 24, and 31 at 11am

Where: Zoom– Register below by Wednesday, March 12 at 5pm!

Are you working to start a new LTO? Or maybe your existing LTO needs to be revived? In either case, join us for the LTO Life Cycle training!
This three-part training series is catered to seasoned resident leaders. Working alongside other resident leaders and Mass Union staff, you will learn all the steps necessary to launch or revive a strong and diverse LTO.  We’ll focus on LTO recognition requirements, officer roles and responsibilities, relationship-building, and setting cultural values that promote diverse and functional LTOs.
Mass Union Network Leaders and staff will remain in touch with you after the training to offer ongoing support.

 

May 7: Public Housing Day at the State House

Register below!Join us for a day of Workshops, Meetings, Civic Engagement and Education

Featuring Keynote Remarks from Secretary Ed Augustus, Senator Adam Gomez, Representative Carole Fiola, Tenant Leaders, and More!

 

 

 

Civic Engagement Workshop with Commonwealth Seminar

Meetings with Policy-Makers

Make your voice heard to support fair funding for public housing, Access to Counsel for tenants facing eviction, protection for tenants undergoing redevelopment, and more. Join public housing tenants and their allies from across the state at Public Housing Day at the Massachusetts State House!

Parking information below.

CLICK HERE TO PAY ONLINE FOR YOUR REGISTRATION

$100 per tenant is requested to cover the costs of Breakfast, Lunch, T-shirts and Interpretation
$125 per non-tenant

Buses will be provided from certain locations for an additional fee. Parking and travel information below!