Overview
Rental Housing Assistant VISTA Jobs in Boston, Massachusetts, USA at AmeriCorps & Senior Corps
The primary goal of NOAH’s Rental Homelessness Prevention and Emergency Housing Assistance programming is to help residents maintain or obtain their own apartment homes. There is a focus on serving current tenants who are being displaced or who are vulnerable to dislocation, overcrowding, and unaffordable rents within the next 90 days. Additionally, as its secondary goal, this service line supports lower-income homeless households in locating either immediate shelter or new affordable housing.
This programming is in response to the severe lack of affordable, stable housing in the Greater Boston region, and Boston in particular. With rising rents and falling vacancies, access to affordable housing is a growing concern. NOAH’s Rental Homelessness Prevention and Emergency Housing Assistance programming is part of our organization’s commitment to low- and moderate-income Boston residents in need of support in retaining and securing affordable rental opportunities in the region.
The overall aim of the program is for clients to obtain or remain in stable housing.
Member Duties: Duties focus on helping strengthen the housing stability program to assist clients in avoiding homelessness or helping homeless residents in securing housing/shelter, including:
Creating and maintaining a database of available units & researching new apartment listings twice weekly;
Documenting current service-system and making suggestions for improvements;
Revising/developing program handbook;
Editing client documents;
Translating materials into other languages;
Assisting in client data tracking & reporting & client outreach/scheduling;
Researching new hotels to shelter newly homeless;
Researching resources for food, utility assistance, heating assistance, rental arrearage payments, furniture, & other non-profit agencies or shelters;
Developing a chart for housing search resources;
Updating Client Resources Handbook;
Developing a tool for the housing search process in Boston.
Program
Benefits:
Living Allowance, Relocation Allowance, Stipend, Childcare assistance if eligible, Health Coverage*, Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend, Training, MBTA pass | Partial Rent Stipend if needed.
Terms:
Permits attendance at school during off hours;
Permits working at another job during off hours.
Service Areas:
Hunger, Homelessness, Housing, Community and Economic Development.
Skills:
Team Work, Communications, General Skills, Counseling, Writing/Editing, Computers/Technology.
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Title: Rental Housing Assistant VISTA
Company: AmeriCorps & Senior Corps
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Category: Non-Profit & Social Impact (Youth Development, Non-Profit / Outreach, Volunteer / Humanitarian), Social Work (Youth Development)
