CHAPA 2020 Regional Meeting Recordings and Materials

Thank you to all those who have attended our regional meetings over the last few weeks. A special thanks to Bank of America for sponsoring these sessions and to all of our regional co-hosts for sharing their experiences and expertise!

Below you will find recordings and PowerPoints from our meetings as well as additional resources and materials. 

Meeting Recordings

• Worcester & Central Massachusetts
• South Shore
• North Shore & Merrimack Valley
• Berkshires
• Franklin, Hampshire, & Hampden Counties
• Greater Boston
• Cape & Islands
• MetroWest
• All recordings available as part of this YouTube playlist

Meeting PowerPoints

• Worcester & Central Massachusetts
• South Shore
• North Shore & Merrimack Valley
• Berkshires
• Franklin, Hampshire, & Hampden Counties
• Greater Boston
• Cape & Islands
• MetroWest

Action Items

• Ask your legislators to support RAFT expansion
• Ask your municipal officials to advocate for engagement in public process for distributing COVID-19 federal funding on local level
• Launch your affordable housing community coalition with our Municipal Engagement Initiative Lite Toolkit

Other Resources

• Boston Indicators COVID Community Data Lab
• MAPC COVID-19 Layoff Housing Gap Report
• Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Impact of COVID-19 Report
• Information on CHAPA's Municipal Engagement Initiative
• CHAPA COVID-19 Policy Priorities
• RAFT Webinar and Materials
• CHAPA's RAFT Expansion Request Letter
• Right to Counsel Pilot Legislation Fact Sheet
• Massachusetts CARES Act Allocations - CDBG, ESG, and HOPWA
• Federal Coronavirus Relief Fund for Massachusetts Communities
• Massachusetts Emergency Rental Assistance Programs in Response to COVID-19 Report
• Suffolk University and The Boston Foundation Report: Qualified Renters Need Not Apply: Race and Voucher Discrimination in the Metro Housing Boston Market 
• MIT and CLVU Report: Evictions in Boston: The Disproportionate Effects of Forced Moves on Communities of Color

Get Involved with CHAPA

• Join a CHAPA committee
• Register for a CHAPA event
• Become a CHAPA member