The Public Housing Training Program
Welcome to the Public Housing Training Program at the Mel King Institute!
Since 2016, the Mel King Institute has been training residents of public housing to participate in decision-making at their Housing Authorities. This work is a collaboration of the Massachusetts Union of Public Housing Tenants, Mass Law Reform Institute, Mass Housing Partnership, the Department of Housing & Community Development, and the Mel King Institute/MACDC.
Click here for events and resources for Public Housing residents.
Regulation:
A Massachusetts statute called “The Local Housing Authority Act of 2014” requires a training program specifically for residents of public housing, with the goal of “enabling tenant [Board] members and members of local tenant organizations to participate fully in the oversight of the housing authority’s operation and capital planning.” The Mel King Institute has been developing and implementing this training since the fall of 2016.
PHTP Advisory Committee:
- Emily Haber - MACDC
- Shirronda Almeida - Mel King Institute
- Tiana Lawrence - Coalition for a Better Acre
- Sarah Byrnes - Mass Union of Public Housing Tenants
- Ben Echevarria - Mass Union of Public Housing Tenants
- Nicole Beckles - Boston Housing Authority
- Laura Shufelt - Mass Housing
- Ben Stone - EOHLC
- Annette Duke - Mass Law Reform Institute
- Joyce Taylor - EOHLC
- Christine Devore - EOHLC
- Dawn Brown - Mass NAHRO
- Randi Parks - Greenfield Housing Authority
YouTube Training Resources:
- Annual Plan Training for Public Housing Residents
- DHCD’s COVID-19 Rent Policies for State Public Housing and Vouchers, Recorded May 2020
- Webinar: Housing Authority Budgets with DHCD 12.2.21
- Webinar: Understanding Who's Who - DHCD, the LHA Board, and the Local Tenant Organization 3.9.22
- Local Tenant Organization Success Stories, L'aura Jordan, Greenfield, MA - March 2022
- Local Tenant Organization Success Stories, Sue Kirby, Salem, MA - March 2022
- Local Tenant Organization Success Stories, Thomas Ruffen, Boston, MA - March 2022
- DHCD Webinar: Funding and Supporting Capital Improvements at Your LHA 5.26.22 Stefanie Brynen
- Webinar: The Capital Project Implementation Process, Featuring DHCD 10.18.22
- Webinar: Performance Management Reviews with DHCD 12.7.22
- Running Community Meetings Webinar 2.8.23
- DHCD Webinar Understanding Who's Who - DHCD, the LHA Board, and the Local Tenant Organization 2.8.23
- Webinar: DHCD Sustainability, Resiliency, and Healthy Homes 4.19.23