Impact Initiatives
MassHousing joins residents, community-based organizations, property management staff and other stakeholders to develop and support programs and activities that advance equitable opportunities for residents of affordable housing communities.
Summer Youth Employment
The MassHousing Summer Youth Employment Program is designed to ensure young people living in MassHousing-financed properties and affordable housing developments in Boston and the Commonwealth's Gateway Cities have access to summer jobs and related programming. MassHousing seeks to support initiatives that provide meaningful employment, career exploration, leadership development and community engagement opportunities.
The 2025 Summer Youth Employment Program funding cycle will run from July through mid-September. The response deadline for the Request for Proposals for Summer Youth Employment Programs was April 11, 2025, and the RFP is now closed. If you have questions about the Summer Youth Employment Program, please contact Gloria Brand.
Housing Stability Grants
MassHousing's Housing Stability Department is offering funding opportunities to support our multifamily borrowers and business partners in cultivating thriving communities for their residents. Grants will be awarded to initiatives that promote housing stability and address social determinants of health. Areas for funding may include but are not limited to economic stability and mobility; education access; health and wellness; neighborhood and environmental needs; and the building of social and community networks.
Resident Engagement Programs
Engaging programs support healthy housing communities
Multifamily developments enrolled in TAP, MassHousing's Tenant Assistance Program, can access diverse programs and workshops that engage residents and site staff in creating and maintaining healthy housing communities.
Sites select and schedule programs from the categories of arts & culture, education and wellness. The number of allotted programs for TAP member sites is based on the number of apartments at the site.
- View the TAP Resident Engagement Program Catalog
- Download the Resident Engagement Program Request Form
Call for Presentations
Interested in becoming a vendor through the TAP program? View the Call for Presentations and application at masshousing.com/rfp.
For more information, contact Denise Green at 617.854.1080.