Somerville Seeking Applicants for Newly Established Office of Housing Stability Advisory Board

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Via the city: https://www.somervillema.gov/news/somerville-seeking-applicants-newly-established-office-housing-stability-advisory-board

The City of Somerville is currently seeking applications for the newly created Office of Housing Stability (OHS) Advisory Board. The Advisory Board will work with the OHS Director to identify policy and programmatic priorities for the OHS to further its mission of preventing the displacement of Somerville residents. The Advisory Board will:

• Identify gaps in existing homelessness prevention and rehousing services and potential strategies for addressing identified service gaps
• Identify and evaluate potential policy solutions to help prevent displacement, increase the supply of affordable housing and enhance tenants’ rights
• Provide guidance for housing policy
• Review available data relating to housing and homelessness in Somerville, and
• Identify additional data needs and strategies for obtaining such data

And more--go to the link to see the full details.