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Title *
Name of Council on Aging *
Municipality/Municipalities Served by Your COA *
Do you take walk-in appointments with housing seekers? * --- Select Choice --- Yes No
Do you take scheduled appointments with housing seekers? * --- Select Choice --- Select Yes or No Yes No
Do you offer printed housing applications and/or online application help? * --- Select Choice --- Printed Applications only Online application assistance only Both printed applications and online application assistance
Do you assist clients with the Common Housing Application for Massachusetts Programs (CHAMP)? * --- Select Choice --- Yes No
Please share your impressions of the CHAMP application process. *
Have you referred clients to Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT)? * --- Select Choice --- Yes No
Have you referred clients to MA Community Based Housing (units for people with disabilities)? * --- Select Choice --- Yes No
Does your community have local, unique resources that you have made use of to help a client maintain their current housing or find temporary housing? (i.e. Municipal gifts and donations accounts, donated services like dumpsters and storage, municipal hoarding task force assistance, etc.) * --- Select Choice --- Yes No
Please list local resources that contribute to housing stability and eviction prevention. *
How many apartment complexes with income restricted units does your COA’s municipality have? *
According to staff at your local housing authority, how long is the expected wait time for a unit to become available? *
Does your town or city have a Housing Production Plan (a municipal housing plan that inventories all existing housing and makes recommendations for increasing and diversifying housing; these can generally be found on municipal websites)? * --- Select Choice --- Yes No
What year was it published? *
Respecting confidentiality, please share a housing success story (e.g. stabilization, finding permanent housing, preparing for inspections)? *
Respecting confidentiality, please briefly summarize a current difficult case you are working on. *
Does your COA offer computer access for housing searches and applications? * --- Select Choice --- Yes No
Does your COA offer computer assistance (provided by staff members or volunteers)? * --- Select Choice --- Yes No
MCOA is envisioning a train-the-trainer model class that will help participants with building capacity for both housing navigating and working with older adults who are new to computers. Would MCOA-sponsored training on housing assistance interest you? * --- Select Choice --- Yes No
How long do you typically work with housing clients from start to finish (i.e. you usually work with a housing seeking client for a minimum of 9 months before they secure a unit)? *
Do you collaborate with family, shelters, or colleagues to support clients? * --- Select Choice --- Yes No
Do you have a colleague that you talk about housing client experiences with? * --- Select Choice --- Yes No
How do you maintain boundaries and self-care in this work? *
