Many of you know all too well how the housing crisis is affecting vulnerable, low-income older adults in your communities.
Homelessness among older adults is expected to nearly triple by 2030, according to the authors of the study, Emerging-Crisis-of-Aged-Homelessness.pdf
One thing we can do is increase our knowledge of state-wide housing advocacy, such as the Older Adult Bridge Subsidy Campaign, sponsored by the MA Coalition for the Homeless, which supports the expansion of the bridge subsidy program.
The short-term housing bridge subsidy program, currently being piloted in Somerville, helps extremely-low-income older adult renters maintain their housing stability by providing them with rent assistance while they wait for placement in permanent, subsidized housing.
MCOA is supporting An Act Promoting Housing Stability for Older Adults across the Commonwealth (H.4025/S.475) please give this short bill a read and consider reaching out to your state legislators to voice your support and ask them to co-sponsor the bill.
