As a regional housing agency, MBHP recognizes the necessity of strong relationships within our region; such collaboration leads to better efficiency of service and better use of resources for the thousands of households that seek our assistance every year.

To foster better collaboration and discuss trends in housing, responses to the challenges, and available resources, MBHP launched our Community Housing Conversa­tion project, in which from April 2008 through June 2009 we visited the 29 Greater Boston communities in our region.

The meetings saw a total of more than 500 attendees including residents and elected officials, and representatives from housing authorities, government administrations, food pantries, and human services providers.

Although most of the communities share similar housing issues and concerns, there also are challenges unique to individual communities. A summary report highlighting the similarities, differences, and chal­lenges discussed at these meetings can be found here.