Webinar, February 7th, 2023, with the Special Needs Transition Group of Wakefield, MA. Guest speaker Carlos Hernandez is the Director of Leased Housing and Admissions at the Brookline Housing Authority.
* Carlos has a wealth of experience and is familiar with our population and the specific challenges we sometimes face in finding affordable and suitable housing for our children.
* Carlos will explain how the Housing Choice Voucher program (Section 8) operates.
* This federal program assists very low-income families, the elderly and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.
* Discuss eligibility, applications, what happens if you are offered a voucher, and the implementation of a voucher
* The conversation will include fair market rents, rent reasonableness, reasonable accommodations, payment standards, housing standards, utility allowances, and other nuances of this program.
* Learn about how to am can be an important foundational piece or your planning to create a sustainable residential setting for your children.
Register in advance to https://financialguide.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpcuCpqD4iHtWLxYdNrGyJn7xxRDwvVEaV or contact SPEDHousing.Transition@gmail.com
