Boston & Cambridge have separate applications. The following instructions are applicable to both.
To apply, follow the prompts on the linked website below.
Important: Be sure to save the username and password in case management notes. Many agencies apply for individuals and do not store their email and password. It is so common that clients will forget the email they used and then they have an extremely difficult time getting back into their housing portal in the future.
Important: Candidates may be asked to provide supporting documentation for any medical or mental illness diagnosis as well as for claims of local preference.
Important: Candidates will be assessed for Emergency Housing based on a series of questions, similar if not exact, to the list below. If a candidate indicates one of these factors as causing their current Homelessness situation, it is important to note that supporting documentation will be required.
Did you become Homeless in any of the following ways? (you will be required to provide documentation to verify your claim(s) below)
Displaced by fire.
Displaced by natural forces (i.e. flood, earthquake).
Displaced by urban renewal or eminent domain.
Displaced by condemnation of home or code violations.
No fault loss of housing - such as condominium conversion, owner wants unit for personal or family use,
or discharge from nursing home or long term care facility.
Victim of abuse (domestic violence).
Severe medical emergency.
None of the above