How One Group Helps Boston Families Secure Housing

How One Group Helps Boston Families Secure Housing

This July, Higher Ground’s Candice Harding wrote the following letter that was placed in the Globe. Re “Create a common application for subsidized housing” (Editorial, July 17): I know the challenges faced by families seeking access to affordable housing and support the idea of a common, universal pre-application. Higher Ground Boston and its partners work with Boston…

While Student Chronic absenteeism numbers remain high, boston and mass. show signs of recovery

While Student Chronic absenteeism numbers remain high, boston and mass. show signs of recovery

ByErica

This May, Higher Ground’s Brandy Brooks was interviewed and discussed the issue of student chronic absenteeism numbers in Boston. “Often, there is more behind attendance issues than just students not wanting to go to school,” said Brandy Brooks, deputy director of the education- and housing-focused nonprofit Boston’s Higher Ground.
Higher Ground is the backbone organization for a promising collective impact approach to addressing student homelessness called the Family Led Stability Initiative.