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Housing Institute 2024

MHP’s 17th Housing Institute was held in person on Wednesday and Thursday, June 12-13, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The venue was the AC Hotel Worcester, 125 Front Street, Worcester, MA.

The Housing Institute is a two-day intensive training geared toward municipal officials, employees and volunteers in suburban and rural communities and gateway cities. Participants engage in discussion and problem-solving activities related to developing affordable housing across Massachusetts. Review the Full Agenda.

Session Recordings

Day One, June 12

Watch the Indoor Ballroom Sessions

  • 00:00:00 - Welcome and Introduction from Clark Ziegler
  • 00:10:16 - Housing Supply Accelerator, Jenny Raitt
  • 00:16:10 - Plenary Session: Housing for Families
  • 01:30:15 - Affordable Housing Finance
  • 02:34:35 - Fireside Chat with TransitMatters’ Jarred Johnson
  • 03:17:52 - Identifying and Disposing of Public Land for Affordable Housing
  • 04:14:00 - Plenary Session: Running Effective Municipal Board and Commission Meetings

Watch the Outdoor Tent Sessions

  • 07:08: Chapter 40B: Looking at the Past and Present
  • 1:06:01: Community Land Trusts: Policy and Practice

Day Two, June 13

Watch the Outdoor Tent Sessions

  • 00:09: Supportive Housing 101
  • 01:15:46: Accessory Dwelling Units: Best Practices
  • 02:38:46: Building a Local Housing Coalition

Watch the Indoor Ballroom Sessions; Part 1

  • 03:08 - Plenary: Using Data to Bolster Your Pro-Housing Message
  • 01:10:51 - Tackling the Housing Shortage and Climate Crisis: The Opportunity of Amenity-Oriented Multifamily Developments
  • 02:26:17 - Housing Hero Awards Presentation, Clark Ziegler & Edward M. Augustus Jr., Secretary of Housing and Livable Communities

Watch the Indoor Ballroom Sessions; Part 2

  • 00:00 - Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: What It Means and How Communities Can Support Fair Housing
  • 01:20:25 - Myth-busting: Water, Sewer, Wastewater and Housing

Site Visits

  • A Place to Live (38 Lewis Street)
  • District 120 (120 Washington Street)

Housing Hero Awards

Secretary of Housing and Livable Communities, Edward Augustus, joined us on June 13 to present this year's Housing Hero awards.

Don't forget to log CM credits!

MHP has partnered with the American Planning Association Massachusetts Chapter (APA MA) to bring CM credits to planners attending the Housing Institute sessions. Sessions with credits available are marked on the agenda.

More information about AICP's CM program can be found at www.planning.org/cm.