MASS. UNION OF PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS'
Massachusetts Union of Public Housing Tenants – 501(c)(3) Tax Exempt Corporation
We believe that public housing developments can be communities to be proud of. Until the day when affordable housing is the right of all, public housing must be maintained as a precious resource.
Public housing residents have the intelligence and commitment to be active partners in the management of their developments, and that active tenant involvement is essential for creating positive public housing communities. We believe that while maintaining independence, tenant organizations and management can build relationships of mutual respect and cooperation, and that working together they can eliminate the unfair stigma under which public housing and suffers.
The Massachusetts Union of Public Housing Tenants is an organization whose members are the local public housing tenant organizations. We are governed by a board of 12 public housing tenants who are elected at the Unions twice a year conventions. The board oversees all aspects of the Union’s work, from policy to training and advocacy to the initiation of appropriate legislation. The day-to-day functioning of the Union is supervised by an executive director, hired by the board, who is assisted by a competent staff and field coordinator.