HomeSight Links: USA, Massachusetts

USA, Massachusetts

9 sites listed

AIDS Housing Corporation: http://www.ahc.org/; This site is home of this non-profit agency that facilitates housing programs for people living with HIV disease and AIDS, primarily in Massachusetts. Information provided includes newsletters, advocacy information, employment opportunities, and recent projects and programs.; Rating: Excellent; Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Related pages: USA, USA, Massachusetts, National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Special Interest / Minority, Design / Architectural, Hospice / Healthcare
American Prospect: A Journal for the Liberal Imagination: http://epn.org/prospect.html; The site for this online journal includes articles about economics and economic policy, society and social policy (community development, housing, crime, education, race, welfare, poverty, etc), culture and society, and other topics. Also included is contact and subscription information, and archives to past issues.; Rating: Informative; Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; Related pages: USA, USA, Massachusetts, National, Index / Periodical, Legal / Policy
Cohousing and the Arts: http://www.newview.org/arts.htm; This page describes a resident of New View Cohousing's attitudes about cohousing, how it is related to the Arts, and the larger community of adults, children, and the surrounding environment.; Rating: Informative; Location: Acton, Massachusetts, USA; Related pages: USA, USA, Massachusetts, State / Regional / Local, Index / Periodical, Environmental / Sustainable, Cohousing / Cooperative
Electronic Policy Network: http://epn.org/; A project of "The American Prospect Magazine: A Journal for the Liberal Imagination," this site provides "timely information and ideas about national policy and politics" related to health, welfare and families, economics and education through their index of past issues, links to member organizations, their mailing lists, and links to related sites.; Rating: Informative; Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; Related pages: USA, USA, Massachusetts, National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Legal / Policy
Holding Ground: The Rebirth of Dudley Street: http://www.newday.com/holdingground/; An online newsletter for community organizers and educators, this site includes a wealth of information about the award-winning documentary, Holding Ground. The film chronicles a the story of a community, "which In the aftermath of decades of disinvestment by government, banks, and industry, the residents of an ethnically diverse Boston neighborhood joined together to rebuild their community." Film clips as well as resource, viewing and purchasing information are provided.; Rating: Informative; Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Related pages: USA, USA, Massachusetts, State / Regional / Local, Index / Periodical, Fair housing, Special Interest / Minority, Neighborhood / Community
Joint Center for Housing Studies -- Harvard University: http://ksgwww.harvard.edu/~ksgpress/catjchs.htm; The Center and its site seek "to identify and analyze key issues that demonstrate the importance of decent and affordable housing as both a priority and a challenge for the United States." Unfortunately, only minimal catalog information is provided about the Center, its programs and services, and research.; Rating: Informative; Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; Related pages: USA, USA, Massachusetts, National, University Program, Affordable / Assisted, Fair housing, Legal / Policy
New View Cohousing: http://www.newview.org/; This site describes the process, trials, and tribulations of creating a new cohousing community in the Boston area in 1989. Details include their bylaws, construction descriptions, and cohousing information pages.; Rating: Informative; Location: Acton, Massachusetts, USA; Related pages: USA, USA, Massachusetts, State / Regional / Local, Neighborhood / Community, Cohousing / Cooperative
Rotch Library of Architecture and Planning -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology: http://bion.mit.edu/depts/rotch/; This excellent site provides access to a variety of resources for architecture and planning students, professionals, and the general public.; Rating: Recommended; Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; Related pages: USA, USA, Massachusetts, Index / Periodical, University Program
Saint Francis House: http://www.stfrancishouse.org/; This site for Saint Francis House, which provides comprehensive day programs for Boston's homeless populations, includes information about receiving meals, homelessness, programs, statistics, missions, employment, and needed donations.; Rating: Informative; Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Related pages: USA, USA, Massachusetts, State / Regional / Local, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional