Statewide Homelessness Prevention Programs

Residential Assistance for Families in Transition, or RAFT, is a state-funded homelessness prevention program. If you and your family are at risk of becoming homeless or are experiencing homelessness, RAFT may be able to help you avoid or exit homelessness. The program provides up to $3,000 to eligible families to help with such needs as first month’s rent, security deposits, and back utility bills.

The RAFT program is administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) through the network of regional nonprofit housing agencies' Housing Consumer Education Centers (HCECs).

For more information on RAFT and how to access these resources please click on the links below

• Pamphlet on RAFT and the benefits provided
• Department of Housing and Community Development's RAFT program guidelines
• Additional documentation for subsidized housing tenants applying for help with rent arrearages

For more information or to get involved, call the Coalition at (781) 595-7570