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  Mayor Menino Kicks Off Housing Boston 2020

  On May 20, 2013, Mayor Menino convened a meeting of city housing leaders to kick off Housing Boston 2020, a new housing strategy.
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  Mayor’s New Triple Decker Initiative Off to A Strong Start

  Since the spring 2012 launch of this intiative 84 home renovations are now complete or underway

  
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  Free homebuying and homeownership classes!

  Mayor Menino invites you to free classes on Saturday June 8, 2013 from 9:00AM - 12:00 Noon at The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Center, 650 Dudley St., Boston.
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  Recovery Resources Available for Marathon Site Businesses

  To make rebuilding and reopening as easy as possible for businesses affected by the Marathon tragedy, City agencies are providing resources, advice, and connections to help jumpstart the neighborhood’s recovery.

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  Middle Income Housing Initiative

  This is a new initiative to support the creation of new homes for middle-income homebuyers. Up to 1 million square feet of City-owned vacant land will be made available at below-market prices for small contractor-builders to build quality 1-3 family homes.

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  DND Property for Sale

  The new website provides information about every active real estate disposition and development project that DND is currently undertaking. Find out what is going on in your neighborhood and use the on-line Community Comments function to voice your opinions. Learn more

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  Mayor Menino’s Leading the Way Housing Initiative

  The city's four-year strategic plan for housing Boston's workforce.

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  Think You Can't Afford a Home in Boston? THINK AGAIN!

  When you buy a home in the City of Boston, you may be eligible to receive financial assistance... 
  

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  DND's Recovery Programs

  Since September of 2008, DND has been allocated $35.4 million in federal funds from HUD...
  

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  Mid-Dorchester Action Plan

  The Mid-Dorchester Action Plan is a joint planning initiative of DND and the BRA that Mayor Menino launched in summer 2008. 
  

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  Ending Homelessness in Boston

  The City is working on a comprehensive plan to end homelessness in Boston.

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  Boston Main Streets

  Boston Main Streets is a public-private initiative established by the Mayor Menino in 1995 to revitalize neighborhood commercial districts through local organizations. Main Streets is a comprehensive approach to providing merchant groups and community residents with the tools and information necessary for their commercial centers to compete in today's marketplace.

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  Boston Receives $20.5M HUD Grant to Transform Dorchester's Quincy Street Corridor

  On September 1, 2011, Mayor Thomas M. Menino joined U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan as HUD announced that Boston is receiving $20.5M to redevelop the Woodledge/Morrant Bay Apartments and revitalize Dorchester’s Quincy Street Corridor. Boston is one of just five cities nationwide to receive first-ever Implementation Grants under HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods Initiative.

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Requests for Proposals (RFPs)

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Reports & Publications

• Consolidated Plan & Action Plan
• Real Estate Trends 2012
• 2011 - Foreclosure Trends
• Distressed Buildings Reports
• Leading the Way