Our Mission

The mission of the Planning Office, a non-profit housing developer affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, is to serve as a catalyst for social justice through its work in housing development and neighborhood revitalization. The Planning Office is responsible for developing over 3,000 units of housing to date, channeling over $650 million of investment into neighborhoods and towns throughout metropolitan Boston.

WHAT'S NEW

Daily Table Opens at POUA’s 135 Lafayette Development in Salem

Daily Table Opens at POUA’s 135 Lafayette Development in Salem

We were thrilled that our President Bill Grogan was able to attend the Daily Table ribbon cutting on September 9th in Salem! It's a dream partnership to have an affordable grocery store open at our affordable housing development 135 Lafayette, housing 51 family units, in Salem. Congratulations to the Daily Table team!

Daily Table Opens at POUA’s 135 Lafayette Development in Salem - FULL STORY

Morton Station Village in Mattapan Begins Marketing!

Morton Station Village in Mattapan Begins Marketing!

Morton Station Village rental marketing begins on Thursday August 10th! For more information and to request applications for housing, see the project website here.

Morton Station Village will create 40 units of mixed-income, mixed-tenure housing on a long-vacant site across from the Morton Station train stop in Mattapan, along with green space.

Morton Station Village in Mattapan Begins Marketing! - FULL STORY

POUA’s Steven P. Odom Serenity Garden Receives CPA Funds

Our Steven P. Odom Serenity Garden at Morton Station Village in Mattapan was recently awarded funds from the City of Boston through the Community Preservation Act! Read more about this, and other projects who received funding, here.

POUA’s Steven P. Odom Serenity Garden Receives CPA Funds - FULL STORY

Site Visit with Project Destined Students

Site Visit with Project Destined Students

We were thankful to spend time walking college students from Project Destined and Housing Partnership Network's Affordable Housing Bridge Program through two of our development sites in April - the recently completed Cote Village, and the currently in-construction Morton Station Village, both in Mattapan. POUA is so grateful to be a sponsor for students in this amazing program, and to have the opportunity to introduce students to affordable housing and our work at such an early stage!

Site Visit with Project Destined Students - FULL STORY

Morton Station Village & CommonWealth Builder Program

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Check out MassHousing's video on our Morton Station Village development in Mattapan --  a new rental and homeownership development, in partnership with Caribbean Integration Community Development, that received funding through the CommonWealth Builder Program, which helps create affordable homeownership options in communities of color. 

Morton Station Village & CommonWealth Builder Program - FULL STORY



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