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Welcome to POAH

POAH is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve, create and sustain affordable, healthy homes that support economic security, racial equity and access to opportunity for all.

Salem, MA

Mayor Dominick Pangallo toured the renovations at Salem Heights, POAH's 283-unit development north of Boston Read more

Miami-Dade County, FL

HUD representatives presented a $40M Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant check to Mayor Levine Cava for the redevelopment of POAH's Cutler Manor property Read more

Chicago, IL

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks at groundbreaking for Fifth City Commons read Chicago Sun Times article

Our Latest Thoughts

Bill Eager

Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development, Midwest Region

Woodlawn reinvestments are a model for preserving affordable housing

December 19, 2022

Published in Crain’s Chicago Business here Discussions about the Obama Presidential Center’s potential impact on housing affordability in Woodlawn often focus on residents’ fears of displacement and an uncertain future, but it might be more useful to look at the past decade for models of what can be done moving forward. For decades Woodlawn was an undervalued and underinvested community – too... read more

Julianna Stuart

Vice President, Community Impact
Markita Morris-Louis

CEO, Compass Working Capital

Privately-owned affordable housing should be a launching pad for families to build assets and reach their financial goals. HUD’s FSS program is a promising pathway to make this the norm.

November 10, 2022

After her son was born prematurely, Laura Rosa learned about the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program through her housing provider. She was looking for ways to rebuild herself mentally and financially and dreamed of buying a home someday. Two years ago, Laura started working with her FSS financial coach to make a plan for homeownership, like budgeting and building her credit. And it’s working... read more

Aaron Gornstein, President and CEO

Wu Hits the Ground Running with Housing Agenda

March 29, 2022

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is off to a strong start on affordable housing. In her first four months – in partnership with the City Council – she has increased funding for affordable housing production, eliminated the tent encampments at “Mass. and Cass” by placing homeless individuals in supportive housing, supported a real estate transfer fee to generate recurring funds for housing initiatives,... read more

August 22, 2023 - 9:49am Natural Disasters are hurting housing affordability in Maui and throughout the US. As we continue to see the effect… https://t.co/EUytKIQc7s
August 21, 2023 - 3:03pm We are so grateful, and excited to watch this project continue to come together. https://t.co/CFCA8Cby7K
August 17, 2023 - 3:37pm Find out more about our Barry Farm progress in the @WashInformer! https://t.co/mcK07QLGKN
August 17, 2023 - 10:16am RT @talmonsmith: My Sunday cover story for @nytimes Bizday, pt 3 of my in depth look at US inequality: I spent months reporting on t… https://t.co/FLw9N3qxSY
August 16, 2023 - 10:17am This article by @GOVERNING takes a look at the benefits of off-site construction, including affordability and sust… https://t.co/4AzWBJf7kp