Affordable housing and free mental health centers
Use the $2 million for affordable housing and free mental health centers citywide, since many people cannot afford a home or therapy.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text, submitted in Spanish.
The resident's idea, as submitted
Submitted in SpanishThe idea
Usaría los $2 millones para apoyar vivienda asequible y centros de salud mental gratuitos en toda la ciudad. Muchas personas en MA no pueden pagar un hogar ni acceder a terapia. Esta inversión ayudaría a crear espacios seguros, estables y saludables.
Who it helps and why
El proyecto prioriza comunidades marginadas que enfrentan barreras económicas y raciales al acceso a vivienda y salud mental. Ayuda a reducir desigualdades y crear oportunidades justas para todos.
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- July 29, 2025
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Human Services
- How it was submitted
- Community partner workshop
- Partner organization
- Sociedad Latina
- Submission language
- Spanish
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
The same need in other cycles
City-wide ideas in Affordable housing & rent stability from the other cycles, up to 3 from each.
2026–27 (60 matching)
- More affordable housing and apartmentsResident asks for more affordable housing and apartments to increase residents' spending power and reduce homelessness.2026–27City-wide
- Public senior and disabled housing with healthcareBuild government-owned and operated public housing for seniors and disabled people with adjacent subsidized healthcare, to reduce homelessness risk among those without care access.2026–27City-wide
- Vacancy tax on residential and commercial propertiesThe resident proposes a vacancy tax on empty residential and commercial properties so housing can be provided to people who need it, improving social equity.2026–27City-wideSubmitted in Korean
2024–25 (62 matching)
- Programs for affordable housingResident asks for programs that provide affordable housing, saying everyone deserves access to housing.2024–25City-wide
- Rent control plus pothole and rodent fixesResident asks for rent caps, pothole repair, rodent control, tax refunds and traffic relief, citing high cost of living.2024–25City-wide
- More deeply affordable housing in mixed-income buildingsResident asks the city to build more deeply affordable housing for extremely low-income households within mixed-income developments, helping workers live closer to jobs.2024–25City-wide