Specialized Intensive Programs & Services (SIPS)
Specialized Intensive Programs & Services start with a comprehensive assessment of need and continue with supports that range from assistance with navigating service systems to gaining access to mental health, medical and/or substance use resources and/or entitlement benefits to practical hands-on help with daily living skills to financial and legal advocacy. The intensive, personalized and at-home focus is pivotal in engaging clients and stabilizing them in their homes and communities.
To refer a client to the SIPS program, please complete and submit this SIPS Referral Form.
Specialized Intensive Programs & Services relies heavily on private contributions. It continues to operate thanks to the generous support of corporations and individuals committed to preserving tenancy by providing services to those who need it most.
You can help keep this vital program going!
For more information on SIPS, please email SIPS@MetroHousingBoston.org
Communities we serve
Metro Housing|Boston serves individuals and families, as well property owners, in 30 communities throughout Greater Boston.
- Arlington
- Bedford
- Belmont
- Boston
- Braintree
- Brookline
- Burlington
- Cambridge
- Chelsea
- Everett
- Lexington
- Lynn*
- Malden
- Medford
- Melrose
- Milton
- Newton
- North Reading
- Quincy
- Reading
- Revere
- Somerville
- Stoneham
- Wakefield
- Waltham
- Watertown
- Wilmington
- Winchester
- Winthrop
- Woburn
*Metro Housing|Boston does not administer RAFT, Voucher Programs, or HomeBASE assistance in Lynn. See Lynn Housing Authority.
*In addition to the 30 communities listed above, Metro Housing|Boston administers rental voucher programs in Holbrook, Randolph, and Weymouth. If you are specifically seeking RAFT assistance in those communities,
you must apply instead to Housing Solutions. (http://housingsolutionssema.org).