Stanley seeks funding for Housing Consumer Education Centers

State Rep. Thomas Stanley, D-Waltham, is banding with the Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership (MBHP) to try to restore funding to the state’s Housing Consumer Education Centers, a front-line housing resource in Massachusetts. Stanley is one of 36 representatives who have co-sponsored the amendment, according to the partnership. Since July 2013, Housing Consumer Education Centers have assisted more than 51,000 households statewide with housing crises and questions. Of these, more than 12,600 were handled by MBHP staff, with more than 100 requests coming from Waltham. Read full article.