Housing Overview

Stavros recognizes that people with disabilities often face prejudice and have limited opportunities when it comes to housing. It is our aim to help protect an individual's right to be free from discrimination in looking for, and living in suitable housing. Achieving equal housing rights is one of the essential first steps necessary for people with disabilities to live in the mainstream of our country.

Stavros holds a workshop to help consumers to find or modify housing, usually once a month, and are held in several different locations throuhout Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties. The trainings are all on Thursdays.

While Stavros advocates CANNOT find you a place to live, we do have lots of information and resources to share with you to teach you how to most effectively conduct a housing search, what your rights as a tenant are, how housing subsidies work, and where to go for advocacy on housing-related issues. These resources have been divided into three sections:

Looking for Housing

Looking for Housing has information on how and where to find accessible and affordable housing;

Housing Organizations

We have created a list of Housing Organizations that can help you with your housing search or help you to resolve a housing problem; and

Home Modifications

Homes and apartments often need home modifications in order for a person with a disability to access and fully enjoy it. Typically, areas needing modification are entryways, bathrooms and kitchens. Use this section to help find programs to help you design and pay for these modifications.

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