Affordable Housing in Brookline and Beyond: GBIO Training Series

The GBIO Brookline Housing Affordability Team is offering a series of six training sessions focusing on affordable housing. These sessions are designed to give you the information you need around affordable housing issues ranging from a broad overview to a deep dive into the most important issues we face. When appropriate, you’ll hear about specific, immediate actions you can take to help expand affordable housing in Brookline and beyond.  
 
- All training sessions are free
- They will occur approximately twice monthly (in May-June and in September).  
- You can attend one, some, or all sessions. See more details about each session below. 
- All sessions will be offered online through Zoom and will be recorded. 

This training series is co-sponsored by: St. Paul AME Church, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Temple Beth Zion, Temple Israel of Boston, Temple Sinai, Union Capital Boston, and United Parish in Brookline. Zoom and registration support provided by the Center for Adult Jewish Learning at Temple Israel of Boston. 

RSVP to get the Zoom link. Contact Brigid Goggin at bgoggin@tisrael.org with questions about how to sign up.

Series Details:

Session 1: Monday May 16, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Introduction - A broad overview of the housing crisis: how we got here, defining "affordable housing" and a look at the affordable housing landscape.

Session 2: Tuesday, May 31, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
All Things Zoning

Session 3: Tuesday, June 14, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Brookline Housing Authority, Brookline Improvement Coalition Housing, and Fair Housing

Session 4: Tuesday, June 28, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Private/Nonprofit Subsidized Housing and Affordable Housing Development

Session 5: Monday, September 19, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Brookline's Political Ecosystem for Affordable Housing

Session 6: Wednesday, September 28, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Organizing to promote the expansion and preservation of affordable housing