Public Housing Massachusetts: Franklin County Housing Redevelopment Authority FCHRA)

Franklin County Housing & Redevelopment Authority
HRA - Always at Work for Franklin County & The North Quabbin Region

Robin Sherman is the HRA's new Executive Director -
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Robin Sherman is selected to become Franklin
County Regional Housing and Redevelopment
Authority's new Executive Director

After an exhaustive search for an executive director that drew applicants from as far away as Baltimore and Chicago, the Franklin County Regional Housing and Redevelopment Authority discovered that the best candidate among the forty resumes it received lived right next door.

Joanie Bernstein, the Authority’s Interim Executive Director announced today that former Montague Town Planner and Conservation Agent Robin Sherman will take over the agency's reins on December 1st. “We’re thrilled to have Robin as our new executive director. She has the expertise and the skills--as well as a real passion for Franklin County -- that will serve the Authority well. Robin’s a great selection.”

Sherman, who has a Masters degree in Public Administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government as well as a Master of Arts in Urban and Environmental Policy from Tufts University, takes over leadership of the Authority and its thirty-six employees from Paul Douglas, who served as executive director from 1987 until his recent retirement.


	Housing Consumer Education Center: HRA provides education, support, and the latest information to tenants, landlords, and homeowners to resolve housing issues like buying a home, managing a rental property or preserving a tenancy. HRA shares information about federal & state housing initiatives with prospective tenants and homeowners in Franklin County.

Rental Assistance: HRA administers Section 8 rental assistance programs for more than 500 individuals and families who live in private housing throughout the region. Area families gain assistance to live in private rental housing made affordable through the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP) and the Section 8 program.

HRA Owned Public Housing: HRA administers & maintains 27 units of Chapter 705 family housing scattered throughout Franklin County and 117 units of Chapter 667 subsidized housing for the elderly and people with disabilities and Chapter 667 congregate housing.

Community Development: HRA helps municipalities develop and carry out public infrastructure and facilities improvement projects. HRA rehabilitates single and multi-family housing to bring the properties into code compliance. HRA coordinates economic development assistance and social service support among area agencies, businesses and municipalities to help the county's low and moderate income residents.

Property Management: HRA provides property management services and/or fiscal oversight to the following rental housing and mobile home parks: Smikes House, The Moltenbrey SRO, Greenfield Country Estates Co-op, Cutlery Block Apartments, Crocker Building Apartments, Highland Village and the Shelburne Housing Authority.