Casa Esperanza, Inc. is an equal opportunity, fair housing provider in Boston.
Nueva Vida Supportive Housing provides affordable, permanent solo and family housing. Our apartments are spacious, well-maintained, and smoke-free. Most units are Section 8 eligible.
Tenants receive opioid overdose prevention, recognition, and response training and access to naloxone. Our buildings are near MBTA stops, schools, parks, and local attractions. Many tenants feel the biggest benefit is living in a recovery-oriented relapse responsive peer community.
All tenants receive ongoing case management, as well as crisis intervention and support. Their caseworkers help with life skills and household management. Our goal is to help tenants create a safe, comfortable home where they can thrive.
Tenants also have access to all our on-site behavioral health, primary care, and support services.
Supportive Housing Units Include:
- 15 Single Room Occupancy (SRO) apartments
- 14 studio apartments
- 8 family apartments
Application Process:
- Step 1: Prospective tenants must apply to the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) or Metro Housing Boston (This application does not go directly to Casa, please follow Step 2)
- Step 2: Submit a Supportive Housing application form in Spanish or English for the site you apply to at BHA or Metro Housing to [email protected] (Casa staff are available to help with the application process to make sure you have all the documentation needed)
- Step 3: Applicants must schedule an appointment with our Casa team at (617) 906-6515 to discuss their case and select a suitable property
- Step 4: Applicants should wait for an application review. We must have third-party verification for our final occupancy screening
- Step 5: Participants will complete the required process with our Housing team to qualify
Required Documentation:
- Name on Metro Housing Boston or the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) Section 8 waitlist
- Household includes at least one adult (18+)
- One or more qualifying physical/mental disability (ex. substance use disorder/mental illness)
- Must have successfully completed at least six months of SUD treatment
- Recent homeless status
Tenants must sign a Good Neighbor Agreement to help keep our community safe and welcoming.
“Peace cannot exist without justice, justice cannot exist without fairness, fairness cannot exist without development, development cannot exist without democracy, democracy cannot exist without respect for the identity and worth of cultures and peoples.” – Rigoberta Menchú, Nobel Peace Prize Recipient 1992
Casa Esperanza, Inc. does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, culture, language, religion, faith, family status, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, age, disability, or any other classification protected by law.
Questions?
Call: (617) 445-1123 Ext. 1121
Email: [email protected]
Casa Esperanza, Inc.
Phone: (617) 445-1123
Email: [email protected]
Download our application forms here
Email the completed form to: [email protected]
Program Benefits:
- Helps tenants achieve long-term recovery
- Supports good health
- Strengthens family and peer relationships
- Builds community support
- Support with financial management, household management, domestic conflict resolution, and other essential needs
- Access to vocational training, job counseling, and educational opportunities
- Referrals and support for navigating other permanent housing resources
- Participate in counseling including group, family, and individual psychotherapy and psychiatric services
- Integrated primary care including diabetes management, HIV/STD testing, and wellness services
Location: 245 Eustis Street Roxbury, MA 02119
Hear from our Community
“ I want to thank Casa Esperanza and life for bringing me to this program to change my life and leave hardship behind. ”
“ Before I came to Casa’s Men’s Program, I was at a low point in my life. Since I’ve been here, I’ve had growth in my mind and my heart. Now I’m confident in my recovery. ”
“ I know that if I’m struggling, I can go down that stairway and knock on the door and there is somebody down there that I can talk to. ”
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