Worcester Affordable Housing Coalition

08/27/2026

07/23/2026

Join Homes For All Massachusetts, Worcester Affordable Housing Coalition, and other members of the community joining together to make our voices heard. It's time to pass rent control.

05/19/2026

Rent is too high and Worcester tenants deserve stability.

Join us on Tuesday, May 19 at 5:30 PM at Worcester City Hall as we kick off the second round of signature collection to get rent control on the ballot in Massachusetts.

Whether you’ve collected signatures before or are brand new to the campaign, we need your help to build momentum and bring renters together across Worcester.

📍 Worcester City Hall
455 Main St, Worcester, MA 01609

Bring a friend and help us fight for affordable housing and stronger tenant protections.

05/02/2026

📢 Get Trained to Support Rent Control in Massachusetts

Join us for a Rent Control Signature Collection Training and help bring rent stabilization to the statewide ballot!

🗓 Tuesday, May 5, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Pleasant Street Neighborhood Network Center
301 Pleasant St, Worcester, MA

This training will prepare you to collect signatures for the Keep Mass Home campaign and talk with your community about why rent control is urgently needed.

Hosted by Homes for All Mass with support from the Massachusetts Working Families Party and Progressive Worcester.

✊ Now is the time to take action. Sign up, get trained, and help us build a stronger, more affordable Worcester.

04/18/2026

Worcester Affordable Housing Coalition Statement Asking
Mayor Petty to Renew Support for Rent Stabilization for Worcester.

04/16/2026

Worcester Affordable Housing Coalition Statement on Residential Building in the Ballpark District

10/30/2025

Please help us to get the needed signatures to put Rent Control/Stabilization on the State Ballot! Stop by to pick up some candy and sign the petition to bring Rent Control to Massachusetts!

Thursday October 30th from 4:30-6:00pm

At the parking lot of
The Worcester Family Resource Center
20 Cedar Street
Worcester, MA 01609

10/28/2025

Find out where the Worcester city council candidates stand on Rent Stabilization for Worcester! See who said YES to rent stabilization, and follow this link https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZLrmLY9SHsjpq_5pFG7hviQRkbCPiHDH

if you'd like to see the candidates' full responses to the questionnaire.
We hope this will help you understand the candidates' positions on critical housing issues. Don't forget to vote on November 4!

WAHC Steering Committee

09/08/2025

Skyrocketing rents continue to burden Worcester residents. Over half of Worcester’s housing stock is renter occupied and renters across incomes are struggling to cover housing costs. Families, seniors, and students deserve affordable housing! Want to learn more about the campaign for Rent Control? Join us and Homes For All Massachusetts, this Saturday, September 13th. Carpenters Union Building, 29 Endicott Street.

07/30/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for the Rent Stabilization Ralley at the State House! Legislatures need to know that Worcester needs relief from corporate greed and out-of-control rent increases!