About
Our Mission
Abundant housing for all is an urgent moral imperative throughout Massachusetts.
The Problem
Massachusetts has a severe housing shortage. We aren’t building enough homes to keep pace with demand, especially near jobs and transit. What’s more, 50 years after the passage of the federal Fair Housing Act, much of what we have is still largely segregated by income and race.
Our Goals
We want to create, sustain, and enhance…
- Abundant housing for all
- A housing market that lets people move when they want, where they want, not when they have to
- Communities with ethnically and economically diverse residents
- Development patterns that facilitate low-carbon lifestyles
- Education on effective organizing tools to address our history of racial segregation
Our Solution
We are advocates for:
- More housing near transit and jobs
- Robust tenant protections to prevent displacement
- Reform of exclusionary zoning rules
- Sustainable development practices and communities
- Robust funding of social and subsidized housing
- We believe that when communities, builders, and planners come together, in good faith, to find positive solutions, we can address our housing crisis while minimizing negative impacts to our community.
Our Actions
We will:
- Convene pro-housing groups around the state to help shape their messages and become more effective
- Nurture diversity within grassroots pro-housing groups
- Coordinate support for statewide and local legislative and regulatory initiatives
Our Board

Andrea Aldana
- Grew Up: Miami Beach, FL
- Currently: Eastham, MA
- Employer: Community Development Partnership (Cape Cod)

Burhan Azeem, Treasurer
- Grew Up: Staten Island, NY
- Currently: Cambridge
- Employer: daytoday Health

Jonathan Berk
- Grew Up: Swampscott, MA
- Currently: South End
- Employer: Patronicity

Molly Goodman, Board Clerk
- Grew Up: Jamaica Plain
- Currently: Jamaica Plain
- Employer: Allston Brighton CDC

Beyazmin Jimenez, Vice President
- Grew Up: Lawrence, MA
- Currently: Jamaica Plain
- Employer: Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce

Jarred Johnson
- Grew Up: Oklahoma City, OK
- Currently: Somerville
- Employer: TransitMatters

Jesse Kanson-Benanav, President
- Grew Up: Saint Paul, MN
- Currently: Jamaica Plain
- Employer: B’nai B’rith Housing

Jacob Oppenheim
- Grew Up: Annandale, VA
- Currently: South End
- Employer: EQRx

Anna Siedzik
- Grew Up: Seattle, WA
- Currently: Hamilton, MA
- Employer: Freelance Museum Registrar