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The Boston Housing Authority is the largest landlord in Boston and the largest public housing authority in New England. As such, the BHA houses approximately 10 percent of the city's residents through its programs. In addition to providing conventional public housing, the Boston Housing Authority also provides affordable housing through the administration of several rental assistance programs. These programs include the federal Section 8 Voucher Program, as well as the state funded Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program that is overseen by the Department of Housing and Community Development. Through its rental assistance programs, the BHA also works with thousands of rental property owners throughout Boston, and collaborates to provide thousands of units of affordable housing.

CLF Ventures, founded in 1997, works to identify and reduce project risks. The organization serves clients in the corporate, private, government and nonprofit sectors. It helps clients optimize their stakeholder relationships with regulators, community groups and elected officials. CLF Ventures also offers assistance with project planning and strategy development. The organization provides regulatory and policy guidance solutions. In addition, it offers life cycle assessment, economic modeling, and friction point, feasibility and objective data analysis services. The organization s clients include Ensolve Biosystems, Meredith and Aroostook Wind Energy. CLF Ventures is a nonprofit affiliate of the Conservation Law Foundation, which was established in 1966.

The National Consumer Law Center, also known as NCLC, is one of the leading organizations that works to defend the rights of low-income consumers and to advance economic justice in the United States. The organization serves consumers, advocates and public policy makers. It works against issues related to predatory lending, mandatory arbitration, utility restructuring and auto title pawns. The National Consumer Law Center also opposes cases related to binding mandatory arbitration, class action bans, credit counseling abuses and mortgage scams. The organization offers a range of consulting services for electric, water, natural gas and telecommunication issues. It provides legal representation solutions for low-income consumer groups in utility proceedings.