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Art Leads to a Healthier Community

Art Leads to a Healthier Community

IBA’s Residents Services Program provides many services our residents need. Among these, art classes and workshops take a significant place. Residents need assistance finding and maintaining their homes, they need help with finances and paperwork, and they also need activities that will improve their mental health and give...

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Empowering Our Residents To Thrive

Empowering Our Residents To Thrive

IBA’s Resident Services Program (RSP) supports IBA’s affordable housing community residents in achieving long-term stability and independence. Together with our partner organizations and community resources, we provide a wide range of programming such as case coordination, health and wellness, social and recreational and self-sufficiency services to empower residents to achieve their ...

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Meeting Our Residents’ Digital Needs!

Meeting Our Residents’ Digital Needs!

At IBA, we constantly assess the challenges our residents face and implement programming to support them in overcoming these barriers. A great example of this process is our Resident Services Program's recent response to our residents’ needs surrounding access to reliable technology. In a 2020 survey conducted to assess community needs during the COV...

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"Yo aquí me siento muy segura"

"Yo aquí me siento muy segura"

El Programa de Servicios al Residente está a cargo de cubrir las necesidades básicas de los residentes de Villa Victoria, proporcionando una variedad de servicios. Entre estos, se incluyen distintas áreas como la asistencia para la vivienda, o el contacto con otros programas de IBA que puedan ser beneficiosos. Sandra Santana lleva muchos años viviendo en la comunidad de Villa Victoria...

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“Don’t stop, because you have changed my life!”

“Don’t stop, because you have changed my life!”

Isaura Gómez has been our resident in Villa Victoria for the past 5 years. She transferred from a different housing location, not supported by IBA’s Resident Services Program, that lacked the facilities she needed as a disabled person, and faced isolation and indifference. We sat down with Isaura and she told us how today her life “is not gray anymore” [...], because she now lives in ...

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Thank you, City of Boston!

Thank you, City of Boston!

IBA’s Resident Services Program provides health and wellness, social and recreational, and case coordination services to over one thousand residents in Villa Victoria. As one of the few programs in Boston that address the specific needs of the Latinx elders (65+), this program brings a sense of belonging and care to the community. Our Resident Services Program has been busy organizing ...

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“Lo mejor que me ha pasado a mi”

“Lo mejor que me ha pasado a mi”

El Programa de Servicios al Residente se encarga no solo de proveer viviendas asequibles, sino también proporcionar a nuestros residentes lo necesario para que lleven una vida sana, activa y claro, feliz. Fanny Macías es residente de nuestra unidades en West Dedham y se sentó con nosotros para compartir un poco acerca de su historia, lo que es vivir en Villa Victoria, y su experiencia...

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“Me siento segura viviendo aquí y todo es excelente”

“Me siento segura viviendo aquí y todo es excelente”

Como propietario de viviendas asequibles, y al desarrollar nuevas viviendas que cumplan con esta función, el objetivo principal de IBA es proporcionar un entorno, seguro y saludable que proporcione una calidad de vida digna para familias y adultos mayores de recursos bajos a moderados. Desde 1968, IBA ha creado más de 1,000 unidades de vivienda y actualmente posee una cartera de vivie...

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"Así es la magia de las artes"

"Así es la magia de las artes"

En IBA tenemos programas que se encargan de cubrir una serie de necesidades básicas para promover una calidad de vida digna entre sus residentes. La impartición de cursos y talleres es algo que la comunidad de Villa Victoria no solo aprecia mucho pero aprovecha y disfruta enormemente. Silvina Ibañez es una artista argentina que gracias al Programa de Servicios al Residente, asiste a l...

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"Siempre voy a la oficina de Servicios al Residente"

"Siempre voy a la oficina de Servicios al Residente"

El Programa de Servicios al Residente de IBA es un programa enfocado en mejorar la calidad de vida de todos sus residentes. No sólo los ayuda con retos relacionados al idioma o acceso a alimentos saludables, servicios legales y de salud, sino que también organiza actividades totalmente gratuitas para el gozo de los residentes. En esta ocasión, la Sra...

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Stained glass art and mosaic creations keep our residents engaged.

Stained glass art and mosaic creations keep our residents engaged.

Our Resident Services Program assists Villa Victoria Residents with a lot of different services and activities to keep them engaged as a part of this community. One activity that we’ve implemented, and that has been a huge success, is Leslie Doherty’s stained glass virtual workshops. Leslie pre-packs and delivers everything needed and then, via ...

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HOW OUR RESIDENT SERVICES TEAM REACHES IBA’S COMMUNITY

HOW OUR RESIDENT SERVICES TEAM REACHES IBA’S COMMUNITY

The Resident Services Program addresses the needs of Villa Victoria’s Residents by providing a variety of services including: Assistance to maintain stable housingHelp maintaining their government benefitsReferrals for services and programs to meet basic needsConnections to other IBA programs But how do our dedicated Resident Se...

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