GLOSSARY

AHVP - Alternative Housing Voucher Program

CHSB - Criminal History System Board

CORI - Criminal Offender Record Information

CSOSA - Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

DHCD - Department of Housing and Community Development

DOC - Department of Correction

DTA - Department of Transitional Assistance

EXO - Ex-Offender

FOIA - Freedom of Information Act

HIV/AIDS - Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

HUD - Department of Housing and Urban Development

LHA - Local Housing Authority

MHFA - Massachusetts Housing and Finance Agency (MassHousing)

MRVP - Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program

PHA - Public Housing Authority

SJCSP - Stanley Jones Clean Slate Project

SRO - Single Room Occupancy

TANF - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

WPA - Women's Prison Association