Policy Order For Expansion of Municipal Vouchers and Renewal of the Rise Up Program

O-3 FIRST IN COUNCIL May 12, 2025 City of Cambridge COUNCILLOR WILSON VICE MAYOR MCGOVERN COUNCILLOR SIDDIQUI COUNCILLOR SOBRINHO-WHEELER ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to allocate at least 25 additional housing vouchers or $1 million, whichever is greater, that would be open to the 20 remaining residents at the Transitional Wellness Center who do not have a permanent housing placement in process and to other shelter residents in Cambridge; and be it further ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to allocate funding for a successor program to Rise Up Cambridge as soon as possible and provide an update on preparations to the City Council no later than August 2025.