Our Rental Assistance Department earned the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development's High Performer status in 2008 -- the 5th consecutive year that the department has achieved the distinction. Certainly figuring into the HUD auditors' assessment were successes such as:

• The transition by four families in the department's Homeownership Program from public assistance to homeownership and the addition of a new family to the program
• The addition of five rental homes designated for individuals with mental challenges
• Assistance to Abington and Stoughton in helping the towns achieve full occupancy in their programs
• Continued progress on HUD's Project Based program