Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative, Inc. (AHSC), a nonprofit organization that owns and develops affordable rental communities, is pleased to announce Yaritza Soto as an Administrative Assistant.
Her responsibilities in this role are many, including processing and tracking invoices and check requests, organizing and maintaining electronic and paper files, updating social media content, follow-up on housing assistance requests, transcribing committee meeting minutes, and registering and maintaining subsidiary entities in state and federal online databases.
Prior to joining AHSC, Soto was a Branch Operations Manager with Santander Bank.
Originally from Puerto Rico, Soto and her husband moved to Massachusetts in 2005 “looking for a better future” for their children. The language barrier was challenging but overcoming that obstacle gave Soto “the strength to never give up and continue to pursue my goals.” In a successful effort to improve her English-speaking skills, she attended the Urban College of Boston, taking courses in early education.
The Soto family lived in an affordable housing community in Boston for their first seven years in the state, grateful “to have access to a place we could call home.”
Eleven years ago, the couple became proud homeowners in Randolph, where they live with their son and daughter.
“I am happy to be part of an organization that promotes and is focused on affordable housing,” said Soto. “I know first-hand the value of having access to affordable or low-income housing.”
“We are delighted to have Yaritza as a member of our team,” said Michael J. Mattos, president and executive director of AHSC. “She is a highly organized professional with a strong work ethic, outstanding analytical, problem-solving, and customer service skills.”
About Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative, Inc. (AHSC)
Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative, Inc. (AHSC; www.ahscinc.org) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 2001 to develop affordable housing, as well as to promote and enhance the quality of life for residents of affordable housing. AHSC works with its strategic partners to establish a leadership role in the preservation and creation of affordable rental communities.
For the past 22 years, AHSC has been involved in many complex affordable housing developments involving new construction, historic adaptive reuse, and occupied rehabilitation. Throughout its history, the organization has been involved with 30 projects, which have helped to keep over 2,500 units affordable, as well as helped create 179 new supportive housing units within four communities for formerly homeless veterans.
Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative, Inc. is located at 536 Granite Street, Third Floor, Braintree, MA 02184. For more information, please call 781-794-1095 or visit www.ahscinc.org.
