Just-A-Start recently celebrated the preservation and rehabilitation of the Bishop Allen Apartments, a 32–unit family housing development.
The ceremonial ribbon cutting brought together both state and local leaders dedicated to community development.
Speakers included Deborah Ruhe, executive director of Just-A-Start; Peter Munkenbeck, president of the board of directors, Just-A-Start; Chrystal Kornegay, undersecretary of the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development; David P. Maher, mayor, City of Cambridge; Richard C. Rossi, city manager, City of Cambridge; Anne L. Randall, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Boston Private Bank & Trust; Joseph Flatley, president and CEO, Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation; Tim Toomey, state representative; Marjorie Decker, state representative; Roger Herzog, executive director, Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation; Charles Sullivan, executive director, Cambridge Historical Commission; and Jennifer Ramsey, resident.
“Thank you all so much for what you’ve done here,” said Ramsey, who will move into the apartment buildings with her son this weekend. “My grandparents lived here, my parents live here, and thanks to Just-A-Start, I can raise my son here.”