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Father Bill's & MainSpring (FBMS) manages two year-round shelters for individual adults and more than 130 shelter units for families – and as you can imagine, we have seen firsthand the impact that COVID-19 is havi...
Construction has commenced on 60 new, mixed-income apartment homes at Bartlett Station in Roxbury, which will conclude the first phase of t...
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Baker-Polito Administration Awards Funding, Vouche...Mar 31, 2021/
Today, Governor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, and Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy joined House Spea...
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State to give new Father Bill's project in Quincy ...Mar 31, 2021/
The state has vowed to chip in $4.2 million toward the planned new Father Bill's & MainSpring facility for the home...
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Community Development Corporation of South Berkshi...Mar 22, 2021/
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy and Housing and Community Development Undersecretary Jennifer Maddox recently announced the ...
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Underutilized hotels can help curtail homelessnessFeb 25, 2021/
COVID-19 has exposed the flaws in our society’s response to homelessness. When...
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Housing, health care for seniors will rise on site...Feb 19, 2021/
The site of the former St. Therese church in Everett will soon see new life as a...
We are pleased to share with you the latest annual report from the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC).

Dear Colleagues and Partners, Happy spring. We are still currently in the review process for this year's FY21 Early Education and Out of School Time (EEOST) Capital Fund round, which was modified this year to fund facility improvements that address COVID-19 health and safety challenges. Many thanks again to our partners at the Department of Early Education and Care, the Executive O...


- RT @FrBillsMnSpring: A must-read in @nytimes. FBMS is proud to be the first provider in MA converting an undertutilized hotel into permanen…Apr 18 8:47 pm / / Retweet
- Last week, we shared a guest blog post from John Yazwinski of @FrBillsMnSpring on converting motels into permanent… https://t.co/DtG77rq0COApr 16 9:14 am / / Retweet
- RT @sznnmorse: At @CEDACma's INSITES this week, John Yazwinski of @FrBillsMnSpring highlights their innovative approach to addressing homel…Apr 9 5:41 pm / / Retweet
- RT @jamesdlinfield: Yes, to Innovation! “The first project of its kind in Massachusetts” @CEDACma @FrBillsMnSpring https://t.co/Lp7XnB5xYiApr 9 1:49 pm / / Retweet