News Archive

  • Honoring Mel King
    MIT Urban Planning News / Apr 26, 2019

    On March 14th 2019, the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC) honored Mel King at its 40th anniversary celebration at the MIT Samberg Conference Center. King -- a community organizer, former State...

  • CEDAC Honors Community Leader Mel King
    South End News / Apr 17, 2019

    The Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC) honored former State Representative Mel King at its 40th anniversary celebration, held on March 14 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Sa...

  • Gripped By Housing Crisis, Boston Developers Look ...
    Bisnow Boston / Apr 11, 2019

    Boston developers and policymakers are desperate for more affordable housing tools in the city, but the biggest help may hinge on lawmakers in Washington, D.C. “I think the biggest challenge is the limited resources...

  • Beverly Children’s Learning Center executive dir...
    Wicked Local / Mar 26, 2019

    The Children’s Investment Fund, an affiliate of the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC), presented Judy Cody, executive director of Beverly Children’s Learning Center (BCLC), with the Mav Pa...

  • Child care is infrastructure. We should treat it t...
    Roll Call / Mar 25, 2019

    OPINION — Millions of American parents dropped their children off at a child care facility this morning. Chances are many of those facilities don’t meet basic health and safety standards. Though we know the quality o...

  • Roger Herzog Discusses CEDAC’s 40th Annivers...
    OA On Air / Mar 14, 2019

    This week, Suzanne sits down with Roger Herzog, the executive director of the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC), about the organization’s 40th anniversary and why they are honoring former St...

  • For 40 Years, CEDAC Has Catalyzed Positive Change
    Banker & Tradesman / Mar 11, 2019

    For 40 Years, CEDAC Has Catalyzed Positive Change Early-Stage Assistance Has Helped Build Housing, Transform Communities By Roger Herzog Special to Banker & Tradesman In 1978, then- state representative ...

  • Baker-Polito Administration Advances New Affordabl...
    Office of Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito / Feb 28, 2019

    Today, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy, and Housing and Community Development Undersecretary Janelle Chan joined Worcester City Manager Edward M. Augustus Jr., Senator ...

  • Baker-Polito Administration Files New Housing Legi...
    Office of Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito / Feb 27, 2019

    Today, Governor Charlie Baker filed legislation to further the administration’s Housing Choice Initiative, a bold plan to support the production of 135,000 new housing units by 2025. This bill builds on efforts underta...

  • Designing Home & Hope: Pairing Housing and Ea...
    Enterprise Community Partners / Feb 26, 2019

    Theresa Jordan, Director of Children's Facilities Finance of CEDAC's affiliate Children's Investment Fund, was pleased to be a panelist for the Enterprise Community Partners webinar in February entitled “Designing Home...

  • EduCare Springfield prepares to open state-of-the-...
    MassLive / Feb 12, 2019

    The biggest development in education in Western Massachusetts this year is aimed at the tiniest learners - children from birth to 5 years old. Educare Springfield - a $14 million, nationally recognized early childhood...

  • SJC Homeowner’s Rehab Case has Significant I...
    Preservation of Affordable Housing / Jan 29, 2019

    Mayor Martin J. Walsh together with LIHC Investment Group, one the nation's largest investors in affordable housing, the Boston Housing Authority, Mass Alliance of HUD Tenants (MAHT), and Greater Boston Leg...