News Archive

  • Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield gets $...
    MassLive / Nov 12, 2020

    In 2018, the reauthorization of the Early Education and Out-of-School Time Capital Fund (EEOST) in the state’s housing bond bill was important news. There was a need for sustained targeted improvements in Massachusetts...

  • Guild of St. Agnes child care center, to be built ...
    Telegram & Gazette / Nov 12, 2020

    WORCESTER - A day care center for low-income children to be built in the former Boys & Girls Club on Ionic Avenue and run by the Guild of St. Agnes received a $1 million state grant Thursday. "This is terrific," sa...

  • Westfield Boys and Girls Club receives $1M early e...
    Western Mass News / Nov 12, 2020

    WESTFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- The Westfield Boys and Girls Club will expand its out-of-school time program. This comes after Governor Charlie Baker announced a $6.5 million grant in early education and out-of-schoo...

  • Baker-Polito Administration Awards $6.5 Million fo...
    Framingham SOURCE / Nov 12, 2020

    BOSTON – The Baker-Polito Administration and the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC) today announced $6.5 million in Early Education and Out-of-School Time (EEOST) grant funding awarded to se...

  • Register today for a free virtual training on the ...
    Nov 09, 2020

    In its first 10 years, Chapter 40T has played a crucial role in the preservation of over 9,500 affordable units in almost 100 properties across the state. This forum will describe the statute, and look at the ...

  • Deaf-friendly home for the disabled opens in Quinc...
    The Patriot Ledger / Oct 15, 2020

    The group home currently houses five adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, has staff available 24 hours a day, and includes smart technology for the deaf staff and residents. QUINCY — The first comp...

  • Eviction protection bill clears Housing Committee
    CommonWealth Magazine / Oct 01, 2020

    A BILL THAT WOULD BAN most evictions and foreclosures for up to a year after Gov. Charlie Baker ends the coronavirus state of emergency cleared a key legislative hurdle on Thursday.    The Joint Committee on Ho...

  • CEDAC Approves $8.4 Million in Acquisition Financi...
    Boston Real Estate Times / Sep 30, 2020

    The Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC) recently committed more than $8.4 million in acquisition financing for the preservation of affordable housing in Attleboro, MA. The financing commitment ...

  • Belchertown Day School Opens Its Doors
    Belchertown, Granby & Amherst Sentinel / Sep 17, 2020

    After a three-year wait, the Belchertown Day School has opened its doors to children and their families, with some restrictions due to COVID-19. Belchertown Day School Executive Director Pat Bruni and School Age Directo...

  • Hillcrest Acres in Attleboro acquired, to be kept ...
    The Sun Chronicle / Sep 11, 2020

    The nonprofit Retirement Housing Foundation and The Schochet Companies have closed on the acquisition of Hillcrest Acres Apartments, preserving 100 units of affordable housing, it was announced Friday. Hillc...

  • New 6-Unit Building in Hyde Park
    Mainstay / May 26, 2020

    Dear Friends and Supporters, We are very pleased to announce that we have acquired a new supportive housing project, a 6-unit building in Hyde Park. The project was originally developed more than twenty years ago by ...

  • Under The Radar: Affordable Senior Housing Communi...
    Health Affairs / May 22, 2020

    MassHousing has closed on $2.8 million in affordable workforce housing financing to The Community Builders for the ongoing construction of the 12-unit 35 Village Hill Road in North...