This quarter, CEDAC approved early-stage financing for twelve affordable housing developments in Massachusetts during its April, May, and June Board meetings. These investments will help nonprofit developers cover critical predevelopment costs, including site acquisition, design, engineering, environmental studies, and permitting, allowing projects to move closer...
Construction to Restore Affordable Housing Begins at Historic Warren Hall Building
Jun. 16, 2026
CEDAC Staff
CEDAC StaffConstruction has officially begun at Warren Hall, a historic 1879 building at 329–337 Washington Street in Brighton. The project, a collaboration among ABCDC, Schochet, MassHousing, EOHLC, the Mayor's Office of Housing, and CEDAC, will restore and preserve 35 affordable apartments and add two new ADA-compliant units in a walkable, transit-connected community. CEDAC pr...
CEDAC Congratulates Supportive Housing Awardees in Massachusetts
May. 11, 2026CEDAC Staff
CEDAC StaffMassachusetts is investing in supportive housing that combines affordable homes with services to enable residents to lead stable, independent lives. The Healey-Driscoll Administration recently announced more than $44 million in funding to support housing for veterans, seniors, and families throughout the state, led by the Executive Office of Housing and Livabl...
What Fair Housing Month Looks Like on the Ground
Apr. 23, 2026CEDAC Staff
CEDAC StaffApril marks Fair Housing Month, a time to consider how access to housing is shaped—not just by policy, but by the systems and investments that exist in our communities. A recent Berkshire Eagle article offers a clear example of what that looks like in practice. The story follows residents in Berkshire County who have moved from prolonged housing instability into perma...
Women’s History Month: Celebrating the Women Behind the Work
Apr. 6, 2026CEDAC Staff
CEDAC StaffAt CEDAC and the Children’s Investment Fund, women play a central role in the work of strengthening communities across Massachusetts. This past Women’s History Month, we celebrated the women whose leadership, expertise, and day-to-day contributions help advance our mission — from expanding access to affordable housing to improving childcare and early education spa...
Expanding What’s Possible: New Affordable Housing Investments in Massachusetts
Mar. 31, 2026CEDAC Staff
CEDAC StaffAffordable housing projects are moving forward in communities throughout Massachusetts — not at ribbon cuttings or groundbreakings, but much earlier, when ideas are still taking shape and critical decisions determine what’s possible. CEDAC recently approved more than $7 million in early-stage financing to support 16 affordable housing developments. These i...
The Work That Happens Early: Reflections from CEDAC’s FY25 Annual Report
Mar. 2, 2026CEDAC Staff
CEDAC StaffOver the past year, CEDAC and the Children’s Investment Fund partnered with nonprofit organizations across Massachusetts during the earliest stages of development, when projects are still ideas on paper and critical decisions shape what becomes possible. This is where much of CEDAC’s work takes place: before groundbreakings, before ribbon cuttings, and oft...
CEDAC-Supported Developments Receive State Affordable Housing Awards
Feb. 18, 2026CEDAC Staff
CEDAC StaffCEDAC is pleased to congratulate six developments that have received funding through the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities’ latest Affordable Housing Development awards. As announced by the Healey-Driscoll Administration, more than $140 million has been committed statewide to support the creation of over 1,300 new homes across Massachusetts. These hi...
CEDAC Executive Director Message
Dec. 2, 2025
Ethan Handelman
Ethan HandelmanI am pleased and grateful to be back in Massachusetts working to preserve and create affordable housing. The Commonwealth is committed to solving the many challenges to making housing affordable, available, and accessible. The Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC) plays an essential role in carrying out that commitment. The Commonwealth...
Expanding Access to Child Care Through Affordable Housing Development
Dec. 1, 2025
Theresa Jordan
Theresa JordanMany parts of Massachusetts are an “access desert” when it comes to licensed child care, according to the Department of Early Education and Care. That access desert affects 70% of infants and 43% of toddlers in the Commonwealth. Affording child care is also a challenge—more than 30,000 children are currently on the waitlist for child care financial assistance. Massac...