April 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...
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Women’s History Month: Celebrating the Women Behind the Work
Apr. 6, 2026
CEDAC 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...
CEDAC Early-Stage Funding in Q1 of FY2026 Will Help Create or Preserve Affordable Housing in Communities Across the Commonwealth
Nov. 25, 2025CEDAC Staff
CEDAC StaffToday, CEDAC announced its early-stage project financing commitments during the first quarter of FY2026 will help to create or preserve affordable housing in communities across the Commonwealth. These projects will address a range of affordable housing needs including permanent supportive housing and new affordable housing production. The total commitment of $...
CEDAC-Supported Affordable Housing Projects Selected in Winter Round Financing Leveraged over $9 Million in Predevelopment Funds
Aug. 12, 2025CEDAC Staff
CEDAC StaffToday, CEDAC announced that it has provided financing to nine of 21 affordable housing projects that received funding awards in the most recent competitive round of affordable housing led by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC). CEDAC has committed a total of $9,587,000 in early-stage financing to these projects, which will create 4...
CEDAC Early-Stage Funding in Q4 of FY2025 Will Help Create or Preserve Affordable Housing in Communities Across the Commonwealth
Jul. 23, 2025CEDAC Staff
CEDAC StaffToday CEDAC announced that its early-stage project financing commitments of over $12.6 million during the fourth quarter of FY2025 will help to create or preserve affordable housing in communities across the Commonwealth. These projects will address a range of affordable housing needs including permanent supportive housing and new affordable housing production. With the...