A newly renovated classroom at the Child Care of the Berkshires. (@Damianos Photography) On July 27, the Healey-Driscoll Administration and the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) announced FY23 awards through the Early Education and Out of School Time (EEOST) Capital Fund to provide critical resources necessary to sustain the Commonwealth’s essential child c...

BOSTON (August 9, 2023) – In INSITES this week: Making it easier for families to create and modify accessory dwelling units (ADUs) helps support a comprehensive approach to the affordable housing shortage in Massachusetts. The growth of ADUs is a solution that enables multigenerational living in households where an elder prefers their own space, but still wants or needs ...

BOSTON (June 28, 2023) – In INSITES this week: The Home Modification Loan Program (HMLP), a state-funded loan program administered by CEDAC, the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC), the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, and 10 regional agencies, helps Massachusetts households finance home accessibility improvements making it possible for indi...

Emilio Dorcely, CEO of Urban Edge Housing Corporation BOSTON (June 14, 2023) – In INSITES this week: Emilio Dorcely is the CEO of Urban Edge Housing Corporation in Boston, where he leads affordable housing development, family wealth building, and housing stability efforts. He also oversees neighborhood improvements through community engagement. Urban Edge was fou...

Photograph of Mel King on his 60th Birthday.  © 2023 Linda Haas Photography, LindaHaasPhoto.com BOSTON (April 26, 2023) – In INSITES this week: Mel King was a passionate leader, teacher, elected official, colleague, friend, and advocate for social justice and civil rights in the Boston area for most of his 94 years. As a community leader, he has had as much influe...

Pictured from left: Gov. Healey, Undersecretary Maddox, Roger Herzog - CEDAC, Kate Racer, DHCD BOSTON (April 4, 2023) – In INSITES this week, the development of more supportive housing resources in Massachusetts is one of CEDAC’s most important initiatives in 2023, and part of our ongoing commitment to address homelessness and serve residents in need.  Wednesday...

CEDAC is thrilled to share our FY22 Annual Report, detailing recent projects and initiatives completed alongside our nonprofit community development partners in our ongoing efforts to create greater access to high quality affordable housing and child care across Massachusetts. In 2022, with the world beginning to once again look to the future after weathering the global...

BOSTON (January 13, 2023) – In INSITES this week, CEDAC announced today that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Home Modification Loan Program (HMLP) has reconfigured its “Western Massachusetts” area into four sub-regions in an effort to better reach and serve homeowners in these communities. HMLP is a state-funded loan program that provides no-interest loans to t...

BOSTON (November 17, 2022) – In INSITES this week, we are excited to share CEDAC’s lending results for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2023 (July 1 – September 30, 2022). Our early-stage project lending will help to preserve or create over 900 units of affordable housing in 12 communities across Massachusetts. From Boston to Springfield, CEDAC works with community p...

Keith Fairey, President and CEO of Way Finders BOSTON (October 25, 2022) – The past decades have seen the steady rise and proliferation of Community Development Corporations (CDCs), organizations created with the goal of revitalizing neighborhoods that had fallen victim to economic hardship. Areas that had fallen into disarray following years of neglect were offered n...