Massachusetts continues to invest in affordable housing that provides stable, quality homes for families, seniors, and individuals across the Commonwealth. The Healey-Driscoll Administration recently announced awards supporting more than 2,500 affordable rental homes led by the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities. The awards will support the creation and...

  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 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...

  Massachusetts 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...

  Affordable 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...

CEDAC 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...

  I 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...

Many 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...

  Today, 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 $...