For Immediate Release Media Contact: Macsonny Onyechefule – Seven Letter macsonny@sevenletter.com CEDAC Early-Stage Funding in Q1 of FY2025 Will Help Create or Preserve Affordable Housing in Communities Across the Commonwealth Project funding totaled over $23 million in predevelopment and acquisition financing. BOSTON (November 4, 2024) – The Communi...
Amicus Brief Filed in SJC Case with Much at Stake for Preserving Affordable LIHTC Units
In INSITES this week: CEDAC, together with three other Massachusetts public agencies[1], filed an amicus brief on August 16, 2024 with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) in a case[2] that could have a significant impact on nonprofits’ ability to preserve long-term affordability in Low Income Housing Tax Credit (“LIHTC”)[3] projects. Oral arguments...
Announcing CEDAC’s 2023 Annual Report
Today, CEDAC released our FY23 Annual Report, highlighting our most exciting and impactful projects of the past year that were completed alongside our non-profit community development partners in our ongoing efforts to create greater access to high quality affordable housing and child care across Massachusetts. In 2023, the Commonwealth achieved historic milestones in t...
Announcing CEDAC’s 2022 Annual Report
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...
New CDC Leaders: Listening Deeply with Keith Fairey, President and CEO of Way Finders
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...
Baker-Polito Administration and CEDAC Award funding in 2022 Winter Rental Round to help create or preserve more than 1,474 units of affordable housing across Massachusetts
CEDAC committed predevelopment or acquisition financing to 6 of these projects - BOSTON, July 20, 2022 – The Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC) is proud to serve as a financing partner in the production or preservation of 11 supportive housing projects announced during the Baker-Polito Administration’s most recent Supportive Housing funding r...
Baker-Polito Administration and CEDAC Award Funds to 11 New Supportive Housing Projects
CEDAC committed predevelopment or acquisition financing to 6 of these projects - BOSTON, July 20, 2022 – The Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC) is proud to serve as a financing partner in the production or preservation of 11 supportive housing projects announced during the Baker-Polito Administration’s most recent Supportive Housing funding r...
CEDAC Commits Over $7.1 Million in Early-Stage Financing to Six Community Development Projects in Third Quarter of FY22
CEDAC is proud to report that we have committed $7,125,700 in early stage financing for the production and preservation of affordable housing in 6 projects during the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2022. Across the Commonwealth, we continue to see a healthy pipeline of housing development projects in urban neighborhoods and high opportunity suburban communities. CEDAC...
Baker-Polito Administration Announces $63 Million for Affordable Housing Production
15 projects in 14 communities will create or preserve more than 700 units of rental housing BOSTON, 29, April 2022 – Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation (CEDAC) was delighted to join Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy in Gloucester on April 15th for the announcement of $63 million in new funding awards for 14 affordable housing pr...
Spotlight on Peter Gagliardi, Former Executive Director of Way Finders
As part of our series profiling retiring leaders of organizations throughout Western Massachusetts, please take a moment to learn a little about Peter Gagliardi of Way Finders. We are grateful for his years of service and the impact he has made on community development in Massachusetts and so many individuals in need. How long were you an Executive Director at Way Fi...