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EEOST FY23 and Beyond: Funding for Child Care Programs Through CEDAC’s Children’s Investment Fund (CIF)

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A newly renovated classroom at the Child Care of the Berkshires. (@Damianos Photography) The Healey-Driscoll Administration and the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) awarded FY23 grants through the Early Education and Out of School Time (EEOST) Capital Fund to provide critical resources necessary to sustain the Commonwealth’s essential child care infrastruc...

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Did you know the Home Modification Loan Program could help fund an ADU?

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 ...

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The Home Modification Loan Program Could Be Right for You

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...

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New CDC Leaders: Strengthening Communities and Families with Urban Edge CEO Emilio Dorcely

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...

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Honoring Mel King, Visionary Leader and CEDAC’s Founding Father

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...

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Funding Awards to 12 Supportive Housing Projects

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...

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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...

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CEDAC Announces New Partners in Western Massachusetts to Expand Access to the Home Modification Loan Program

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...

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CEDAC Announces Q1 FY23 Lending Results with Exciting New Projects

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...

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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...

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