In January, Cassi Danzl celebrated her 5-year anniversary at Housing Assistance by taking on a new challenge as the agency’s Chief Operating Officer (COO). It’s just the latest step in her career growth after joining the agency in 2017 as [...]
When you meet Mary*, you’re struck by how cheerful, friendly, and outgoing she is. Her welcoming demeanor belies not only her age – she’ll turn 90 in June – but what she has been through the past year. From last [...]
Editorial by Alisa Magnotta As Earth Day arrived and we’ve been able to get outdoors more, I was reminded how more than 20 years ago, both the beauty of the environment and the people in our small-town communities attracted me [...]
Between July and December, 291 households, most with good incomes and rental history, came to Housing Assistance for help because their landlord was selling their home and they couldn’t find a year-round rental. “The housing crisis has become so acute [...]
Housing Assistance Corporation and the Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC) have announced the launch of Grow Smart Cape Cod – a land use mapping project that is the result of two years of intensive collaboration between the Cape’s leading [...]
March 1 | 3:30 to 5:00 PM | via ZOOM Register now Join Housing Assistance as we share local examples of towns across the Cape that have encouraged innovative approaches to housing in village centers to address the affordable housing crisis [...]
What’s needed to properly address the region’s housing crisis? More affordable and attainable units for year-round Cape Codders. Housing Assistance continues to tackle this issue through its housing development efforts which includes 30 affordable rentals currently being constructed at [...]
Empowering families and individuals to achieve self-sufficiency has been one of the hallmarks of Housing Assistance’s work. It is perhaps best epitomized in our Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program which provides one-on-one support to voucher holders, helping them not only set, [...]
Thanks to the generosity of over 25 separate groups, businesses, and individuals, Housing Assistance was able to provide gifts to 298 individual clients, including 144 children, this past holiday season. “They were giving from their heart,” said Director of Community [...]
Mid-Cape Home Centers was once again our top team fundraiser for our Telethon for Hope. In December, more than $85,000 was raised for Housing Assistance during its 18th Annual Telethon for Hope, surpassing the total raised the previous [...]
Georgia McDonald and her mother Sylvia. The pair recently moved into a home in South Yarmouth that Georgia purchased with help from our real estate department. Before Georgia McDonald and her 72-year-old mother Sylvia moved into their 3-bedroom home in South [...]
In 1983, when Jeanine Bandiero and her late husband Milton Thomas were living in Queens, New York, they purchased a one-acre parcel of land in Truro. A little over six years later, the couple, who were both teachers, eventually [...]
Editorial by Alisa Magnotta Senators Susan Moran (D-Falmouth) and Julian Cyr (D-Truro) were instrumental in getting $1 million in ARPA funds allocated to our 107 Main Street development in Orleans. As we dive into a new year, I want to [...]
Housing Assistance will soon be launching a technical assistance program for homeowners who want to build an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) on their property. Small ADU rentals can generate significant rental income for a homeowner, and they are likely to [...]
In the coming months, several new affordable homes being constructed in Falmouth will be available for purchase. “People should start looking to take our First-Time Homebuyers class, start saving money and not incurring any new debt, and increasing their credit [...]
For nearly half of the 17 years he has owned a year-round rental on the Lower Cape, Matt Pitta has had the ideal tenant. “She’s been excellent, but like so many impacted by the pandemic, her hours and her employment [...]
Dr. Kumara Sidhartha’s introduction to Housing Assistance occurred nearly eight years ago when he participated on a Telethon for Hope fundraising team with his colleagues. The spirit of the event struck him, coming at a perfect time of year and [...]
Three days before Christmas in 2004, Gary Phillipo received a phone call that changed his life. He was notified by Housing Assistance that he was approved to purchase an affordable condo in East Falmouth. “I couldn’t believe it,” he said. [...]
At any point in time, Housing Assistance’s Homeless Outreach team supports anywhere from 80 to 115 individuals who are living in their cars or on the streets and woods of Cape Cod. Together, they’re working to not only keep them [...]
Editorial by Alisa Magnotta Find out how you can get involved at our new website: HousingToProtectCapeCod.org While many people agree we need to create more housing diversity and affordability, when it comes to town reviews of specific projects, the process often [...]
