Mary LeClair remembers the first time she saw a homeless person on Cape Cod. She was visiting the Salvation Army in Hyannis with Rick Presbrey, founder of Housing Asssitance. “When they told me the people there were living on the [...]
Adrienne Jones of Brewster attended a recent Take Your Seat Workshop because she wants to help other Cape Codders find housing. “I was lucky in that I had help from my mother to buy a house,” she said. “Without that, [...]
Editorial by Alisa Magnotta With late spring in full bloom and summer ready to shine, it seems like a good time to take stock. In work like ours, with the need for housing so great on the Cape, there’s [...]
Dottie Anderson, the first person to move into the new Brewster Woods affordable housing complex in Brewster, deftly wielded the scissors at a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 9 as a crowd of onlookers cheered. Cutting the bright red [...]
In this issue: Cover story: Brewster Woods Affordable Housing Donor Spotlight: Ira Toyota Building Positive Momentum – Editorial by Alisa Magnotta Housing Assistance Project in Orleans Awarded Funds From the Healey-Driscoll Administration Eastern Bank Foundation Recognizes Alisa Magnotta and [...]
When Senior Pastor Rob Wheeler of the Osterville Baptist Church asked church members if they wanted to participate in the 2022 Housing Assistance Walk for Hope, he was hoping for a positive response. What he got surprised him. Pastor [...]
Krista O’Brien is working a new job she loves and living in her own rental apartment in Brewster with her three-year-old son, Cameron Auger. This situation, she said, is the result of having accomplished several important goals she achieved [...]
Imagine being one minor car repair away from being unable to pay your rent. That’s the reality faced by many of the participants in Housing Assistance’s THRIVE program. Launched last June, THRIVE (Tools to Help Residents in a Vulnerable Economy) [...]
When the phone rings at Housing Assistance’s Energy Department, Suzanne Smith never knows what’s going to happen next. “We answer calls from crisis to contractors to intake,” said Smith, the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) coordinator. “It might be a homeowner [...]
Housing Assistance’s new chief of staff has seen how the Cape and Islands housing crisis has affected her friends and neighbors, and it fuels her passion to address the housing crisis. Melissa Cyr, Housing Assistance Chief of Staff [...]
Speaking up for housing makes sense to many would-be advocates, but, for some, public speaking can be intimidating. That’s why Housing Assistance is hosting a series of workshops aimed at making people more comfortable with taking a public stand. [...]
EDITORIAL BY ALISA MAGNOTTA Housing is one of the most important pillars underpinning our everyday existence. When our housing is no longer stable, our everyday security is threatened. That loss of security can trigger a deeply personal, emotional response. [...]
Teachers, firefighters and other residents are being “priced out of paradise,” Alan Hall, director of facilities at Outer Cape Health, told a room of about 40 people at a recent Harwich town huddle. The solution to the housing crisis, according [...]
Longtime Sponsors Join Oysters & Champagne Team For its popular summer event, Oysters & Champagne, Housing Assistance is excited to have new host committee members from Dellbrook | JKS, one of the largest construction companies in the Northeast. CEO [...]
In this issue: Cover story: Residents and Town Leaders Explore Solutions to Housing Crisis at First Town Huddles Donor Spotlight: Dellbrook | JKS Complex Housing Issues Can Stir Difficult Emotions - Editorial by Alisa Magnotta Workshop Offers Tips and Tools for [...]
One piece of the puzzle in solving Cape Cod’s housing crisis is the construction of new affordable housing. Housing Assistance has built almost 600 units since we were founded and another 218 units are in the development pipeline. Brewster [...]
2022 was another busy year at Housing Assistance. In addition to helping more than 6,200 people with housing needs and services, we launched several innovative programs and initiatives with help from our partners, supporters and donors. Inside: Page 2: [...]
In this issue: Cover story: New Governor Focused on Housing and Hunger Page 2: New Board Chair Brings ‘Informed Passion’ to Role Page 3: A Year of Accomplishments, With More Hard Work Ahead - Editorial by Alisa Magnotta Page 4: [...]
In December, then-Governor Charlie Baker announced $93.4 million in direct funding and $33 million in state and federal housing tax credits to support the development of 790 housing units across 14 projects. Among the projects is Cape View Way, a [...]
Housing Assistance is now serving residents on the Lower Cape and Outer Cape in a more accessible way with a new satellite office at 78 Route 6A, Orleans. The office is staffed with a full-time intake coordinator who can [...]
