Nearly a dozen children who live at Angel House, a family shelter in Hyannis operated by Housing Assistance, had the opportunity for some summer fun when a local arts organization welcomed them to their classes free of charge. [...]
In this issue: Cover story: Gov. Healey Announces ‘Historic’ Housing Plan During Housing Assistance Visit Donor Spotlight: Bourne United Methodist Church Standing Together to Protect Families – Editorial by Alisa Magnotta Children’s Art Exhibit Carries a Powerful Message Housing [...]
Mary LeClair makes a habit of carrying a few small pieces of rose quartz wherever she goes. The stone is considered a sign of universal love, and LeClair gives stones to people she encounters. A long-time champion of housing [...]
Housing Assistance has been awarded $288,000 for two innovative housing programs that will assist the elderly, disabled people and workers in essential industries. The Barnstable County Board of Regional Commissioners announced the award as part of federal American Rescue [...]
“Family and friends.” “Joy and happiness.” “My home is the best to me because I feel safe.” Those were some of the responses when we asked second-graders to write and illustrate “what home means to me.” A temporary exhibit of 100 [...]
EDITORIAL BY ALISA MAGNOTTA While most families are enjoying summer break – a time we often think of freedom and fun for children – summer is no vacation for those experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness. Each spring, dozens (if [...]
Bourne Church’s Donation Gives Young Adult Program a Boost When members of the Bourne United Methodist Church planned a fundraising campaign for renovations in 2019, they came up with estimates for repairs to the building’s electrical service, floor and [...]
Some 200 guests gave generously again this year at the 6th annual Oysters and Champagne fundraiser to benefit Housing Assistance. The theme of the night was how the housing crisis is impacting children and essential workers, and included a [...]
See the highlights of the Governor’s visit in this video. Gov. Maura Healey had the perfect backdrop when she visited Housing Assistance on June 22 to announce her administration’s five-year capital investment plan, which includes $1.5 billion [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
