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 [...]
Editorial by Alisa Magnotta 2023 is already underway and while we are excited about the year ahead, the new year is also a time to reflect on what we accomplished in the last 12 months with help from our [...]
Governor-elect Maura Healey paid a visit to Cape Cod in January, preparing meals for hungry residents and fielding questions on both food insecurity and the housing crisis. “We need to do everything that we can to support housing and [...]
Housing Assistance, in collaboration with the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, will convene meetings of 30 business and nonprofit leaders to discuss ways to approach Cape Cod’s housing crisis on a regional and statewide level. The sessions, to be [...]
“We have to be the change we want to see.” So said Housing Assistance chief executive officer Alisa Magnotta in her closing remarks at the Housing to Protect Cape Cod Summit earlier this month. The event, which drew a [...]
Alisa Magnotta named as co-chair of the Housing Policy Committee As a first step in her commitment to address divergent needs across the state, Governor-elect Maura Healey created six policy committees as part of her transition team to be [...]
This fall, commit to taking one action to address the housing crisis! As a busy Cape Cod summer comes to a close, it’s time to start thinking about the issues that face us year-round. We’re headed into Fall Town [...]
Held on a steamy July day, the 2022 Charter Cup Fishing Tournament raised about $390,000 for local charities, including nearly $10,000 for Housing Assistance. The anglers support a favorite charity while having a friendly competition to see who can bring [...]
Inspired by the story of a mother who went from homelessness to homeownership with the support of Housing Assistance, donors exceeded expectations at the 5th Annual Oysters & Champagne fundraiser. Close to $400,000 was raised to support Housing Assistance, a [...]
In early 2020, when a new illness called COVID locked down the country and people were laid off from their jobs, the calls for help began pouring in at Housing Assistance. Already the “housing emergency room” for the Cape and [...]
Demand was high when Housing Assistance conducted a lottery for spaces at Brewster Woods, a new affordable apartment complex that’s expected to welcome residents in October. A total of 248 households applied for the 29 apartments. David Quinn, Director of [...]
Due to COVID, last year’s Walk for Hope was a virtual event, with people walking on their own at the time and place of their choosing. Therefore, this year’s in-person Walk for Hope was a chance to celebrate togetherness. Walks [...]
Housing Assistance mourns its board chair, Peter Muise. He passed away on July 6 after a long battle with cancer and post-transplant complications. His legacy will live on through his loving family and our work housing our community. Peter was [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Registration is now open for individuals and teams who want to fundraise for Housing Assistance Corporation’s 4th Annual Walk for Hope. Scheduled for Sunday, May 22 at 1 pm, the event will return to an in-person format with walks [...]
