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Is a Tax-Efficient Gift Right for You?
Are you looking for other ways to support Housing Assistance Corporation beyond writing a check or using a credit card? We asked three Housing Assistance supporters to tell why they chose three tax-efficient ways to give. Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) [...]
‘In Some Way, Shape or Form, We’re All Affected’
DONOR SPOTLIGHT | Cape Cod 5 Leaders of the Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank see the housing crisis from many angles, whether it’s first-time homebuyers who are priced out of the market or employees who have to endure long commutes [...]
Housing Assistance Strengthens Development and Communications Team
From left to right: Patricia Mitrokostas, Catherine Clark and Kathryn Eident Housing Assistance recently named Patricia Mitrokostas, Catherine Clark and Kathryn Eident to senior positions within the organization. Patricia Mitrokostas was hired as senior director of grants and [...]
Big Fix Makes a Difference One Person at a Time
Six homeowners in five towns had their homes and lives transformed when Big Fix volunteers performed repairs and landscaping projects. This year's Big Fixes took place between June and October in Falmouth, Pocasset, West Dennis, Centerville, Harwich and Hyannis. “We [...]
Two Generations of Assisting Crisis Victims
When Liz Belcher, information client services manager for Housing Assistance, was asked to help with the organization’s efforts to assist the Venezuelan migrants, it brought back a lot of memories for her family. Her mother, Allison Alewine, performed a similar [...]
Give HOPE This Giving Season!
Will you embrace the season of giving and help our many neighbors in need? Our 19th Annual Telethon for Hope starts on November 28, as we engage our supporters virtually throughout a 12 Day Give-A-Thon. Using our social media channels, [...]
Housing Assistance to Open New Office in Orleans
Friends and supporters of Housing Assistance are invited to attend a Home for the Holidays Open House at the new Housing Assistance office in Orleans. The event will take place from 3-6 p.m. Monday, December 12, at 78 Route 6A, [...]
Housing Assistance Helps Venezuelan Migrants
It made national news in September when 48 migrants, many of them Venezuelan, landed on Martha’s Vineyard in two charter planes sent by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. As the only local contractor designated by the state Department of Housing and [...]
‘Housing Is a Problem That Affects All of Us’
DONOR SPOTLIGHT: Shepley Wood Products Shepley Wood Products has supported Housing Assistance “probably longer than any of us can remember,” according to Tony Shepley, president of the company. “I view ‘civic rent’ as a social obligation that we should pay back [...]
EDITORIAL: Housing crisis is an economic & community crisis
By Alisa Magnotta Cape Cod is losing nearly 1,000 households a year. Many of these households are making $100,000. That bleak figure is expected to rise to 1,500 households annually over the next two years. This data is from a [...]
Housing Summit Draws 300 for ‘Day One of Action’
“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 crowd [...]
Governor Elect Maura Healey Appoints Housing Assistance CEO to Transition Committee
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 led [...]
Housing: Together We Can Thrive
by Alisa Magnotta The adage “we are stronger together” couldn’t ring more true than when it comes to dealing with Cape Cod’s housing challenges. When we work together, we can accomplish more, faster. Toward that end, on November 3rd we’re officially [...]
Upcoming Housing Advocacy Trainings and Events
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 Meeting [...]
6th Annual Charter Cup Fishing Tournament Reels in Funds for HAC
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 in [...]
Oysters, Champagne and Nearly $400,000 for Housing
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 big [...]
COVID Retrospective: Housing Assistance Prevents Nearly 2,000 Evictions and Foreclosures During Pandemic
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 Islands, [...]
Coming soon: Brewster Woods
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 Housing [...]
Back to the Streets for the Walk for Hope
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 took [...]
Innovative THRIVE Program Will Assist Cape Workforce
Applications and more information are available at haconcapecod.org/thrive Launched in June at Cape & Island United Way’s Best Night, Housing Assistance’s new THRIVE program will provide essential housing support for those employed in the childcare industry or those working [...]