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Still Time to Support the Walk for Hope
By the second week in June, 84 people and 17 teams had helped Housing Assistance approach the nearly halfway mark towards its $80,000 fundraising goal for this month’s Walk for Hope. One of this year’s participants, Matt Bolinder, a retail [...]
Angel House Celebrates 30 Years of Changing Lives
Opened in 1991, Angel House is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. At any one point in time, there are a maximum of 13 mothers at Angel House who are taking the steps they need to maintain their [...]
Help Build Lasting Housing Coalitions
Register Now! If you’ve ever wondered how to get educated and involved in changing housing policy, or if you already are involved in housing advocacy and looking to engage with other like-minded individuals, Housing Assistance Corporation encourages you to [...]
From Homelessness to Homeownership: One Client’s Journey
A few hundred feet from Melissa Harris’ front porch, she can watch as boats of all shapes and sizes go by along the Cape Cod Canal. “It’s literally a dream come true,” she said a little over a month after she [...]
Changing Our Housing Future: One Person, One Meeting at a Time
Editorial by Alisa Magnotta We’ve all seen the news about skyrocketing housing prices in our region since the pandemic hit. That has made our longstanding housing crunch even more severe. We simply do not have enough housing at an affordable price [...]
Lottery for Charming Affordable Condo in Yarmouth
Located just steps from the Bass River Bridge, a charming 1-bedroom, 1-5-bath condominium is available for $199,600 at 1372 Bridge Street #2 in Yarmouth. There is a monthly Homeowners Association (HOA) fee of $172.50. Housing Assistance held a virtual Information [...]
Legacy Fund Takes Long-Term Focus on Addressing Cape Cod’s Housing Issues
Cape Cod's housing crisis didn't happen overnight. And it won't be solved overnight. That was the rationale behind the creation of our Housing Legacy Fund in 2018. Managed by the Cape Cod Foundation, the principal is invested to generate income [...]
Vaccines Bring Hope to Family Shelters
Angel House Shelter Director Lin Rohr receives her first vaccination as part of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout in our family shelters. Dee VanLare had just finished an overnight shift at our Carriage House shelter at the end of February [...]
Editorial: You Can Shape Our Future Through Housing
It’s been a very hard year, but it also has been an inspiring year for me as I look to how many in our community have shown up for our neighbors in need. A safe place to call home has [...]
Donor Spotlight: Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
Nancy Huntington Stager Over the past 27 years, charitable giving has been a hallmark of Eastern Bank’s work. That’s when the Boston-based financial institution launched its philanthropic foundation as a way to make a deeper impact on the [...]
Help Us Meet $80,000 Fundraising Goal for Walk for Hope
Not knowing what to expect, Housing Assistance held its first-ever virtual event, our 2nd Annual Walk for Hope, last year at the end of June. The walk raised over $40,000, doubling the previous year’s effort. More than 300 donors supported 16 [...]
A Final Gift to Housing Assistance
Joan and Paul White loved the Cape, having lived in Pocasset for many years. Even after Joan’s husband of 54 years died in 2009 and she eventually ended up moving to Plymouth, her affection for this section of the state [...]
Housing Assistance Keeps Single Mother Stably Housed
When the pandemic hit last year, the hair salon where Melissa* worked shut down for three months. When it finally reopened, “it was extremely slow because no one wanted to come in and get their hair done,” she said. “I [...]
Case Manager Walks to Give Hope to Housing Assistance Clients
Prior to coming to Housing Assistance in the summer of 2018, Kevin Crawford worked as a firefighter and paramedic. Over the past two and a half years, he has worked at the Village at Cataumet and currently at our Scattered Sites [...]
Support of Legacy Fund Latest Example of Princi’s Commitment to Housing
Michael and Area Princi When Michael Princi first started supporting Housing Assistance in the late 1970s, he volunteered his time as an attorney to help the agency obtain the necessary permitting to assist in the acquisition and creation [...]
A Fulfilling Career Spent Serving Families in Shelter
On the first night that Carriage House opened as a family shelter in August of 1989, Marty Wass was the only staff on duty. “It was myself and one other resident,” she recalled. Since that time, she has remained a constant, [...]
Help Available for Households Struggling to Pay Rent, Mortgage
Since last March, Housing Assistance has approved over $1.48 million in financial assistance to keep more than 400 households on Cape Cod and the Islands in their homes. “Without this safety net, they would all be at risk of homelessness or [...]
Donation of Winter Coats, Blankets Protect Barnstable’s Homeless Population
A little more than two weeks before the start of winter, students enrolled in the Plymouth Police Academy stopped by Housing Assistance to donate over two dozen coats and blankets for the region’s homeless. Plymouth Police Academy Winter Coat and [...]
Patty Alonso Recipient of Ed O’Neil Award for Work with Homeless
Working with homeless individuals can be difficult work. There are many obstacles to getting them housed that must be overcome: lack of identification and references; difficulty staying in contact and completing paperwork; and sometimes physical and mental health issues. But [...]
Donor Spotlight: Cape Cod & Islands Association of REALTORS
In December 2014, Housing Assistance launched its Welcome Home Gift Basket Program which provides essential home goods to our clients who are making the transition from shelter to permanent housing. That year, the Cape Cod & Islands Association of REALTORS [...]