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Stefanie Coxe and Ann Schiffenhaus Join Housing Assistance Management Team
Between July and December, 291 households, most with good incomes and rental history, came to Housing Assistance for help because their landlord was selling their home and they couldn’t find a year-round rental. “The housing crisis has become so acute that [...]
HAC and APCC Create Cape Tailored Smart Growth Maps
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 environmental [...]
Register Now for the Walk for Hope
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 in [...]
Register for the Cape Housing Institute on March 1st
Town staff, board and committee members throughout the Cape as well as local advocates are invited to register for a free Housing Assistance workshop about revitalizing our village centers by encouraging more housing above retails shops and in underutilized commercial [...]
Cape Housing Institute: Revitalizing our Village Centers
March 1 | 3:30 to 5:00 PM | via ZOOM Register now Join Housing Assistance as we share local examples of towns across the Cape that have encouraged innovative approaches to housing in village centers to address the affordable housing crisis and [...]
Info Session to be Held for Affordable Homes Being Built on Kendall Lane in Falmouth
Housing Assistance Corporation is inviting first-time homebuyers seeking to become homeowners on Cape Cod to a Virtual Info Session for three affordable homes being built on Kendall Lane in Falmouth, on Wednesday, February 16, 5:30-6:30 pm. People can register for [...]
Orleans Project Latest Example of Community-Scale Housing Development
What’s needed to properly address the region’s housing crisis? More affordable and attainable units for year-round Cape Codders. Housing Assistance continues to tackle this issue through its housing development efforts which includes 30 affordable rentals currently being constructed at Brewster [...]
New FSS Counselor to Help Clients Become Homeowners
Empowering families and individuals to achieve self-sufficiency has been one of the hallmarks of Housing Assistance’s work. It is perhaps best epitomized in our Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program which provides one-on-one support to voucher holders, helping them not only set, but [...]
Community Steps Up to Deliver Holiday Cheer for Our Clients
Thanks to the generosity of over 25 separate groups, businesses, and individuals, Housing Assistance was able to provide gifts to 298 individual clients, including 144 children, this past holiday season. “They were giving from their heart,” said Director of Community Engagement [...]
Community Steps Up to Raise Over $85,000 for Telethon for Hope
Mid-Cape Home Centers was once again our top team fundraiser for our Telethon for Hope. In December, more than $85,000 was raised for Housing Assistance during its 18th Annual Telethon for Hope, surpassing the total raised the previous year [...]
Homeownership Gives Daughter Space to Care for Mother
Georgia McDonald and her mother Sylvia. The pair recently moved into a home in South Yarmouth that Georgia purchased with help from our real estate department. Before Georgia McDonald and her 72-year-old mother Sylvia moved into their 3-bedroom home in South Yarmouth, [...]
A Love of Cape Cod Inspires Truro Resident to Leave Planned Gift to Housing Assistance
In 1983, when Jeanine Bandiero and her late husband Milton Thomas were living in Queens, New York, they purchased a one-acre parcel of land in Truro. A little over six years later, the couple, who were both teachers, eventually built [...]
Local Donors Fuel Innovation, Attract State Support
Editorial by Alisa Magnotta Senators Susan Moran (D-Falmouth) and Julian Cyr (D-Truro) were instrumental in getting $1 million in ARPA funds allocated to our 107 Main Street development in Orleans. As we dive into a new year, I want to pause [...]
Banker & Tradesmen: Hope in Sight for Cape Crisis?
Click here to read the PDF of Banker & Tradesmen's January 2022 article on the Cape's housing crisis.
Affordable Homes for Sale in Lakeville
First-time homebuyers interested in becoming a homeowner are invited to submit an application for an affordable housing lottery for 6 affordable homes being built as part of The Residences at Nemasket River in Lakeville. Consisting of 3 bedrooms and 2.5 [...]
New Assistance for Homeowners to Build ADUs
Housing Assistance will soon be launching a technical assistance program for homeowners who want to build an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) on their property. Small ADU rentals can generate significant rental income for a homeowner, and they are likely to be [...]
Take Steps Now to Become a Homeowner on Cape Cod
In the coming months, several new affordable homes being constructed in Falmouth will be available for purchase. “People should start looking to take our First-Time Homebuyers class, start saving money and not incurring any new debt, and increasing their credit score,” [...]
Providing Assistance to Landlords During the Pandemic
For nearly half of the 17 years he has owned a year-round rental on the Lower Cape, Matt Pitta has had the ideal tenant. “She’s been excellent, but like so many impacted by the pandemic, her hours and her employment became [...]
Donor Spotlight: Dr. Kumara Sidhartha
Dr. Kumara Sidhartha’s introduction to Housing Assistance occurred nearly eight years ago when he participated on a Telethon for Hope fundraising team with his colleagues. The spirit of the event struck him, coming at a perfect time of year and serving [...]
Holiday Performance at Cotuit to Benefit Families in Shelter
Vince Guaraldi's magical score to "A Charlie Brown Christmas" has captured the hearts of the public since it first aired in 1965. In recent years, the moving soundtrack has made its way to the Cape where three musicians — pianist Malcolm [...]