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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 [...]
When There’s a Mismatch Between Perception and Reality
Editorial by by Alisa Magnotta Facts matter. However, often we use our intuition or perception to form opinions and make decisions. There is a phenomenon called the graveyard spiral whereby distorted thinking overcomes a pilot and they slowly tilt the [...]
A Tribute to Board Chair Peter Muise
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 deeply [...]
Danzl Excited for New Challenge as COO
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 our [...]
89-Year-Old Struggles with Homelessness
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 June [...]
We can build housing and protect our environment by working together.
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 to [...]
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 [...]