Funding will benefit sober programs in Boston and Falmouth
BOSTON, MA – February 16, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — MassHousing has awarded $68,213 in financing to help preserve affordable sober housing in Falmouth and for support services for existing sober housing in Boston.
The MassHousing grants will come from the Center for Community Recovery Innovations, Inc. (CCRI), a nonprofit subsidiary corporation of MassHousing that creates and preserves affordable sober housing in Massachusetts for recovering substance abusers. CCRI to date has awarded nearly $6 million in grants for more than 1,400 units of substance-free housing in more than 30 communities for men, women, families, veterans, the homeless and ex-offenders.
“Having an affordable place to live in a sober setting and receiving effective support services is critical for people trying to overcome substance abuse,” said MassHousing Executive Director Thomas R. Gleason. “These CCRI grants are an important funding resource in helping people overcome their addictions.”
Receiving grants in the latest round of CCRI funding are:
- Gerald Flynn House, Falmouth Housing Trust, Falmouth, $25,213 to help preserve seven units of affordable sober housing for men and women in Falmouth. The funding will support replacement windows and other energy improvements and matching funds will support improvements to floors, bathrooms, the foundation and chimney, and electrical work.
- Casa Esperanza, Nueva Esperanza, Boston, $25,000 in one-time start up funding for the Supportive Housing Services program at Nueva Esperanza. Previous CCRI funding helped in the development and construction of 14 units of sober housing, which was completed in November 2011.
- Self Esteem Boston, Skills for Success, Boston, $18,000 in one-time funding for Skills for Success, an educational service program for 40 women in recovery and their families. Other public and private funding will support the program beyond the first year.
About CCRI
Center for Community Recovery Innovations, Inc., issues an annual Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit projects for funding. The proposals that are selected need to meet CCRI’s current priorities and eligibility categories. The grants are typically used as one-time gap funding for capital projects that increase or improve the stock of affordable sober housing in Massachusetts. Other proposals that provide services for residents in MassHousing-financed rental housing, specifically those that address alcohol and/or drug abuse or addiction, are also considered for funding.
About MassHousing
Celebrating its 45th anniversary, MassHousing (The Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency) is an independent, quasi-public agency created in 1966 and charged with providing financing for affordable housing in Massachusetts. The Agency raises capital by selling bonds and lends the proceeds to low- and moderate-income homebuyers and homeowners, and to developers who build or preserve affordable and/or mixed-income rental housing. MassHousing does not use taxpayer dollars to sustain its operations, although it administers some publicly funded programs on behalf of the Commonwealth. Since its inception, MassHousing has provided more than $13 billion for affordable housing. For more information, visit the MassHousing website at www.masshousing.com, follow us on Twitter @MassHousing, subscribe to our blog and Like us on Facebook.
Contacts
Eric Gedstad: 617.854.1079 | egedstad (at) masshousing (dot) com
Tom Farmer: 617.854.1843 | tfarmer (at) masshousing (dot) com
