Events

Where: Hadley Farms Meeting House, 41 Russell St., Hadley, MA

What: A one-day conference geared towards municipal staff, official, and volunteers, CDCs, regional planning agencies, and local advocates focused on rural and small town housing challenges and opportunities in Central and Western MA regions.

How: If you already registered, your name will remain on the registration list unless you reach out to us. You will not be required to re-register for the new date. Otherwise, registration will reopen closer to the event.

Where: SpringHill Suites at Devens Common Center, 31 Andrews Pkwy, Devens, MA

What: Geared toward officials, volunteers and employees in suburban and rural communities, this two-day intensive conference engages participants in discussion and problem-solving activities related to affordable housing development.

How: Registration will open in early September.

Where: Courtyard by Marriott, 75 Felton Street, Marlborough, MA

What: A day long training for Members of Affordable Housing Trust and Community Preservation Committee (CPC) boards and staff that support trusts and CPCs to learn about affordable housing development from three key perspectives: lender, developer and municipality

How: If you already registered, your name will remain on the registration list unless you reach out to us. You will not be required to re-register for the new date. Otherwise, registration will reopen closer to the event.

Where: Via Zoom

What: Join CHAPA and MHP for a virtual session on "Establishing a Local Emergency Rental Assistance Program". We will hear from experts on how to determine the needs, what resources you can utilize such as CPA and local housing trust funds, how to develop and implement a local emergency rental assistance program, best practices, and how legislative efforts at the state level such as the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures and statewide resources such as RAFT may impact your local efforts

How: Registration for the training via Zoom is required. For information on how to download zoom for the training, visit CHAPA's event page