Housing Headlines

CHELSEA --- For many years now, The Neighborhood Developers of Chelsea has been a source of affordable homes and opportunity for Chelsea, Revere and Everett residents. The COVID-19 health emergency is the latest example as TND has shifted its entire operation to respond to the crisis with improved access, tenant services and providing crucial emergency funds through its Neighbors Helping Neighbors COVID-19 Fund.

HYANNIS --- The Housing Assistance Corporation of Cape Cod has established a Workforce Housing Relief Fund to provide emergency assistance to residents who are having difficulty paying housing expenses due to COVID-19. The nonprofit is accepting donations and has raised $7,000 toward its goal of $10,000 by April 19. All funds raised between now and then will be matched.

LAWRENCE --- We Are Lawrence, the umbrella organization created to promote collective action and unite anyone who loves Lawrence, has used the COVID-19 health emergency to show how a comprehensive, accessible bilingual resource web page is done.

LOWELL --- Community Teamwork of Lowell has received $1 million in special funding from the state to help Merrimack Valley individuals and families who are in danger of losing their apartments or homes due to financial hardships caused by COVID-19.

CHELSEA --- The Neighborhood Developers, a housing nonprofit based in Chelsea, is part of community group that is distributing financial aid to residents who have been impacted by the COVID-19 health emergency. The fund, called the ONE Chelsea Fund, is an effort that includes TND, the City of Chelsea, the United Way of Mass. Bay and Merrimack Valley, the Chelsea Collaborative and Green Roots.

FRAMINGHAM --- A five-story mill complex near downtown that's being converted into 258 market-rate apartments has been the target of protests by a labor union that is arguing that construction projects like this should be shut down in order to protect worker safety. Housing projects like this have been deemed essential work by Gov. Charlie Baker but unions have resisted this. Last week, a similar project in Lynn was shut down following similar protests.