MassHousing awards grants for affordable sober housing to people in recovery
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A new home under construction in Central Massachusetts
MassHousing, the independent agency whose mission is to finance affordable housing, has provided grants totaling $622,095 to create or modernize 152 affordable sober housing apartments.
Funding will help create 54 new units and rehabilitate 98 existing units of sober housing in 11 Bay State communities, including Worcester and Framingham.
These projects will serve veterans, and men and women in recovery, including women with children, MassHousing said.
The grants come from the Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc., the nonprofit subsidiary of MassHousing that helps nonprofits create or preserve affordable sober housing for individuals in recovery.
“These CCRI grants help not just those trying to clear the grip of addiction, but in many cases their children and other family members who are impacted as well,” said Chrystal Kornegay, MassHousing’s executive director in a statement.
To date, CCRI has awarded more than $11 million in grants for the creation or preservation of nearly 2,300 units of substance-free housing, in 53 communities, serving recovery populations that include men, women, families, veterans, the homeless and ex-offenders.
CCRI grant awards in Central Massachusetts were given to:
— Opening Heaven’s Door Ministries, Worcester, $75,000 to rehabilitate and preserve seven units of sober housing for men in Worcester, including improvements to bathrooms, kitchens and bathrooms.
— Commonwealth Green Low-Income Housing Coalition, Worcester, $25,000 to connect low-income recovery and sober homes with measures to reduce utility costs.
— South Middlesex Non-Profit Housing Corp., Framingham, $47,500 to rehabilitate and preserve 22 units for women in recovery in Framingham. The scope of work includes new windows, roof and porch repairs, a fire escape and chimney.
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