MassHousing has awarded $210,000 to help create or renovate 87 affordable housing units for men and women (including military veterans) in recovery in Boston and Brockton.
The grants will come from the Center for Community Recovery Innovations Inc. (CCRI), a nonprofit subsidiary corporation of MassHousing that supports nonprofits that create or preserve affordable sober housing in Massachusetts for recovering substance abusers. To date, CCRI has awarded more than $9.2 million in grants for more than 1,900 units of substance-free housing in 48 communities for men, women, families, veterans, the homeless and ex-offenders.
“The devastating effects of addiction are being felt by thousands of people and families across Massachusetts,’’ MassHousing Executive Director Tim Sullivan said in a statement. “These CCRI grants are helping to provide very important housing in a sober setting for people working to overcome the grip of addiction.’’
Recipients of this latest round of CCRI funding include:
- Hope House, Boston, $75,000 to help acquire and create 25 affordable sober housing units for men in recovery in Dorchester.
- Victory Programs, Boston, $60,000 to help create seven new affordable sober units and renovate and preserve an additional 32 units for women with infants. Full occupancy is expected in June 2017.
- Father Bill’s and MainSpring, Brockton, $75,000 to help construct 23 new studio apartments for men and women, including 12 for veterans, in Brockton.
