MassHousing has awarded $292,200 to support affordable sober housing programs in Framingham, Holyoke, Leeds, Tewksbury and Worcester.
The MassHousing 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 for recovering substance abusers.
The following projects were awarded funding:
- Providence Ministries for the Needy Inc. in Holyoke received $75,000 to construct 30 new units of affordable sober housing for men at McCleary Manor.
- Janet’s Place Inc. in Tewksbury received $75,000 to create 18 units of affordable sober housing, including ADA compliance improvements, for women in recovery.
- Jeremiah’s Hospice in Worcester received $75,000 to help rehabilitate 16 units of affordable sober housing for men at Jeremiah’s Inn.
- South Middlesex Non-Profit Housing Corp. in Framingham received $60,000 to help rehabilitate two apartments for large families in recovery as part of the Preservation of Affordable Sober Housing Units in Framingham project.
- Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute, Self Esteem Skill Building Programs in Leeds received $7,200 to assist women veterans and their children in recovery housing with life skills and support services.
"Having an affordable, sober place to live is critical for people trying to overcome addiction," MassHousing Executive Director Thomas R. Gleason said in a statement. "This CCRI funding helps fill gaps in the overall financing of this housing and plays an important part in getting these projects completed for the residents who need them."
CCRI to date has awarded more than $7.8 million in grants for approximately 1,700 units of substance-free housing in more than 40 communities for men, women, families, veterans, the homeless and ex-offenders.
