FEBRUARY 2023 | VOL. 32, ISSUE 1
A NEWSLETTER FROM HOUSING ASSISTANCE CORPORATION
New Governor Focused on Housing and Hunger
In this issue COVER STORY
Governor-elect Maura Healey paid a visit to Cape Cod in January, preparing meals for hungry residents and fielding questions on both food insecurity and the housing crisis. “We need to do everything that we can to support housing and housing production. You’re going to hear us talk a lot about it,” she said, referring to her new administration. Healey made these comments during a visit with Lt. Gov.-elect Kim Driscoll to the Family Table Collaborative in South Yarmouth to pitch in during a food distribution day. The visit was part of a state-wide tour before their inauguration Jan. 5. Along with dozens of other volunteers, Healey and Driscoll helped serve chicken, rice and veggies into hundreds of to-go containers destined for places like Angel House, a Housing Assistance family shelter that received 40 meals prepared that day. “We wanted to make a point of showing the kind of administration we’re going to be,” Healey said. “We're going to be an administration that cares about every single region of the state and that includes the Cape and Islands.” continued on page 6
New Governor Focused on Housing and Hunger New Board Chair Brings ‘Informed Passion’ to Role PAGE 2 Editorial by Alisa Magnotta PAGE 3 Advocacy Efforts Move Forward Following HPCC Summit with Regional Strategy Session PAGE 4 Town Huddles Convene to Advance HPCC Goals on the Local Level PAGE 5 Community Holiday Donations Deliver Joy PAGE 7 Year-End Donations Get Doubled Thanks to a Generous Donor PAGE 8 Telethon Raises Over $72,000 With Help from Key Supporters PAGE 9 Housing Assistance Celebrates Opening of Orleans Office PAGE 10
Housing Assistance Welcomes Bogdanovich to the Board Bill Bogdanovich, who became Housing Assistance board chairman in December, will continue a legacy of support and vision carried out by previous board chairs. story on page 2
42-Unit Bourne Housing Project Gets State Funding PAGE 11