NOVEMBER 2022 | VOL. 31, ISSUE 5
A NEWSLETTER FROM HOUSING ASSISTANCE CORPORATION
Housing Summit Draws 300 for ‘Day One of Action’ “We have to be the change we want to see.”
In this issue COVER STORY
Housing to Protect Cape Cod Summit Editorial: Housing Crisis is an Economic & Community Crisis
So said Housing Assistance chief executive officer Alisa Magnotta in her closing remarks at the Housing to Protect Cape Cod Summit earlier this month.
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Donor Spotlight: Shepley Wood Products PAGE 9
The event, which drew a crowd of more than 300, included some of what keynote speaker economist Tim Cornwell called “doom and gloom,” but it also highlighted avenues for fighting Cape Cod’s housing crisis. Speakers included local business leaders and workers along with Cornwell, whose analysis of how the housing shortage impacts Cape Cod’s economic outlook paints a stark picture.
Housing Assistance Helps Venezuelan Migrants PAGE 10
Two Generations of Assisting Crisis Victims PAGE 11
Big Fix Makes a Difference PAGE 12
The event at the Cape Codder Resort in Hyannis was the official launch of the Housing to Protect Cape Cod (HPCC), a partnership of Housing Assistance, the Cape Cod & Islands Association of REALTORS®, the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, CapeBuilt Companies, and the Homebuilders & Remodelers of Cape Cod. continued on page 4
Give Hope This Giving Season PAGE 13
Housing Assistance Strengthens Development & Communications Team PAGE 14
Donor Spotlight: Cape Cod 5 PAGE 15
As this edition of HACbeat goes to print, Alisa Magnotta, CEO of Housing Assistance Corporation, has been named as co-chair of the Affordable Abundant Housing Policy Committee by Governor Elect Maura Healey as part of the Governor’s Transition Team. This committee will focus on how to ensure all residents have access to safe, affordable housing regardless of the region in which they live. Press release to follow on our website (haconcapecod.org) next week. For more information on the Healey-Driscoll Gubernatorial Transition, please visit healeydriscolltransition.com.
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