7004-0107 Local Housing Programs Earmarks

For the administration of local housing programs; provided, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for repairs to the Norwell housing authority in the town of Norwell; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the NewVue Communities, Inc., a community development corporation in the city of Fitchburg, for the redevelopment and historic preservation of the former B.F. Brown school; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Housing Families Inc. in the city of Malden; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Quincy Community Action Programs, Inc. for homelessness prevention services; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Housing Families Inc. for the provision of housing-supportive resources to the residents of the city of Revere; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the United Way of Pioneer Valley, Inc. on behalf of the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness to facilitate regional coordination across Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire counties to prevent and end homelessness with a housing first approach that centers on racial equity; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Springfield Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for Northern Bristol County Assistance Collaborative, Inc. for the soft costs and legal fees associated with the building of innovative low-income to middleincome senior housing, with on-site medical services, to address the emergent growth in the senior population being squeezed out of affordable housing due to fixed incomes, rising costs and corporate purchases of manufactured communities; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Watertown housing authority to conduct financial modeling, concept planning and an implementation plan for the redevelopment of Willow Park apartments; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended for the Hugh Cargill Trust to provide shortterm, emergency assistance to residents in financial need in the town of Concord; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Lower Cape Cod Community Development Corporation; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Friendly House, Inc. in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the South Worcester Neighborhood Improvement Corporation; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for the Quinsigamond Community Village Center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Greater Lawrence Community Action Council, Inc. to distribute to HEAL Lawrence to support victims of fires or any other disaster in the city of Lawrence and to assist victims with securing rental insurance; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the tenants of Warren Gardens in the Roxbury section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for recreational improvements to the Henry T. Wing housing complex in the town of Sandwich; provided further, that not less than $250,000 shall be expended for the Watertown housing authority for basement waterproofing and mold remediation work at Lexington Gardens; provided further, that not less than $40,000 shall be expended for the Fall River housing authority for recreation for Holmes and Bishop Eid apartments; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Housing Assistance Corporation for the development of housing opportunities, including, but not limited to, accessory dwelling units; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Everett Haitian community center to hire a housing assistance staffer in the city of Everett; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Needham housing authority for upgrades to the community room at the Linden and Chambers development; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for Community Action Pioneer Valley, Inc. for the creation of a community resilience hub in the city of Northampton; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Transgender Emergency Fund of Massachusetts, Inc. for efforts and programming including, but not limited to, supports for housing insecure and homeless individuals; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended equally as grants to Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, Inc. and the Lynn housing authority to provide information and referral services relating to emergency rental assistance and other services under the executive office of housing and livable communities' 2019 novel coronavirus eviction diversion initiative; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended equally as grants to Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, Inc. and the Lynn housing authority for housing stabilization services for certain households who face significant barriers to sustaining housing payments and are served with residential assistance payments under item 7004-9316 or emergency rental assistance under the executive office of housing and livable communities' 2019 novel coronavirus eviction diversion initiative; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Lazarus House, Inc. for its emergency shelter, housing, food and clothing service programs; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to maintain patient safety and security at the Community Day Center of Waltham, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to support staffing at W.A.T.C.H., Inc.; provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended for the town of Pepperell for an affordable housing study; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the In the Hour of Need Family Shelter in the city of Worcester to assist families in transporting children to childcare, summer camps and group outings; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Charlestown Resident Alliance, Inc. in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $46,000 shall be expended to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plymouth, Inc. to support its operating budget; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action, Inc. for outreach related to and the operation of its confronting the history of housing discrimination curriculum and for the development of additional curriculum units; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the city of Fitchburg for downtown housing development; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended to the city of Worcester for costs related to emergency housing for unsheltered families; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to Auburn Youth and Family Services, Inc. for building improvements; provided further, that not less than $175,000 shall be expended to Compass Working Capital, Inc. to support the expansion of the Family Self-Sufficiency program to eligible households in the greater Boston area; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to the United Way of Pioneer Valley, Inc. for the purposes of housing stability and homelessness prevention services; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended to North Star Family Services, Inc. for operational costs; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to the city of Revere to create a pilot program for grants of not less than $5,000 directed to eligible first-time homebuyers who have lived in a jurisdiction selected by the city for not less than 18 months; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the city known as the town of Winthrop to provide stabilization supports to the displaced survivors of the April 21, 2023 fire in the town; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. to support its mobile homeless outreach team in the cities of Everett, Malden and Medford; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Scituate Housing Authority for housing improvements in the town of Scituate; provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for the Saving Towards Affordable and Sustainable Homeownership program administered by the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance, Inc. to provide assistance for first-generation homebuyers; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Family Promise Metrowest, Inc. to provide services to address family homelessness; and provided further, that not less than $35,000 shall be expended to RIA House, Inc. for housing programs including, but not limited to, rental assistance and peer mentoring