7004-0107 Local Housing Programs Earmarks

For the administration of local housing programs; provided, that not less than $125,000 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 Quinsigamond Village Community Center,Inc. at Greenwood park in the city of Worcester; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Housing Assistance Corporation for the development of housing and project feasibility studies to expedite the creation of year--round housing, and for technical assistance related to accessory dwelling units for year--round rentals; provided further that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Housing Families Inc. for its homeless children program in Malden; provided further, that not less than $30,000 shall be expended to Emmaus, Inc. to support their shelter and services to the homeless population of Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended to the North Attleborough Housing Authority to purchase furniture and other needs for the properties' common areas; provided, that not less than $5,000 shall be expended to the Mansfield Housing Authority to purchase furniture and other needs for the properties' common areas; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Greater Lawrence Community Action Council, Inc. to support the Heal Lawrence program in providing critical emergency relocation assistance, comprehensive stabilization services, and proactive community education for families displaced by fires and other residential emergencies in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to Quincy Community Action Programs, Inc. for homelessness prevention service; 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 Homeownership Alliance, Inc. to assist first--generation homebuyers in a regionally equitable manner to benefit communities throughout the commonwealth; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for a van for the Housing Corporation of Arlington; provided further, that not less than $20,000 shall be expended for the New Americans Community Development Corporation to support the development of affordable housing; provided further, that not less than $150,000 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 $100,000 shall be expended for the Southwest Boston Community Development Corporation to assist with planning, programming and operations; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for SouthCoast Fair Housing, Inc. to promote equitable access to safe, affordable housing for all residents throughout Bristol and Plymouth counties; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. for its mobile homeless outreach team for service in the cities of Boston, Everett, Malden and Medford; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Community Action Agency of Somerville, Inc. for tenant rights education and advocacy; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended to the city of Somerville to continue a short--term housing bridge pilot program to facilitate interim housing stability for individuals applying for more affordable permanent housing situations; provided further, that eligibility for the pilot program shall include households with individuals: (i) age 60 or older residing in the city of Somerville, who are otherwise eligible for housing under item 7004-9005 or item 7004-9024; (ii) with incomes not more than 80 per cent of the area median income; and (iii) at risk of eviction due to their inability to consistently pay rent; provided further, that households participating in the pilot program shall not, while receiving such assistance, be required to pay more than 30 per cent of their monthly adjusted income for rent; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for Housing Families Inc. for regional shared services; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for Community Day Center of Waltham, Inc. to maintain patient safety and security; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for W.A.T.C.H., Inc. to support staffing and its programs to prevent evictions; provided further, that not less than $300,000 shall be expended as a grant to the Lynn Housing Authority to provide housing stabilization services and information and referral services to households who face significant barriers to sustaining housing, including, but not limited to, those who are currently or previously have been served with: (i) residential assistance payments under item 7004-9316; or (ii) emergency rental assistance and other services under the state 2019 novel coronavirus eviction diversion initiative; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for The Builder Coalition, Inc. to advance efforts to meet the commonwealth's housing production and affordable housing goals by providing support and training to enable emerging local developers to meet construction and community standards and needs; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the city of Revere for its first time homebuyer downpayment assistance program; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for North Suffolk Community Services, Inc. to coordinate and implement eviction sealing outreach and coordination; provided further, that not less than $60,000 shall be expended for Welcome Home, Inc. in the city of Newton for its home goods pantry; provided further, that not less than $45,000 shall be expended for Newton At Home, Inc. to provide financial assistance to qualifying seniors in the city of Newton; provided further, that not less than $95,000 shall be expended to Pathway to Possible, Inc. in the city of Newton to provide housing, support and advocacy for people with cognitive and developmental disabilities; 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 $100,000 shall be expended for B--HOUSE Inc. to provide support and resources for homeless youth; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Boston Affordable Housing Coalition, Inc., doing business as the Mass Alliance of HUD Tenants, for the establishment of a tenancy preservation fund for low--income individuals facing eviction in the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Boston Housing Authority to support planning, design and relocation expenses for housing in the Charlestown section of the city of Boston; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended to Centro De Apoyo Familiar (the "Corporation") to build affordable housing in the city of Haverhill; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Brockton Housing Authority for the redevelopment of the Campello High Rise in the city of Brockton; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Big Hope Project Inc in the city of Fitchburg for the launch and operation of Hope House, a reentry--focused transitional housing, recidivism prevention and workforce development program serving justice--impacted individuals across the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for Belonging to Each Other, Inc. to provide transitional housing for adults experiencing homelessness during the cold weather months and housing restoration services year--round in the town of Falmouth; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to the Lower Cape Cod Community Development Corporation for the study, analysis and promotion of funding affordable and attainable year--round housing, including recommended policy tools, to support year--round communities on the lower and outer cape; provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for Jewish Family Service of Metrowest, Inc. to develop a collaborative partnership for implementing innovative housing solutions, including education related to and the development of accessory dwelling units; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended to Manna Kitchen, Inc. for its work to support unhoused and housing insecure individuals at St. John's Episcopal Church in the city of Northampton; and provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended to the Center for Human Development, Incorporated for a grant to the Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness to support housing stability and homelessness prevention programs