Oct. 19, 2024 – Annual BCDC Community Gala

Building a Sustainable Future for Brookline

The Brookline Community Development Corporation’s Gala will be a special experience for those who place a high value on the importance of sustainable, safe and affordable housing. We will also recognize Brookline housing champions for how they are working to make Brookline’s housing more affordable and livable.

Affordable Housing Champions!

Brookline Community Development Corporation CELEBRATES THE IMPACT OF affordable housing champions in OUR COMMUNITY and the need to do more. The gala will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2024 from 6:30 – 10 pm.

Brookline CDC wants to celebrate the significant contributions residents are making in solving real-world affordable housing problems, connecting communities, and improving peoples’ lives. Addressing Brookline’s housing needs is a task that extends beyond BCDC. It is a collaboration between community leaders, tenants, philanthropists, and all stakeholders who are striving to make affordable housing abundant in Brookline. The gala is our chance to say thank you and create a financial basis to do even more work.

The event will honor the award recipients for Brookline Community Development Corporation’s Achievement Award and the Brookline Community Development Corporation Housing Advocates Award.

2024 Gala Champions

Affordable Housing Developer Champion
Brookline Housing Authority
Brookline Housing Authority has had a positive economic impact on Brookline’s housing needs by using creative financing, public/private partnerships, in the pursuit of neighborhood preservation. BHA also strives to invest in the future of the families they serve with its self-sufficiency programs and other resident or participant initiatives.

Community Engagement Champion
MBTA Communities Act advocates and partners
This year, the Brookline CDC recognizes MBTA Communities Act advocates and partners for their robust community organizing and alliance building to achieve compliance with the MBTA Communities Act. Without this coalition, Brookline would not have met this state mandate and increased the potential for more affordable housing in Brookline.  All sides were able to reach a solid compromise that expands the potential for more affordable housing in Brookline.

How will your donations be used?

• BCDC will continue to support residents in need of emergency rental assistance funds by providing upwards of $5,000 per family who meet the program guidelines.
• Rehabilitate and Decarbonize our existing affordable housing developments. We want to ensure that our housing is both high quality for the residents and is exemplary in environmental sustainability. We have raised over $1.5 million to support this effort.
• Continue to aggressively pursue opportunities to develop new affordable housing in Brookline, especially for families.
• Increase access to homeownership for low and moderate-income residents of Brookline with education and a closing cost assistance program.
• Advocate for policies at the local and state level that can create new opportunities for affordable housing and ensure that the voices of renters are heard as these policies are debated and considered.

Donations of more than $1000 qualify for Community Investment Tax Credits. Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC) donations provide you with a 50% tax credit through the State of Massachusetts, even if you do not owe any income taxes. That means that you or your company can make a $1,000 impact on the BCDC while only spending $500. Learn more about the CITC. For questions, contact Steve at finance@brooklinecdc.com.