In the News: Unaffordable Housing for Half of all U.S. Renters

A new report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies documents on a national level what renters in Brookline and across Massachusetts are experiencing.  The number of cost burdened rental households has hit an all time high and we continue to lose lower cost rental housing. The need for…
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Brookline Community Development Corporation Executive Director Job Announcement

[Position has been filled] Brookline Community Development Corporation (Brookline CDC) is excited to announce that we’ve begun accepting applications for our executive director position. BCDC seeks a high impact executive director who will provide leadership, inspiration and strategic direction to enable Brookline CDC to achieve its annual and long-term goals.…
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Toy Drive Sets Record Thanks to Generous Brookline Community

Holidays are extra special this year for over 265 Brookline families thanks to the Brookline Holiday Toy and Gift Card Drive. Brookline Community Development Corporation (Brookline CDC) and the Brookline Housing Authority (BHA) worked together to collect over 600 toys for children living at BHA and subsidized housing between the…
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Gift of Generosity: BCDC Year-End Giving Campaign 2023

Dear Friends, Last year, as many residents dug out from COVID’s devastation, some could not. The Brookline Community Development Corporation (Brookline CDC) stepped into the breach by giving funds to families in dire need of assistance. We helped keep distressed families in their homes. We helped families buy food and…
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2023 Brookline Holiday Toy Drive

  Drop Box Locations The Lincoln School - Drop Box is in the school library just inside the main entrance. The Roland Hayes School (formerly the Heath School) - Drop Box is outside the office in the main lobby. The Driscoll School - Drop Box is located at the main…
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Brookline CDC and Metro West CD Emergency Rent Assistance (ERA) Program

As a result of Brookline’s very high rents, many residents find themselves in very unstable housing situations and in need of financial assistance. This is why the Brookline CDC has partnered with Metro West Collaborative Development, Inc. (Metro West CD) to create the Emergency Rent Assistance (ERA) Program for residents…
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Brookline Town Meeting Passes Meaningful Compliance with MBTA-CA: Innovative Zoning Reforms Will Begin to Address Housing Affordability

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11.14.23 @ 11:23pm Contact: Katha Seidman Yes! In Brookline steering committee member (617) 510-7814 BROOKLINE–Tonight, Brookline Town Meeting voted by a wide margin to pass meaningful compliance with the MBTA Communities Act (MBTA-CA), marking an important step towards creating more affordable, transit-oriented housing in Brookline. The consensus…
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Rockland Trust Presents $10,000 Grant to Support BCDC Affordable Housing Programs

On Thursday November 2nd, Rockland Trust presented the Brookline Community Development Corporation with a grant of $10,000 to support our affordable housing programs. Pictured above are Brookline CDC board treasurer, Jeff Wachter, Rockland Trust Vice President, Ana Maria Gomez, Bonnie Bastien, Rockland Trust Senior Vice President Rick Muraida, and Bob…
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Brookline: An Identity Crisis Comes to Town

This series was reported by Stephanie Ebbert, Mark Arsenault, Andrew Brinker, Diti Kohli, and Rebecca Ostriker, and edited by Patricia Wen and Tim Logan. Today's story was reported and written by Stephanie Ebbert. Published November 8, 2023 Fourth in a series: BROOKLINE Brookline has always considered itself special. And, in…
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Gala 2023 photos

Enjoy these photos from our first annual BCDC Gala, October 14, 2023! Thank you to everyone who joined and or supported us!  
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