Town of Arlington, Fair Housing Action Plan (July 2021)

Citation: Town of Arlington, Fair Housing Action Plan (July 2021)
Jurisdiction: Arlington (municipal)
Source: Official source
Original Source: https://www.arlingtonma.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/57214/637641171662530000 ↗

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Housing Providers
Housing Corporation of Arlington
The Housing Corporation of Arlington (HCA) is a nonprofit incorporated in 1990 that provides affordable
housing to low- and moderate-income residents of Arlington and surrounding communities opportunities in the
town. Originally offering downpayment assistance to moderate-income first-time homebuyers, HCA pivoted to
acquisition of existing duplexes that were below market rate, eventually acquiring larger apartment buildings
and developing its own affordable housing projects. In 2000, Arlington’s Select Board chose to prioritize
affordable housing by increasing its allocation of the town’s CDBG funds. Since then, the Town’s inventory of
affordable housing and the HCA have grown. Thanks to this and other financial supports, HCA owns and
operates 60 studios, 1-bedroom, and 2-bedroom units throughout the town and another 30 affordable units in
15 two-family houses. Even so, the HCA has a waiting list of upwards of 1,000 applicants. The new projects
described earlier in this plan will increase the HCA’s portfolio by more than 50 new affordable units. The HCA
also provides housing advocacy and community outreach services and offers a Homelessness Prevention Program,
which provides direct assistance to those facing housing instability to stay in their housing or find suitable new
housing. Since its creation in in 2001, the Homelessness Prevention Fund has made grants that total $597,000,
and assisted 472 households.38

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Arlington Housing Production Plan, 2016.

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