Issue No. 22 Fall 2004
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Tools for Housing and Economic Development
 
 
A Second Chance for Veterans
United Veterans of America's Tri-State Veterans Transitional Housing provides new opportunities for veterans recovering from homelessness and substance abuse.
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Supportive Housing for the Homeless South Middlesex Opportunity Council's housing continuum offers a step-by-step approach to overcoming homelessness and substance abuse in Massachusetts.
housing events

Next Step Track the progress of Bank-funded initiatives by viewing presentations on groundbreakings and grand openings. In this issue, hear U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA-8) speak at a groundbreaking for Next Step Transitional Housing in Somerville, Massachusetts.
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>Developers Turn to the PLS

>Round One 2004 AHP Awards

>The 2004 Housing Competition
  Supportive Housing for the Homeless
South Middlesex Opportunity Council's housing continuum offers a step-by-step approach to overcoming homelessness in Massachusetts.
  From Homelessness to Homeownership
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston's Equity Builder Program helps a homeless family buy their own home in Vermont.

  A Home of Their Own in Maine
Megunticook Estates brings homeownership within reach for low- and very low-income families in Camden, Maine.
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  Spotlight on Community Lending
Like all members, credit unions have been discovering that the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston can help them achieve their lending goals through increased access to liquidity and long-term funding.
  A Tool to Expand the Supply of Housing
The Massachusetts legislature recently passed a bill that grants municipalities financial rewards for adopting special zoning districts to increase the supply of housing.