HOUSING SERVICES INITIATIVES REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS RESIDENT SERVICES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MODERNIZATION     FAMILY SELF SUFFICIENCY RESIDENT RESOURCES SECTION 8
CENTRAL OFFICE - 45 GODDARD ROAD, BROCKTON, MA 02301 TEL: 508-588-6880

What's New

Pleasant Prospect Neighborhood Revitalization

Before

After

Pleasant Prospect had suffered from decades of crime, decay and disinvestment. We helped transform four city blocks strewn with abandoned houses and vacant lots into a vital, safe neighborhood for working families. Story continues here.

Rescuing foreclosed houses

Back in 2007 we and our partners began buying and rehabilitating bank-owned, foreclosed, vacant two- and three-family homes in order to and rent apartments to low-income BHA tenants. Story continues here.

Two new homes for YouthBuild

In 2008, our YouthBuild collaboration yielded the construction and sale of two affordable single-family homes on Arthur Street, bringing the number of Brockton homes built by the YouthBuild program to eight. The two homes, constructed on vacant lots, enabled two deserving working families -- former BHA residents -- to reach the goal of home ownership.

HOME Program

With HOME Program funding, we built seven new homes in three Brockton neighborhoods in 2008.


Economic Development

The BHA leads projects and collaborates with other organizations to ensure a continuing supply of affordable housing for Brockton working families. Such housing is key to revitalizing neighborhoods and supporting a vibrant business climate. When working families have the opportunity to live in and support the local economy, that, in turn, attracts businesses that need both employees and customers. The BHA continues to support economic development through a number of housing initiatives.

Ongoing collaborations with organizations such as the Old Colony YMCA's YouthBuild program, the Brockton Redevelopment Authority and the Brockton Mayor's Office continue to produce results, transforming blighted areas and vacant lots into attractive homes for working families that enhance our city's economy.