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 HOME CITY
DEVELOPMENT
INC.
261 Oak Grove Ave. Springfield, MA 01109 (413) 785-5312 www.homecitydevelopment.org Executive Director: Thomas Kegelman
YEAR ESTABLISHED
1968
OPERATING BUDGET
$800,000
SERVICE AREA
Western Massachusetts
MISSION STATEMENT
Home City Development Inc. (HCDI) is a nonprofit real-estate development company serving low- and moderate- income families. We recognize the need for stable housing in the life of the family, and as an essential element for economic and educational success. Our mission is three-fold:
• To restore or replace substandard housing with a supply of decent, affordable, and well-managed housing for individuals and families;
• To facilitate neighborhood growth and health in collaboration with partners, leading to long-term family and community stability; and
• To work with residents, building on their strengths, toward healthy and stable futures through literacy, food security, and job readiness training.
GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
Tax-deductible donations can be sent to Home City Development Inc., 261 Oak Grove Ave., Springfield, MA 01109.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Anyone interested in volunteering with Home City to further its mission should e-mail Executive Director Thomas Kegelman at tkegelman@ homecitydevelopment.org.
HOME CITY
DEVELOPMENT, INC.
 WHO WE ARE
AND WHAT WE DO
Home City works with investors, residents, property owners, and other nonprofit organizations to build better neighborhoods
in Western Mass. Home City, founded as Better Homes Inc. in 1968, is a multi-service, nonprofit housing organization that develops and owns mixed-income residential properties in Western Mass. Over the years, HCDI has helped to develop thousands of housing units.
Home City currently owns 402 housing units within the city of Springfield, and an additional 18 apartments in Northampton. The properties include 101 single-room occupancy (SRO) units, and 319 apartments with one to five bedrooms. More than 1,000 people currently reside in these properties, including almost 420 children. Construction is beginning next month on the conversion of a tornado-damaged school in Springfield into 42 units of family housing, complete with 3,000 square feet of multi-
use community space. Meanwhile, planning continues for additional family rental housing and supportive housing, as well as home- ownership development for low- to moderate- income families.
Over the last three years, Home City has spent more than $65 million on construction projects in the Springfield economy alone, generating 228,000 hours of paid construction work; contributed more than $40,000 to area nonprofits serving our residents; and paid more than $450,000 in property taxes.
With our property-management partner, Housing Management Resources Inc., we provide a wide range of resources to residents, actively engaging with them to create more prosperous and sustainable neighborhoods. From intensive case-management support for struggling individuals and families to youth leadership development, youth literacy, credit counseling,
homebuyer training, and workforce readiness, we use both our physical presence (with more than 10,000 square feet of community meeting space, playgrounds, and gardens) and our human connections with tenants, neighborhood groups, and local vendors to promote the development of successful families and vibrant, healthy neighborhoods.
RESPONDING TO COVID
During this pandemic, we have been able to provide substantial support to our residents in partnership with the Northeast Organic Farming Assoc., the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Gardening the Community, Rachel’s Table, the MassHousing Youth Leadership and Employment Program, the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, the Carlos Vega Fund for Social Justice, the Northeast Grassroots Fund, United Way of Pioneer Valley, Springfield Partners, Way Finders, and the Massachusetts Department
of Elementary and Secondary Education. With these partners, and in response to the COVID-19 emergency, HCDI has:
• Hosted a mobile food pantry with more than 70,000 pounds of food distributed;
• Distributed more than 1,500 pounds of fresh, organic produce grown by HCDI’s youth leaders at HCDI’s Tapley Garden;
• Distributed more than 1,000 boxes of fresh food (produce, meat, and dairy);
• Provided a virtual children’s program to 18 young people (including distribution of Amazon notepads to participating children);
• Helped residents obtain more than $100,000 in emergency rental assistance ;
• Employed and provided leadership training to 15 teen residents; and
• Voluntarily extended the eviction moratorium for anyone affected by COVID-19.
  BOARD OF DIRECTORS
V. Van Johnson III, President
Tom McColgan, Vice President
Chris Sugrue, Treasurer
Dr. Andrew Balder Loleta Collins Adam Gomez Kyle Callendar
Malissa Naylor Rev. Karen Walker David Maynard
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