Job Policy Updates
On June 22, 2017, the Somerville Board of Aldermen unanimously approved Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone’s request to appropriate and expend…
SCALE Students Talk Budgeting and Saving
From June 13 to 28, 2017, a small group of SCALE* students came together for a Financial Literacy class, a collaboration between…
Seeking First Source Jobs Program Career Coach
Somerville Community Corporation is hiring a Career Coach to join our Economic Opportunity team through the First Source Jobs Program. Economic…
Celebrating Because of You
On May 17th, SCC supporters joined staff and board at Nu Café, next door to our Union Square Apartments, to celebrate…
SCC Statement on FRIT Waiver Decision, May 24, 2017
Last Thursday night, May 18, 2017, the Somerville Planning Board voted to approve a waiver to the City’s 20% Inclusionary…
Glen Street: Affordable Homeownership for Somerville
It is an understatement to say that the Somerville housing market is hot.It is red hot, withthe median home value in Somerville…
Press Release — Flipping Gentrification (9/9/17)
Nonprofit Developer Breaks Ground for Construction of First Purpose-Built Affordable Condominiums in Somerville, Mass., in Over a Decade Somerville, MA,…
Lobby Day 2017
The members and staff of SCC showed up in full force earlier this month for Lobby Day, an annual event…
SCC Board Letter on Proposed Inclusionary Zoning Waiver
Members of the Planning Board, 5-18-17 – We are submitting this letter for the record in the case of Federal Realty…
100 Homes Reaches Milestone
Earlier this month SCC acquired a property that ensures that 20 units of Somerville housing are protected as permanently affordable…
Turning Tax Day Into a Celebration?
One of the joyous moments of the Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC) program takes place on Tax Day. The 2016…
