Lending capital, building and preserving affordable housing, training for job placement, and engaging our community.
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The Culture Makers Project graduates are converting community knowledge into sustainable revenue streams. Our program gives them exactly what they need: capital readiness, direct funding connections, a network that sees their cultural specificity as a strength, not a risk.
Major investments will reshape Upham’s Corner, including our Columbia Crossing project - 48 affordable units & dedicated artist housing! Read more here:
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DBEDC creates pathways for our community to thrive in the clean energy economy.
✅ We secured a MA CEC grant to design a training program built for our community.
✅ We joined the Coalition for #CORI Climate Inclusion to give CORI-impacted residents a clear path to #greenjobs.
The report also points toward the reforms required across the sector: streamlined permitting, zoning modernization, coordinated state-municipal policy alignment, and new capital approaches that can sustain affordable housing development at scale.
This moment requires coordinated advocacy, policy discipline, and community-led development models. As both a CDC and CDFI, Dorchester Bay is advancing a 360° strategy that protects affordability and stabilizes neighborhoods.
The Eversource Community Impact Grant expands our capacity to preserve affordability, fuel local ownership, and widen economic opportunity across communities we serve. Their investment aligns with our broader effort to build resilient, community-rooted pathways to long-term stability.
