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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After years of planning, three major redevelopment projects that are expected to transform Uphams Corner will converge on a single stretch of Columbia Road starting next year. #Dorchester
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We've just released our new report, "The Problem of Rental Deserts in Greater Boston, by the Numbers," buff.ly/wMgIhQj which looks at the region's supply of rental housing and finds concerning shortages that limit housing options for area residents.
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.
🌎 Dorchester Bay is decarbonizing its portfolio!
@environment.boston.gov was recently recognized with a Climate Award for its #BERDO Ordinance & Equitable Emissions Investment Fund. Through this initiative, Dorchester Bay installed solar arrays across 9 buildings!
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 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.
The housing crisis demands coordinated, systems-level action. The @bostonfdn.bsky.social Housing Report Card lays out the stakes: costs outpacing wages, demand outpacing production, a widening divide between who remains & who is displaced...
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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.