North Street: Clarendon Hill

August 21, 2016

A team comprised of SCC, Gate Residential and Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) has been selected by the Somerville Housing Authority (SHA) to lead the redevelopment of the Clarendon Hill public housing on North Street in West Somerville. Read more about North Street: Clarendon Hill

Janine Lotti: SCC Asset Building Specialist

When SCC staff member Janine Lotti tells new clients how long she has been associated with Somerville Community Corporation, many assume she is joking. Some respond with, “Well, you must have been a little girl when you started here.” Read more about Janine Lotti: SCC Asset Building Specialist

Faces of SCC

Learn more about the individuals who make up our staff and the SCC Board of Directors.

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Get in the Zone

January 12, 2017

What’s Happening with Zoning in Somerville?

During fall 2016, the City of Somerville’s Planning Department proposed changes to the Union Square zoning laws. The Planning Department is hoping to introduce a revised version of the citywide zoning overhaul sometime in 2017.

The first round of the overhaul was actually released in January 2015. However, the Board of Aldermen felt that the new ordinance wasn’t ready and decided not to vote on it. Read more about Get in the Zone

New Somerville Jobs Trust

August 10, 2016

On Tuesday, August 9, 2016, Governor Charlie Baker signed Bill H.4303, an Act establishing the Somerville Municipal Job Creation and Retention Trust. SCC’s Jobs for Somerville committee celebrated this critical step in the long-term process to create a Jobs Trust Fund that will link commercial real estate development in Somerville to jobs creation and workforce development for the City’s residents. Read more about New Somerville Jobs Trust

Union United members in a strategy meeting for Union Square's future

United for a Better Union Square

July 20, 2016

As the City of Somerville prepares for a zoning overhaul that will enable new development in Union Square, Union United – a community coalition supported by SCC – continues to bring community members together around the goal of development without displacement. Read more about United for a Better Union Square

First Source and other Interested candidates for possible health career training and jobs

Potential Health Care Training and Jobs with First Source

July 20, 2016

First Source staff – in partnership with The City of Somerville and the Somerville Center for Adult Learning Experiences (SCALE) – helped recruit candidates for a Partners in Career and Workforce Development Program (PCWD) information session earlier this month. Read more about Potential Health Care Training and Jobs with First Source

A Community-Centered Jobs Strategy

Somerville Community Corporation’s affordable housing production is helping many low- and moderate-income families remain in the city through programs like First Source.

SCC and Community Organizing

Community organizing provides an understanding of people’s shared interest in systemic change.

Member and Staff Forum

CEO Forum

CEO Danny LeBlanc with Representative Denise Provost (D-somerville) at the 2016 SCC Member Picnic

SCC Forum

The days of finding cheap apartments on the private market in Somerville are over, as is evidenced by the thousands of people who keep trying to remain in the community -- and cannot.

Inclusion, Preservation and Lottery Odds

A May 2016 change to Somerville's Inclusionary zoning ordinance requires developers of new housing to provide 20% as affordable, up from 12.5%.

Jun 22

Free Financial Literacy Classes at SCC

Repeats every week every Wednesday and every Thursday until Wed Jul 13 2016 .

9:15am to 12:00pm

Do you live, work or study in Somerville? Do you sometimes feels as if there’s no way you can ever save any money? This fun and engaging class could be for you!

If you can commit to seven class sessions, beginning on Wednesday, June 22, you will learn by working with other members in the same situation to: Read more about Free Financial Literacy Classes at SCC

Community News

As part of the Somerville community, we try to keep our members and other community members aware of what is going on in the city from fun family events to important organizing meetings. Let us know about activities, events, meetings and more that you hear about, and we will try to share that information.

Somerville Community Corporation

Empowering residents to sustain a diverse and affordable Somerville

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