Shortly after moving to Somerville Cynthia Taft (Cindy) and her husband, Fred Mueller, met their next door neighbor Helen Corrigan, who has a long and rich association with SCC. “She began to tell us a little about SCC,” explains Cindy. “That was our first encounter with it.” Read more about Cynthia Taft: Thankful for Her New Community
More than 100 Somerville community members attended a public hearing on Thursday, November 10, 2016, before the City’s Board of Aldermen to discuss the urgent need for a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) as part of the Union Square redevelopment. Read more about Union United Calls for CBA
On October 28, 2016, SCC CEO Danny LeBlanc submitted comments to the Somerville Board of Aldermen and Members of the City’s Planning Board on behalf of SCC and its Board of Directors regarding the proposed new Zoning for Union Square: Read more about SCC Comments: Zoning for Union Square
The Somerville Housing Authority is working with SCC, Preservation of Affordable Housing and developer Gate Residential to rebuild and preserve 216 units of housing for low-income families at Clarendon Hill public housing on North Street in West Somerville – as part of a 526-unit mixed-income project. Read more about State Awards Grant for Clarendon Hill
As in other years, September brought the return to school of the thousands of K-12 students who live in Somerville. Crossing guards at many intersections, kids walking with backpacks, and extra traffic at 7:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. are among the many signs of this annual transition to fall. Read more about Back to School
The 2016 SCC Annual Summer Member Picnic brought our members and friends together from across the city to celebrate the many great wins in Somerville this year for SCC members and other low-, moderate-, and middle-income residents. Read more about 2016 Summer Member Picnic
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
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
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
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
On October 28, 2016, SCC CEO Danny LeBlanc submitted comments to the Somerville Board of Aldermen and Members of the City’s Planning Board on behalf of SCC and its Board of Directors regarding the proposed new Zoning for Union Square: 
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.” 
