With the addition of new Program Manager Blake Roberts Crall, the First Source Jobs Program is gearing up for a busy summer and a fall roll out of a sector-specific cohort program. Read more about First Source: New Staff, New Energy

From June 13 to 28, 2017, a small group of SCALE* students came together for a Financial Literacy class, a collaboration between SCALE and Somerville Community Corporation. Read more about SCALE Students Talk Budgeting and Saving

On June 22, 2017, the Somerville Board of Aldermen unanimously approved Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone’s request to appropriate and expend $50,000 from the Workforce Training Stabilization Fund for one year of funding for First Source Workforce Readiness programming. Read more about Job Policy Updates

It is an understatement to say that the Somerville housing market is hot. Read more about Glen Street: Affordable Homeownership for Somerville

Members of the Planning Board, 

5-18-17 – We are submitting this letter for the record in the case of Federal Realty Investment Trust’s request for a waiver of the 20% Inclusionary Housing requirement for its proposed 500-unit development that is the next phase of FRIT’s approved Planned Unit Development for Assembly Square. Read more about SCC Board Letter on Proposed Inclusionary Zoning Waiver

Last Thursday night, May 18, 2017, the Somerville Planning Board voted to approve a waiver to the City’s 20% Inclusionary Housing requirement for Federal Realty Investment Trust’s (FRIT) new 500-unit housing development at Assembly Square. Read more about SCC Statement on FRIT Waiver Decision, May 24, 2017

On May 17^th, SCC supporters joined staff and board at Nu Café, next door to our Union Square Apartments, to celebrate the successes of our Social Equity Campaign in 2016, as we kicked-off the campaign for 2017. Read more about Celebrating Because of You

As we welcome new managers to our organization – Director of Finance Ray Estrella and First Source Jobs Program Manager Blake Roberts Crall – we say farewell to two SCC superstars of the past decade. Read more about Hellos and Goodbyes

The members and staff of SCC showed up in full force earlier this month for Lobby Day, an annual event sponsored by the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations (MACDC). Read more about Lobby Day 2017

Earlier this month on April 3, Mayor Joseph Curtatone presented a covenant that he negotiated with master developer US2. While the deal makes progress towards some of our goals, Union United members are concerned about the long-term implications for displacement and developer accountability.

Read more about US2: Union Square Needs a CBA

Norris Weston Award: Congratulations to the Somerville Legislative delegation for receiving the Norris Weston Award at SCC’s Annual Meeting  for their tremendous dedication in moving Somerville’s Jobs Linkage Home Rule petition forward at the Legislature. Read more about SCC 2017 Award Recipients

One of the joyous moments of the Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC) program takes place on Tax Day. The 2016 SCC Social Equity Campaign donors, 87 in total, were eligible this Tax Day to claim their 50% CITC state tax refund. Read more about Turning Tax Day Into a Celebration?