Somerville Community Corporation

Empowering residents to sustain a diverse and affordable Somerville

We are building a foundation of equity through community building and empowerment, economic mobility, and affordable housing in Somerville and beyond.

Our Goals

Provide equitable access to safe and affordable housing

Promote financial independence and economic stability

Create opportunities for community leadership and active engagement

Improve the lives of our residents and local workers via job creation and greater income equality

What We Do
Real Estate Development

Real Estate Development

SCC develops and preserves affordable rental and ownership units and commercial space in Somerville to maintain and strengthen the socioeconomic diversity of the City.
Economic Opportunity

Economic Opportunity

SCC works to preserve the City's social, economic and cultural diversity and counters years of unequal opportunity by offering programs and services focused on helping people find good local jobs, achieve financial stabilization and sustainability, and make the dream of affordable homeownership a reality.
Community Building

Community Building

SCC helps to make Somerville more livable, sustainable, and inclusive by increasing and diversifying housing options, as well as organizing in the community around affordable housing policy,

#succeedtogetherhousing​ illustrates the story of a woman facing displacement as rents soar in a city undergoing rapid socioeconomic transformation (Somerville, Mass.). The video shows how residents are organizing for development without displacement.

This short video illustrates the story of a man wrestling with financial challenges in a city (Somerville, Mass.) undergoing rapid socioeconomic transformation –and the power of community to help him find financial stability and begin to thrive.

Watch how one person’s struggle to find a job — #succeedtogetherjobs​ — in a city undergoing rapid socioeconomic change (Somerville, Mass.) is transformed into triumph, as community members reach out to help him find employment and together work for development without displacement.

Succeed Together Video Series

Recent News

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Job and Resource Fair – Thursday, Oct 8

Join us at the Somerville Community Corporation Spring Job Fair to connect with employers & explore jobs! See who's attending…

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SCC Leadership Transition

Since 2020, Gonzalo Puigbo has led Somerville Community Corporation with empathy, community collaboration, and an unwavering commitment to our mission.…

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New LISC Grant Announcement

We are excited to announce that we have been awarded a $75,000 grant from LISC to support our First Source…

Learn the story of SCC - watch the mini documentary:

Members of the community in Somerville, MA come together for an illuminated walk to bring attention to gentrification and housing affordability in East Somerville. Produced in collaboration with the Somerville Community Corporation and Mister Francis. Written, directed, and edited by Andrew Eldridge. Produced by Elizabeth Eldridge, Andrew Eldridge.

For tenants of the 100 Homes program, if you are in need of an urgent repair please call 1-617-410-9915. For life-threatening or other emergencies please call 911.

Somerville sits on the original homelands of the Massachusett, Wampanoag, Naumkeag, and Nipmuc tribal nations. We acknowledge the painful history of genocide and forced removal from this territory, and we honor and respect the many diverse Indigenous peoples still connected to this land on which we live and work.

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