Housing Matters
05.20.2025
Why we support Harborlight Homes: A Note from Ann and Dane Poeske
Ann and Dane Poeske, Newburyport, MA Both Ann and I grew up in working class neighborhoods in the Midwest. We […]
05.01.2025
Wealth Gaps in the Golden Years: Economic Insecurity for Older Adults in a High-Cost State
By Kelly Harrington, Luc Schuster Boston Indicators. Laura D. Quinby, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Across the nation, many older […]
04.30.2025
Recap: Undervalued: Appraisal Bias in Massachusetts
The Boston Foundation Lee Pelton, President and CEO of the Boston Foundation, welcomed the audience at the Edgerley Center for […]
09.30.2024
Harborlight Homes Receives a $2 Million Equity Equivalent Investment (EQ2) from First Citizens Bank to Advance Mission of Affordable Housing
Beverly, MA - Harborlight Community Partners (DBA Harborlight Homes), a Beverly-based nonprofit, today announced that it has received a $2 […]
08.22.2024
Lifebridge expansion plan reworked again to utilize proposed zoning overlay
By Michael McHugh at The Salem News SALEM — Lifebridge North Shore and Harborlight Homes have once again revised their plan […]
05.10.2022
Zoning has Played a Major Role in Racial Segregation
New state law aimed at spurring housing construction can be vehicle for racial justice IN RESPONSE TO decades of rising housing […]
01.08.2019
Resident Partner Award: Bette MacNeill
The Resident Partner Award honored Mrs. Bette MacNeill, of Beverly and formerly of Hamilton. Bette has been a great friend […]
01.08.2019
Service Partner Award: Carol Suleski
HCP Director, Carol Suleski, presents the Service Partner Award to Associated Home Care President, Mike Trigilio. Beverly-based Associated Home Care […]
01.08.2019
Celebration 2014: Planting Seeds of Hope
Harborlight Community Partners came together with 300 friends for the annual Celebration of Community Partnerships: Planting Seeds of Hope event. […]
01.08.2019
Community Partner Award: Neighbors of 5 Granite Street, Rockport
Granite Street Crossing is slated to be a beautiful and well situated mixed-use project, fusing elder housing and family housing. The […]
01.08.2019
Resident Partner Award: Tony Monaco
Tony feels like he is a very lucky man. A resident of Hamilton’s Firehouse Place, Tony is an HCP resident […]
06.07.2017
A few thoughts about our year in Hamilton: part 2
Good evening. After the Hamilton Board of Selectmen meeting on May 1, 2017 Harborlight Community Partners (HCP) has received numerous […]
06.01.2017
A few thoughts about our year in Hamilton: part 1
Good evening. After the Hamilton Board of Selectmen meeting on May 1, 2017 Harborlight Community Partners (HCP) has received numerous […]
05.16.2017
A Word About Why We Do This Work
By Andrew DeFranza The following is an excerpt of Andrew's speech at the Greater Beverly Chamber of Commerce Leadership Series event […]
04.13.2017
Caring for others in the most mundane ways through hard work, compassion, kindness.
My name is Mike McFadden and I am the Turtle Creek maintenance man. I have been working for Harborlight Community […]
04.02.2017
In this season I have you…my North Shore neighbors…on my mind
It’s a lovely day outside. A day that is desperately trying to move from Winter to Spring. It is a […]
01.12.2017
Affordable housing allows good people to stay on the North Shore
By Denise Frame Harlan My husband Scott and I were living a charmed life, the spring I turned 34. We […]
12.11.2016
In a lop-sided world, we have a lot to share.
By Sarah Bartley My eyes were glued to the paper. The Globe didn't interview me, I thought, but oh […]
11.23.2016
Facing Food Insecurity: Nourishing our Neighbors
By Stacey Verge, Executive Director, Acord Food Pantry Did you realize that 1 in 8 people in Massachusetts suffer from […]
10.09.2016
Sowing the Seeds of Empathy With Technology?
By Rich Lehrer A unique 3D printing partnership leads to deep learning and new friendships - for a group of […]
10.03.2016
For all of YOU a word of encouragement – Andrew’s WIHED Award remarks, 9/20/2016
by Andrew DeFranza Harborlight Community Partners', Andrew DeFranza, was among those honored at the Women's Institute for Housing and Economic […]
09.09.2016
One Pathway to Housing: Let’s Consider Zoning
By Robert Gillis Local town and city zoning ordinances reflect a community's desire to maintain its character and stability. This […]
07.21.2016
Look in the mirror
By Jason Silva To me, it's actually pretty simple. People deserve a safe place to live and call home. Let's […]
05.27.2016
Excerpt of Andrew’s UU Church of Essex sermon, given 4/17/16
[caption id="attachment_5477" align="alignright" width="300"] The DeFranza FamilyAndrew, Eden (8), Megan, Loren (10)[/caption] This Housing Matters Blog post is excerpted from […]