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Posted: March 11, 2009
MassHousing approves $50,000 funding for Steppingstone, Inc.
MassHousing has approved $50,000 in funding for the renovation and preservation of affordable sober housing for women. The MassHousing funding will also leverage a matching $50,000 grant from a private foundation.
The MassHousing grant for Steppingstone, Inc., will come from the Center for Community Recovery Innovations, Inc. (CCRI), a nonprofit subsidiary corporation of MassHousing that creates and preserves affordable sober housing in Mass. for recovering substance abusers.
The CCRI funding will help fund renovations for Steppingstone, including upgrades to an electrical system and the replacement of flooring and a ramp for the disabled.
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