Boston – MassHousing has awarded a total of $72,750 in grant funding to Link House, Inc. to modernize 65 affordable sober housing units in Salisbury and Amesbury for women and men in recovery.
The grants come from the Center for Community Recovery Innovations, Inc. (CCRI), a nonprofit subsidiary corporation of MassHousing that helps nonprofits create or preserve affordable sober housing in Massachusetts. The Marist Center for Women in Salisbury received $45,000 to help replace the roof on the building with 40 units of affordable sober housing for women in recovery. The Progress House in Amesbury received $27,750 to help replace the 25-unit building’s heating system, upgrade the sprinkler system and complete other improvements for the men in recovery there.
To date, CCRI has awarded more than $12 million in grants for the creation or preservation of more than 2,600 units of substance-free housing in 54 communities, serving recovery populations that include men, women, families, veterans, the homeless, and ex-offenders.
Gary Gastman, Link House executive director said, “These funds will greatly assist in our ability to make necessary repairs to our buildings that house 65 individuals who reside in safe, sober, and well-preserved properties. Our buildings are more than 70 years old and require constant upkeep, and the funds received from CCRI will help to directly preserve the number of beds available to adults seeking long-term sobriety in the Commonwealth.”
