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About
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Homebuyer Education
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NeighborWorks® Southern Mass is an approved Housing Counseling Agency. NeighborWorks® Southern Mass is certified by MassHousing, the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Citizens for Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA).
Counseling
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If you are having trouble making mortgage paymentsand feel like you may be in danger of facing foreclosure, or if you need help with the mortgage modification process – don’t wait another moment to find help. At NeighborWorks® Southern Mass, OUR SERVICES ARE FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL.
Find a Home
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We identify the five steps to finding a home, and give you the tools you need to succeed.
Housing Development
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NeighborWorks® Southern Mass creates its real estate development projects as joint ventures with other nonprofits. NeighborWorks® Southern Mass recognizes the demand for special needs, transitional and permanent housing. Working in collaboration with other non-profits has allowed NWSOMA to develop housing for people and families without a home, battered women and their children, and developmentally handicapped and disabled adults. NeighborWorks® Southern Mass provides a variety of different developmental needs and services to the communities of the South Shore.
Housing Rehabilitation Program
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- Becoming a Contractor
- How to Apply
Lending
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- Down Payment Assistance
- Lead Removal
Our objective: To eliminate substandard living conditions and to do home improvement on single and multi family units. Grant funds must be used to address sanitary code violations, energy conservation goals and incipient violations. Read more about the types of lending available to you.

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Your donations make our work possible. The stories shared on this site, and thousands of other lives are changed for the better by your generosity.

Please use our secure online donation form to make a contribution or contact us if you need more information.

We also welcome donations by postal mail. Please mail checks to the following address if you would prefer not to use our online form:

Neighborworks Southern Mass

422 Washington Street

Quincy, MA 02169

Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Massachusetts Community Investment Tax Credit Program

We are very happy to share that through the State Community Investment Tax Credit Program, we are able to offer a 50% State tax credit for eligible donations of $1,000 or more. For more information about the program please visit any of the following links or you are also welcome to contact Juli Ford Alhadeff, Resource Development Director.

Community Investment Tax Credit Fact Sheet

Massachusetts Association of CDC’s CITC for Donors page

Commonwealth of Massachusetts CITC Webpage

Here is an example of how this tax credit works:

Minimum Investment: $1000
CITC State Tax Credit $500
Federal Tax Deduction (35%) $175
Total Tax Savings $675
Final out-of-pocket donation $325

Benefits to you:

Considerable Tax Credit
Both individuals and corporations can take advantage of the tax credit
Excess tax credit is refundable (ie: if you do not owe state taxes, you will receive your credit in the form of a refund)

US Veteran Finds A Home

David Ortega is a retired sergeant and Iraq War veteran, Ortega lives with his wife and four children in a four-bedroom, single-family Quincy home that NeighborWorks® Southern Mass and the City of Quincy purchased and renovated for veterans’ housing in 2013. Before they moved in, David and his family were homeless. “As a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, I am truly grateful for being able to provide my family with a safe and comfortable home,” Ortega said. “NeighborWorks® has just been awesome: My kids love the house, they have friends that sleep over and play in the backyard. It’s just been amazing. I could not ask for more.”
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