Programs

  • Affordable Housing Support

    FOCUS OWNS AND MAINTAINS A BUILDING LOCATED AT 114 TEMPLE STREET, SOMERVILLE, MA WHICH PROVIDES HOUSING TO YOUNG WHO HAVE AGED OUT OF FOSTER CARE. THE BUILDING HAS 15 BEDROOMS AND A SHARED KITCHEN, DINING ROOM, LIVING ROOM AND PROGRAM SPACE. THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY FUNCTIONS ALSO INCLUDE MANY DIFFERENT ASPECTS INCLUDING:1) CONDUCTING ACTIVITIES THAT FACILITATE AND PROMOTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGH JOINT VENTURES AND/OR CONTRACTS WITH FOR-PROFIT AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT DEVELOPERS.2) SUPPORTING THE RESIDENTS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGH SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES.3) PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO YOUNG ADULTS THROUGH HOSTELING, SO THAT THEY MAY GAIN A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLE.4) FUNDING TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Oct 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $293.7K

  • Program 1 [2025]

    WITH THE SALE OF ITS BUILDING IN OCTOBER 2023, FOCUS IS NOW TRYING TO DIRECT ITS PROGRAMMING TO THE PRODUCTION OF HOUSING THROUGH WORKING WITH NON-PROFIT AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO PRODUCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Oct 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $0