The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development offers housing vouchers to non-elderly disabled families to help qualifying families pay their rent. Those in these programs may also qualify for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, a service that provides money to pay utilities.
Phone: (877) 764-5798
Counseling and education regarding tenant and landlord rights and responsibilities. Eligibility may apply.
Phone: (508) 752-5519
Address: 6 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01605
The Fitchburg Housing Authority provides subsidized housing and rental assistance. Eligibility based primarily on household income.
Phone: (978) 537-5300
Address: 100 Main Street, Leominster, MA 01453
Assists owners facing foreclosure to stabilize housing through a variety of resources including finding other housing.
Phone: (978) 343-5706
Address: 356B Broad Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Making Opportunities Count (MOC) Emergency Rental Assistance provides cash to assist renters facing eviction. Funding is limited and not always available. Eligibility varies and must have a 14 day notice to quit.
Phone: (978) 343-5706
Address: 356B Broad Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420
NewVue offers certified first-time homebuyer education classes will teach you the basics of preparation for the home purchase process. The classes are for individuals and families interested in purchasing a home.
Phone: (978) 342-9561 / (888) 978-6261
Address: 470 Main Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420
NewVue has focused on helping small businesses reopen and launching an eviction prevention program so tenants can stay in their apartments and homeowners will not lose their home to foreclosure.
Phone: (978) 288-0210
Address: 470 Main Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Email: relief@nvcomm.org
NewVue's National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program offers counseling and assistance with loan modifications or refinance programs. The program also support homeowners facing foreclosure.
Phone: (978) 342-9561
Address: 470 Main Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420
The Partners for Community provide financial assistance for home/rental heating costs for homeowners & renters. Call to confirm all required documentation that must be provided to determine eligibility.
Phone: (978) 342-4520
Address: 473 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Fitchburg MA 01420
RCAP Solutions' Housing Consumer Education Center provides housing counseling and referrals for a wide range of housing issues. Eligibility varies depending on housing needs. Please note that their office is currently closed to walk-ins. Please call and schedule an appointment for an in-person visit.
Phone: (978) 630-6771
Address: 191 May St, Worcester, MA 01602
Email: hcecedu@rcapsolutions.org
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) pursues enforcement action in cases of housing discrimination. For anyone with a fair housing complaint.
Phone: (800) 827-5005
Address: Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Federal Building, 10 Causeway Street, Rm 321,
Boston, MA 02111
Email: complaints_office_01@hud.gov
The Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund was established by legislation in 2000 to help families bear the excessive financial burdens associated with the care of children with special health care needs and disabilities. The Division for Special Health Needs Community Support Line can help.
Phone: (1-800) 882-1435
Low income rural homeowners may receive funds to make substantial home repairs, or to remove health and safety hazards. The Home Repair Program also provides funds to make a home accessible to someone with disabilities. Homeowners 62 years and older are eligible for grants, other low income families and individuals may receive loans at a 1% interest rate.
Phone (State Office): (413) 253-4300
Phone (Central MA/North Shore): (508) 829-4477
Individuals eligible for services for the Department of Developmental Services may be eligible to receive adaptive housing services through the Family Support Program. Contact the DDS North Central Area Office for more information.
Phone: (978) 342-2140
Address: 49 Nursery Lane, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Veterans with service disabilities can receive funds to modify their homes. The Specially Adapted Housing Program allows veterans with a service related disability to receive a grant of not more than 50% of cost of specially adapted housing unit or to a max of $60,000. The funds may be used to build, buy or modify a home.
Phone: (800) 827-1000
The Homeowner Rehabilitation Program from the Fitchburg Department of Housing provides inspection and repair of owner-occupied, one- to three-family homes. Assistance is offered as low- or no-interest paying or deferred loans. Primary eligibility is based on household income. Property must be owner-occupied.
Phone: (978) 829-1897
Address: Fitchburg Public Library, 166 Boulder Drive, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Homes for Our Troops is a non-profit, non-partisan, 501 (c)(3) organization founded in 2004. The organization assists severely injured Servicemen and Women and their immediate families by raising donations of money, building materials and professional labor and then coordinating the process of building a new home or adapting an existing home for accessibility.
Phone: (1-866) 787-6677 / (1-866) 7-TROOPS
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development offers the Massachusetts Community Development Block Grant Program, a federally-funded program designed to help small cities and towns meet a broad range of community development initiatives. Some communities may chose to use these funds for home modifications or home repairs.
Regional Administrator: Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.
Phone: (617) 994-8200
Address: 10 Causeway Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02222-1092
In Massachusetts, federal money from Title VII Part B funding is made available to many of the Independent Living Centers (ILC) in Massachusetts for the purchase of equipment and services to assist people to maintain or achieve independence. Contact the Worcester Center for Living and Working ILC for more information.
Phone: (508) 798-0350
Address: 484 Main Street, Suite 345, Worcester, MA 01608
The Massachusetts Assistive Technology Loan Program (ATLP) provides low-interest loans to qualified people with disabilities and their families to purchase assistive technology devices and services that will help them lead more independent lives. If you are not financially eligible for home modifications under the HMLP, you may be able to apply to the ATLP.
Program Director: Leonidas Tonevski
Phone: (1-800) 244-2756 ext. 428 or 431
Address: 601 River Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420
The Massachusetts State-Funded Home Modification Loan Program provides loans to make modifications to the primary, permanent residence of elders, adults with disabilities, and families with children with disabilities. The modifications to be made to the residence must be necessary to allow the beneficiary to remain in the home and must relate to their ability to function on a daily basis.
Program Director: Susan Gillam
Phone: (1-866) 500-5599
Email: sgillam@cedac.org
Mass Housing is the state's affordable housing bank. They lend money at rates below the conventional market to support affordable rental and home ownership opportunities for low- and moderate-income residents of Massachusetts. The Home Improvement Loan Program provides funds to make general, non-luxury improvements to your property, which include necessary home modifications.
Phone: (617) 854-1000
The Making Opportunities Count (MOC) Lead Poisoning Prevention program provides education and information about lead poisoning and lead poisoning prevention to the public and connects residents to resources about how to de-lead and renovate safely and legally.
Phone: (978) 345-7040
Address: 601 River Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420
The Rehabilitation Technology Department’s Adaptive Housing Program at the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission serves consumers with disabilities who are pursuing vocational/employment goals with needs for home modification.
Program Director: Eugene Blumkin
Phone: (617)-204-3721
Email: eugene.blumkin@state.ma.us
NewVue's Get the Lead Out program assists homeowners with removing hazardous lead paint from their homes. Eligibility varies depending on income, type of housing and family composition.
Phone: (202) 342-9561
Address: 470 Main Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420
RCAP Solutions' Home Modification Loan Program provides funds to make access and egress improvements, enable individuals to remain independent and make structural improvements affecting the safety of individuals and caregivers. Must qualify as disabled, cognitive, developmental, environmental sensitivity and neurological disabled persons and their families. Borrowers must reside in the home being modified.
Phone: (978) 630-6725
Address: 191 May Street, Worcester, MA 01602
Email: rperdicaro@rcapsolutions.org
Rebuilding Together is a nonprofit organization, using community resources and volunteers to provide free home modifications and repairs for elders and individuals with disabilities.
Phone: (202) 518-3100
Address: 999 N. Capitol Street NE, Suite 330, Washington, DC 20002