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Opportunity Communities, LLC
Housing and Community Development
Chelsea, Massachusetts 867 followers
OppCo drives better results by unlocking the potential of its members to create equitable communities.
About us
Through Opportunity Communities, community development non-profits leverage their combined resources to create administrative support and programmatic capacity in areas that benefit from scale and expertise. Control and governance remains local, guiding strategic direction, local programs, budget and assets. Without sacrificing local control, OppCo achieves a more sustainable, efficient and robust structure for community development activities to support stronger families, greater economic equality, and thriving communities that benefit all people. OppCo was launched in April 2018 by two experienced Greater Boston non-profits--Nuestra Comunidad and The Neighborhood Developers. In 2022, the North Shore CDC joined as our third member. Across the three organizations is a housing portfolio of 1,863 apartments, providing a stable home to over 3,780 low- and moderate-income individuals. Over time, as OppCo expands its membership, it expects to manage tenant services and asset management of 10,000 affordable homes and to support its members to diversify and accelerate their affordable housing production.
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http://www.oppcommunities.org
External link for Opportunity Communities, LLC
- Industry
- Housing and Community Development
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Chelsea, Massachusetts
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2018
- Specialties
- Affordable Housing, Asset Management, Resident Services, Real Estate Development, Community Development, Financial Management for Non-Profits, and HR for our Members
Locations
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c/o The Neighborhood Developers
4 Gerrish Ave.
Chelsea, Massachusetts 02150, US
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4 Gerrish Ave
Chelsea, Massachusetts 02150, US
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PO Box 190939
Roxbury, MA 02119, US
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96 Lafayette St
Salem, Massachusetts 01970, US
Employees at Opportunity Communities, LLC
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Opportunity Communities, LLC reposted this
I am honored to share that North Shore Community Development Coalition (NSCDC) has been recognized as the 2024 Community Partner of the Year by The Salem Pantry! 💓🙌 Our journey together began with providing a home for one of their first mobile pantry sites at our community center, Espacio, and now for The Market in one of our Light Houses Building on Leavitt Street. 🏠 It has been a privilege to support their incredible work and witness the positive impact they make in our community. Thank you, The Salem Pantry, for this recognition and for your dedication to nourishing and creating thriving communities. We are grateful for this partnership and look forward to continuing our collaborative efforts. 🤝 #CommunityPartner #NSCDC #SalemPantry #CommunityDevelopment #ThrivingCommunities #Gratitude #Partnership
A special shout out to our 2024 Community Partner of The Year: North Shore Community Development Coalition !💓 🙌 They’ve been with us from the start, providing a home for one of our first mobile pantry sites at their community center, Espacio, and now for The Market. 🏠 We are grateful to partner with them to nourish and create thriving communities. 🤝
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Congratulations to our member The Neighborhood Developers on this well-deserved award to help boost #affordablehousing production and preservation, preventing evictions and displacement.
TND is proud to announce that we have been awarded Massachusetts General Hospital/Mass General Brigham Community Health Impact Funding for our program focused on acquiring, upgrading, and permanently preserving multifamily properties as affordable, energy-efficient, and healthy homes. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e7azG-jj
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Such an inspiring post from a valued member of our Board of Managers!
Thanks to Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) for hosting an alumni symposium this past week, where one presentation pulled career lessons from endurance sports. Marathoners Jessica B. Lee and Kyle A. Ferachi discussed breaking challenges into chunks—26 miles is daunting, but if after 10 miles you tell yourself you can do that again, it adds up before you know it. I’m at the top of my second decade at my law firm, telling myself: “I just put in a decade; I can do that again.” Jessica and Kyle also explained that endurance sports require mental toughness. My mind goes to boxing, where fighters at the highest level try to break each other’s will. Last month, Oleksandr Usyk faced a man half a foot taller and 40 pounds heavier than himself in Tyson Fury and walked away with all the heavyweight belts. In the run up, Tyson called Usyk a rabbit that will run on fight night. Usyk responded: “I am not a heavyweight but … Rabbit is good animal.” Usyk found ways to let Fury spend himself in the ring. Fury looked good until he looked exhausted, and then Usyk pounced. In the words of Teddy Atlas, Usyk has a PhD in winning. Breaking down challenges that can psyche us out, and developing mental toughness to stay cool in the flames, are both high on the list of how to do hard things. Why not choose something easier? Banksy gets my motivation: “[Y]ou die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.” I’m not anxious about eventual death, but my name being said a last time gives me chills. What outlives us to say: we were here, we existed? No second death for Usyk, the 45th lineal heavyweight champion dating back to John Sullivan in 1892. Usyk won all the marbles at his natural weight class, then moved up to the flagship weight class as a small man among big men. By not choosing something easier, he’s now one of the greats. Except I’m coming to terms with not landing on a lineal heavyweight champion-type list—and not for lack for trying, particularly in music before law. So why not choose something easier? A meaningful run in at the symposium encouraged me to keep at it. Providence sat me next to William Barrow, whose great uncle is the 16th lineal heavyweight champion and longest reigning, eventually vacating the title through retirement instead of defeat, with 26 defenses over a decade plus. Joe Louis’ legacy of achievement is not lost on his great nephew, much like heavyweight contender Anthony Joshua recently said of his son: "I would ask him to probably look at accountancy because I think it’s good to understand numbers.” I feel seen! Our endurance sports are law, engineering, architecture, accounting. Of course, the hard work of being helpful is not limited to these disciplines. Greatness attained through service and becoming a go-to person to get things done is an equal opportunity aspiration. “I just put in a decade; I can do that again.”
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OppCo member The Neighborhood Developers and #Chelsea community residents welcomed leaders from the Federal Reserve System to the city last week. The visitors toured Chelsea and learned about local economic conditions and affordable housing challenges. Chelsea is a Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s Working Cities Challenge grant recipient. #affordablehousing
The Neighborhood Developers together with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, welcomed a delegation of 14 Federal Reserve Bank Presidents and Vice Presidents to Chelsea. Guests toured TND's 25 Sixth Street transit-oriented development, which includes 62 affordable homes under construction. They discussed federal-level interventions that could support housing production and learned about the Working Cities Challenge program. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/enbJXRhD We want to thank local leaders and allies who joined the event and/or participated as panelists in these important discussions: Rafael Mares, Jose Iraheta, Leslie Aldrich, Chrystal Kornegay, Marc Dohan, Rachel Heller, Tim Sullivan, Joanie Straussman Brandon, and Chelsea City Manager Fidel Maltez.
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We’re excited to announce that Opportunity Communities, LLC has been awarded a $15,000 grant by the Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation! This award will enable us to provide race, equity, diversity, and inclusion training for the staff and board, supporting our commitment to disrupting inequitable systems and advancing racial equity within our own organization, the community development sector, and the communities we serve. #diversity #dei #inclusion #equity #WhereEachRelationshipiMatters
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Opportunity Communities, LLC reposted this
🌟 This past Thursday we celebrated North Shore CDC's accomplishments with our amazing team, at our Annual Breakfast! 🌟 Huge shoutout to The fabulous Shantel Alix Fernandez for being named the 2025 Staff Member of the year for being an expceptjknak team player and going above and beyond her job supporting her peers and always being the voice of community engagement for our organization.🙌 Also cheers 🥂 to the Punto Restaurant and Art Tour team for being presented with the Creative Collaboration of the Year ! 🎨🌮👏👏 At North Shore Community Development Coalition we are dedicated to making bold investments in our diverse, creative staff, board, and community ambassadors to deepen our impact and connection with the communities we serve. Exciting things ahead for us! 🚀 #NorthShoreCDC #TeamAppreciation #CommunityImpact #StaffRecognition #DreamTeam 💼👏
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Opportunity Communities, LLC reposted this
Join us TONIGHT for an exciting virtual event hosted by The Neighborhood Developers and WOMEN ENCOURAGING EMPOWERMENT INC! We are honored to welcome acclaimed author Sandra Cisneros, renowned for her work including "The House on Mango Street." Don't miss this captivating conversation where Sandra will share valuable insights about her career and inspirations. 📅 Date: Wednesday, June 26th ⏲ Time: 7pm EST 🎤 Language: Spanish (English interpretation available) 💻 REGISTER HERE: https://lnkd.in/ehzn9var 📸 Photo credit: Keith Dannemiller
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Opportunity Communities, LLC reposted this
Check out the latest installment in the affordable housing series for ULI Boston/New England by HOU Chief Operating Officer Susan Connelly and Scott Pollack, President of the Board of Managers at Opportunity Communities, LLC! In this informative article, Susan and Scott are joined by Housing Navigator Massachusetts, Inc. Executive Director/Founder Jennifer Gilbert, and they delve into the importance and need for data, especially in policymaking. "This kind of granular level data is exactly what policymakers at all levels need to make better informed, data-driven decisions." Read more: https://lnkd.in/dAQ6NrK9.
As a career long affordable housing advocate and COO of Housing Opportunities Unlimited, I'm grateful that the Housing Navigator Massachusetts, Inc has filled a void and provides a single source of rental affordable housing. But what is affordable? Jennifer Gilbert joined Scott Pollack and me to pen this month's ULI Boston/New England series on our housing crisis. To read more, click the link: https://lnkd.in/euXT-die