History

The Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance formed in 1994 as the result of a merger of two longstanding housing organizations in Worcester.

The Housing Information Center began as a tenant's rights organizing group and grew in its well-known location on Millbury Street to provide an array of services including tenant/landlord housing counseling and elder home repair programming.

The Worcester Committee on Homelessness and Housing formed in the early 1980's just as homelessness was becoming a visible issue on the streets of Worcester. The Committee’s strong advocacy in the community resulted in the start-up of what is now a well-coordinated homeless shelter and service network in Worcester. The Committee operated one direct service program, the Donations Clearinghouse

Purpose

The 1994 merger creating CMHA blended the complimentary missions of HIC and WCHH providing more efficient service delivery, greater community coordination and a strengthened advocacy program. CMHA expanded its service delivery and coordinating efforts from a focus on the City of Worcester to include all of Worcester County.  To read more about what CMHA does, please continue on to our Programs.