News & Awards

Acting on behalf of WinnCompanies, the Connected Communities Foundation (CCF) has coordinated successful applications that led to more than $60,000 in grant awards through the MassHousing Food and Nutrition Program, benefiting seven affordable housing communities owned by WinnCompanies in Massachusetts.

The Connected Communities Foundation (CCF), a Boston-based non-profit dedicated to advancing community-based programs for affordable housing residents, has promoted Katherine “Katie” Baker to serve as its Head of Operations.

For American families today, building assets is the strongest predictor of financial well-being and economic mobility. Assets — ranging from savings accounts to basic investments — cushion times of distress and provide the capital to move families forward in education, homeownership and small business development.

In 2019, a large affordable housing operator implemented a unique program meant to reduce evictions across its properties. Several years, one pandemic, and an economic downturn later, we check in to see how the landlord—and the tenants—are faring.

Alexa Washburn has been appointed chief development officer at National CORE, a nonprofit developer serving more than 25,000 residents.

WinnCompanies, a leading developer, owner, and manager of multifamily communities, has launched Connected Communities Foundation (CCF), a nonprofit dedicated to supporting opportunities and tracking outcomes for affordable housing residents across the country.

Facing ongoing rent collection challenges, apartment building owners should expect significant changes in 2023 when it comes to eviction processing and housing stability. In fact, multifamily operators risk seeing many pandemic-era tenant protection policies become the rule on federal, state and local levels.

The firm’s new Housing Stability Program will support 160,000 individuals living in 600 residential communities owned or managed by the company’s property management arm, WinnResidential, in 16 states and Washington, D.C. WinnResidential operates 61,000 apartments in Arizona, California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, and Virginia.