Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development New England Regional
Administrator Juana B. Matias, and
other officials attend grant announcement at the affordable senior
living site
REVERE,
Mass., June 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --
Hebrew SeniorLife's Jack Satter House held ceremonies on
June 10th to announce the
receipt of an up to $20 million grant
to its Revere supportive housing
community to provide efficiency and climate resilience
improvements. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
awarded this grant in December as part of its Green and Resilient
Retrofit Program (GRRP).
About the Grant
As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, a key
pillar of Bidenomics, HUD announced in December $173.9 million in new loans and grants under GRRP
Comprehensive and Elements categories.
The awards will support energy efficiency, electrification,
clean energy, low-embodied carbon materials, and climate resilience
improvements in 30 HUD-assisted multifamily properties, including
3,070 rental homes for low-income individuals and families. These
investments will help tackle the climate crisis and support
equitable economic development in American communities as part of
President Biden's Investing in America agenda and historic
environmental justice agenda.
GRRP grant and loan funding will improve residents' quality of
life by expanding energy efficiency, reducing climate pollution,
generating renewable energy, promoting the use of green building
materials, improving indoor air quality, and enhancing climate
resilience.
These awards include the first set of awards made under the
GRRP's Comprehensive category, which provides funding to properties
with the highest need for climate resilience and energy efficiency
upgrades. All 19 properties receiving Comprehensive awards serve
low-income residents and roughly half serve seniors.
Speakers/attendees at the event included:
- Democratic Whip Katherine Clark
- Regional Assistant for Senator Edward
J. Markey Mark Lannigan
- HUD New England Regional Administrator Juana B. Matias
- State Representative Jessica
Giannino
- State Representative Jeffrey
Turco
- Acting Secretary at Executive Office of Elder Affairs Robin
Lipson
- Revere Mayor Patrick Keefe, Jr.
- Revere City Council Vice President Ira
Novoselsky
- Revere City Councilor At-Large Robert J. Haas, III
- Revere Ward 5 City Councilor Angela
Guarino-Sawaya
- Hebrew SeniorLife Board Chair Richard
J. Henken.
"For nearly five decades, the Jack Satter House has been a
beacon of hope and belonging for so many of our seniors," said
Democratic Whip Katherine Clark. "This funding represents an
investment in the future of this community and a commitment to
ensuring its services continue for many more years to come. I
remain committed to bringing home the resources we need to support
our seniors, clean up our air, and brace our homes against the
impacts of climate change."
"I am thrilled to announce the award for the Green and Resilient
Retrofit Program Grant award that HUD is presenting to Jack Satter
House for $20 million," said HUD New
England Regional Administrator Juana B.
Matias. "This program will support projects that reduce
carbon emissions, improve utility efficiency, enhance indoor air
quality, and otherwise improve the climate resilience of this
building and many other HUD-assisted properties throughout the
country."
"For years the Jack Satter House has provided seniors along
Revere Beach the opportunity to live and age in a community,
affordably and with dignity. Now they are demonstrating how senior
housing can be resilient and sustainable," said Senator
Edward J. Markey (via Regional
Assistant Mark Lannigan).
"Today is a great day for the City of
Revere, and it's an unbelievable day for the residents of
Hebrew SeniorLife's Jack Satter House," said Revere Mayor Patrick
Keefe, Jr.
"I am proud to see Hebrew SeniorLife not only grow its
affordable housing portfolio but also find ways to partner with HUD
to invest in critical greening initiatives like this," said Hebrew
SeniorLife Board Chair Richard
Henken. "Jack Satter House and its residents will benefit
from this grant for years to come."
"Hebrew SeniorLife is committed to creating new affordable
housing with the highest level of energy-efficient construction
standards and to renovating our existing infrastructure to mitigate
the impacts of climate change and plan for future generations of
residents in our communities," said Hebrew SeniorLife Executive
Vice President of Senior Living Kim
Brooks. "Receiving the Green and Resilient Retrofit
Program grant ensures that our Revere community can continue to evolve to
meet the needs of today and tomorrow."
"Jack Satter House is a vibrant, active, thriving community
where our residents can age with programs and services to meet
their needs," said Jack Satter House Executive Director
Steve Post. "Thank you to the
Department of Housing and Urban Development for your partnership to
allow Jack Satter House to make the necessary improvements for our
current and future residents."
About Jack Satter House
Jack Satter House, located at 420 Revere Beach Boulevard,
Revere, MA, is a U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) subsidized senior
supportive housing community with 266 apartments. Residency is open
to all age and income-qualified persons in accordance with the Fair
Housing Act which prohibits discrimination based on race, color,
religion, sexual orientation or gender identity, national origin,
disability, and familial status.
Located directly across the boulevard from Revere Beach, Jack
Satter House has panoramic Atlantic Ocean views from almost every
apartment. The community follows Hebrew SeniorLife's model of
service-enriched housing, which includes supports that keep
residents healthy, active, and engaged so they can continue to
thrive. This includes resident-driven social, educational, and
intergenerational programming. Boston-based Jack
Satter, who made a gift that named the community, introduced
"Fenway Franks" and "Yankee Franks,"
and was a limited partner in the New York Yankees and a
philanthropist who died in 2014.
About Hebrew SeniorLife
Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard
Medical School, is a national senior services leader
uniquely dedicated to rethinking, researching, and redefining the
possibilities of aging. Hebrew SeniorLife cares for more than 4,500
seniors a day across seven campuses throughout Greater Boston. Locations include: Hebrew
Rehabilitation Center-Boston and Hebrew Rehabilitation
Center-NewBridge in Dedham; NewBridge on the Charles,
Dedham; Orchard Cove,
Canton; Simon C. Fireman
Community, Randolph; Center Communities of Brookline, Brookline; Jack Satter House, Revere; and Leyland Community, Dorchester. Founded in 1903, Hebrew SeniorLife
also conducts influential research into aging at the Hinda and
Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, which has a portfolio
of more than $98 million, making it
one of the largest gerontological research facilities in the U.S.
in a clinical setting. It also trains more than 500 geriatric care
providers each year. For more information about Hebrew SeniorLife,
visit our website or follow us on
our blog, Facebook, Instagram, Threads,
and LinkedIn.
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