We are building a coalition to address the housing challenges throughout the Berkshires. Our group of housing professionals, community leaders & stakeholders, and municipal leaders have begun to strategize solutions on issues like:

Aging housing stock-NIMBYism-zoning-short term rentals-housing prices

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR EFFORTS

**OUR OFFICE IS OPEN FOR WALK-IN VISITS TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY 9AM-3PM

PLEASE CONSIDER USING OUR WEBSITE, CALLING, OR EMAILING FOR ASSISTANCE.**

Housing Consumer Education Center (HCEC)

(Emergency Financial Assistance)

Application for funding assistance

Section 8 Apartment Rental Assistance

Elderly Housing

Individual & Family Housing

First Time Home Buyers & Home Owners

BHSI Property Management

Housing & Community Development

NATIONAL GRID CUSTOMERS: CLICK HERE for info on help with winter energy bills
EVERSOURCE CUSTOMERS: CLICK HERE for info on help with winter energy bills

Mass.gov COVID Response for tenants, landlords & homeowners:  Moratorium on evictions and foreclosures forms and other resources

Are you experiencing a housing crisis?

 

  • Are you late on your rent?
  • Experiencing an inability to pay future rent?
  • Are you being evicted?
  • Are you homeless?
  • Are you a homeowner behind in your mortgage?
  • Are your utilities shut off?

Apply for funds directly here:

 

STEP ONE: 

Williamstown Residents (tenants & home owners) – CLICK HERE (WERAP / WEMAP Funds application)

For all other Berkshire County towns, CLICK HERE (RAFT application) Available in other languages

Landlords:  To apply on behalf of a tenant – CLICK HERE  (RAFT Application) Available in other languages

Don't forget your intake form!

Although you can apply for the funds directly, don’t forget the intake form.  We want to be sure you benefit from all the services and guidance available at our Housing Consumer Education Center (HCEC).

 

STEP TWO:     

HCEC Intake Form
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Let’s get started!

Our Mission

Through collaboration and innovation, Berkshire Housing will find solutions to housing for all people across the communities of Berkshire County.  We are good neighbors, great navigators, and allies to all.

About Us

BHDC is a private non profit organization that serves all of Berkshire County, MA. Since its founding in 1971, it has focused on improving the lives of our residents by creating affordable housing, providing housing services and programs and helping communities access and administer community development projects.

We Are:  Good Neighbors . Creative Innovators . Committed Partners . Determined Navigators