It was a glorious, sunny day in late September for our second annual Community at Bat fundraising softball game at Memorial Field, in Great Barrington. Broadcast live on WSBS, the afternoon was spirited with play-by-play announcing by Rep. Smitty Pignatelli, Jack...

On a beautiful night at the end of August, CDCSB hosted its top donors and supporters at a special event at Tanglewood. The evening began with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres on the lawn with a lively conversation about CDCSB's continuing good work. Attendees later had...

CDCSB held its 2018 Annual Meeting on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at 8:30, at the Congregational Church at 251 Main Street Great Barrington, MA 01230. A short business meeting and project updates, was followed by a conversation with Joe Kreisberg, President of the...

Salisbury Bank in Lakeville, CT, has granted CDCSB $5,000 to further its work in creating affordable housing and fostering the creation of jobs in the community. “There continues to be a need for affordable housing in our local communities and we are pleased to...

Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation has made a $1,000 grant to CDCSB, funding its work building low-moderate income housing and creating jobs in the Berkshires. This grant will support the organization by growing its general fund to expand staff and further our...

Rural Local Initiatives Support Corporation (Rural LISC) has granted $16,235 to CDCSB to fund our work building low-moderate income housing and creating jobs. This grant will provide capacity-building support for our work in incorporating environmentally healthy...

This month we are sad to say goodbye to Sarah, our AmeriCorps member, who has been with us for the past 10 months. She has worked hard organizing outreach events, managing affordable housing development projects, and has become our go-to person for all statistics. She...

The Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has awarded approximately $15.4 million in funding to CDCSB for Bentley Apartments at 100 Bridge Street in Great Barrington. These funds will provide the final financing for the $17.2 million...

CDCSB has taken a major step forward in addressing the need for affordable housing in the southern Berkshires with the purchase of an eight-acre site located at 910 South Main Street, Great Barrington. Plans are underway to build 40-50 affordable apartments. The site...