Municipal Engagement
Initiative
CHAPA’s award-winning Municipal Engagement Initiative (MEI) works with cities and towns across Massachusetts to ensure everyone — from the Berkshires to the Cape & Islands — has the tools to say yes to more affordable housing in their communities.
Through local coalition building, MEI works with residents on the ground to change the conversation and create healthy, equitable, affordable, and vibrant communities.
45 communities
engaged in local coalition building
2,000+ people
activated in 2025
3 awards
since inception in 2018
Where We Work
Learn more about the 45 coalitions we’ve supported and their housing wins.