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.
70 communities
engaged through MEI
3,000 people
activated in 2024
3 awards
since inception in 2018
Where We Work
Learn more about the 45 coalitions we’ve supported and their housing wins.
Acton
Agawam
Andover
Amherst
Arlington
Bedford
Berkshires
Braintree
Brewster
Brookline
Chatham
Chelsea
Dennis
Easthampton
Erving
Essex
Foxborough
Greenfield
Hull
Littleton
Lowell
Lynn
Medford
Milton
Montague
Needham
New Bedford
Newburyport
Newton
Northampton
Norwell
Orleans
Pittsfield
Revere
Roxbury
Salem
Swampscott
Truro
Waltham
Wellesley
Weston
Westport
Winchester
Worcester
MBTA Zoning Technical Assistance
CHAPA’s MBTA Zoning Technical Assistance initiative helps municipalities navigate new zoning regulations required by the MBTA Communities Law.
By providing resources and expert guidance, CHAPA helps communities embrace zoning opportunities and establish more equitable and accessible homes near public transit.