North Central Massachusetts Housing Authorities

What North Central Massachusetts Housing Authorities does

North Central Massachusetts Housing Authorities is a regional administrative entity that manages public housing operations. Each town maintains its board of commissioners, while NCM coordinates centralized services, including property maintenance, applicant and resident support, and landlord engagement. The organization aims to provide affordable housing throughout the region.

Name

North Central Massachusetts Housing Authorities

Legal name

Leominster Housing Authority

Website

https://ncmhousing.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

North Central Massachusetts Housing Authorities offers secure housing for families, elderly, and disabled in North Central MA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Housing Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs (925110), Residential Property Managers (531311), Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (53111), Administration of Housing Programs (92511)

SIC

Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors (6510), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Public & Affordable Housing Programs (Subsidies, Vouchers, Public Housing) (BPAIANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Voucher & Rental Assistance Programs (Tenant-Based/Project-Based) (FSALAKAI), Affordable & Subsidized Housing Property Management (LIHTC, Section 8) (BPAJAFAD), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), Fair Housing, Compliance & Housing Program Oversight (FSALAKAN), Affordable Housing Property Management (BPAJAGAJ)

Keywords

• Public housing programs
• Affordable housing services
• Section 8 vouchers
• Housing assistance payments
• Elderly disabled housing

Headquarters

HQ city

Leominster

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Housing Assistance (HUD): The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program is federally funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) are issued to landlords on behalf of eligible tenants.
2. State Government Funding: State-aided public housing programs are funded by the Massachusetts state government through the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). Programs include elderly/disabled housing and family housing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

North Central Massachusetts Housing Authorities manages affordable rental housing for low-income families, elderly persons, and disabled individuals across five housing authorities in north central Massachusetts. The organization delivers the federally-funded Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program and state-aided Public Housing Programs, administers tenant rent calculations based on income percentages, and provides property management, resident services, and landlord partnership services for the Section 8 program. Affiliated entities include the Leominster Development Corporation for affordable housing development and the Eugene J Capoccia Community Center for after-school academic programming.

Product overview

North Central Massachusetts Housing Authorities operates as a consortium managing five separate housing authorities (Leominster, Lunenburg, Sterling, West Boylston, and Holden) plus the Leominster Development Corporation. The organization provides affordable housing through Public Housing units across multiple properties, the federally-funded Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, and the Family Self-Sufficiency Program. Additional services include the Eugene J Capoccia Community Center (after-school academic program), the Leominster Development Corporation (affordable housing development non-profit), and landlord partnership services for Section 8 rentals. All programs are governed by separate Boards of Commissioners with shared administrative services through the main office in Leominster.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Housing Program Rental housing for eligible low-income families, elderly, and persons with disabilities provided through state-aided and federally-funded public housing units across Leominster, Lunenburg, Sterling, West Boylston, and Holden. Residents pay 27-32% of total income toward rent.
• Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program Federally funded rental assistance program administered by HUD that helps low-income families, senior citizens, and people with disabilities afford decent housing in the private market. Participants pay 30-40% of gross income toward rent while the federal government pays the difference to the landlord.
• Family Self-Sufficiency Program Program enabling families assisted through Section 8 and Public Housing to increase earned income and reduce dependency on welfare and rental subsidies through education, job training, counseling, and social service assistance.
• Leominster Development Corporation (LDC) Affordable Housing Development Non-profit entity developing and preserving affordable housing in the community, including three multi-family homes opened in 1998 and Rockwell Village, a 14-unit townhome development opened in 2008 in downtown Leominster.
• Eugene J Capoccia Community Center (EJC) After-School Program After-school academic learning center at Allencrest Apartments providing homework help, remediation, and educational enrichment to 56 students ages 5-16 in Leominster.
• Section 8 Landlord Partnership Services Services connecting Section 8 landlords with renters including property listings through affordablehousing.com and GoSection8.com, rental assistance processing, housing inspections, and Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) contract management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Public housing rent set at 27-32% of income, significantly below market rates
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Leominster CFCEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeominster Consolidated Family and Community Engagement program partners with the Eugene J Capoccia Community Center to provide programming for students and the community. CFCE is a grant program funded through the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
• Leominster PCHPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeominster PCHP provides programming for the EJC Community Center and the broader community, working collaboratively with the housing authority's educational initiatives.
• affordablehousing.comcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAffordablehousing.com is the largest rental-listing service for the Section 8 housing market, servicing families, landlords, and public housing agencies across the United States. The housing authority has partnered with them for apartment and rental property listings to help landlords advertise to Section 8 renters.
• GoSection8.comcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe housing authority has partnered with GoSection8.com for apartment and rental property listings, providing a platform for Section 8 participants to find available housing in the community.
• MASSNAHROcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMassachusetts Regional Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials manages the centralized waiting list from which housing authorities draw names for eligibility determination.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Boston Housing Authority: The largest public housing authority in Massachusetts, also administering Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers and public housing units for low-income families, elderly, and disabled persons. It performs the same core HUD-administered functions as NCM at substantially larger scale, making it a direct functional analog.
• Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (Massachusetts DHCD): The Massachusetts state agency that funds state-aided public housing programs and oversees local housing authorities including NCM. Functions as the upstream regulator/funder for NCM's state-aided housing programs and is comparable as a public-sector housing administrator.

Direct peers

• Worcester Housing Authority: Regional public housing authority in central Massachusetts administering federal public housing and Section 8 voucher programs. Operates in a comparable mid-sized Massachusetts city market and runs similar programs (public housing units, voucher administration, family self-sufficiency).
• Cambridge Housing Authority: Massachusetts public housing authority managing state-aided and federal public housing units plus the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. Operates with a similar mix of elderly/disabled housing, family housing, and affordable housing development functions as NCM.
• Lowell Housing Authority: Nearby north-of-Boston public housing authority providing Section 8 vouchers, state-aided elderly/disabled and family housing, and self-sufficiency programming. Similar mix of municipal-level housing programs serving comparable low-income populations.
• Springfield Housing Authority: Western Massachusetts public housing authority operating federal public housing, Section 8 vouchers, and supportive housing programs under HUD oversight. Comparable operating model with state-aided elderly/disabled and family housing components.

Others

• MASSNAHRO: Massachusetts chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials; manages the centralized waiting list from which housing authorities including NCM draw applicant names. Acts as a coordinating industry body and operational counterpart for the consortium's housing-voucher pipeline.

Regional players

• Fall River Housing Authority: Public housing authority serving a different Massachusetts region (South Coast) but performing the same HUD-funded functions: federal public housing units, Section 8 voucher administration, elderly/disabled housing, and resident services. Comparable scope and program mix at a regional scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/North-Central-Mass-Housing-Authorities-100085114132743
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sterling-housing-authority

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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