<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px">We are pleased to announce that CHAPA is currently seeking 2-3 additional communities under our </span><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px">Municipal Engagement Initiative </strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px">and 3-4 communities under our </span><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px">MEI Lite Program</strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px">. Municipal governments and community organizations throughout the Commonwealth are encouraged to submit an </span><a href="https://chapa.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a3962742b61f736a737a6125&id=670e93fcee&e=711fd55b0c" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,102,102);font-weight:bold;font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px">application</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px">. </span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px"><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px"><em>Applicants must submit an electronic copy of the application to Dana LeWinter, Director of Municipal Engagement, at </em></strong><a href="mailto:dlewinter@chapa.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,102,102);font-weight:bold;font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px"><strong><em>dlewinter@chapa.org</em></strong></a><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px"><em> by 5 PM on Thursday, October 28, 2021. </em></strong><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px"><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px">About the CHAPA Municipal Engagement Initiative</strong><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px">CHAPA’s Municipal Engagement Initiative seeks to build support for affordable housing production in communities across the Commonwealth. CHAPA staff will work with community groups and municipalities to conduct public education efforts in support of housing production, with an emphasis on affordable housing. Staff will work with communities to develop strategies that work within the context of each community. This initiative will also work in concert with the efforts of other organizations providing technical assistance and other support to communities.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px"><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px">To learn more about the Initiative and to obtain an application, please go to </span><a href="https://chapa.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6a3962742b61f736a737a6125&id=7d7957c3a6&e=711fd55b0c" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,102,102);font-weight:bold;font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px">CHAPA's Municipal Engagement Initiative webpage.</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:14px"> </span><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,102,102);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dana LeWinter</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,102,102);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Director of Municipal Engagement
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