Fair Housing Commission - City of Holyoke

Choosing where you live is a right.

Here are some excellent resources if you have questions or concerns about Fair Housing, housing discrimination, access to housing, or landlord/tenant rights.

MA Fair Housing Center

HUD Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

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Have you found Closed Doors When Looking for Housing? English & Spanish

Fair Housing Domestic Violence Victims

Fair Housing Sexual Orientation

Fair Housing HIV-AIDS

Vivienda justa para individuos con VIH/SIDA

Fair Housing Physical Disabilities

Vivienda justa para individuos con discapacidades fisicas

Fair Housing Mental Disabilities

Fair Housing Mental Disabilities Espanol

Fair Housing Families with Children

Discriminacion contra familias con ninos

Fair Housing for Individuals Receiving Public or Housing Assistance

Fair Housing Public or Housing Assistance Espanol

The Fair Housing Commission works to eliminate discrimination and increase access to housing through investigation and enforcement, affirmative marketing, and inter-agency coordination.

Fair Housing and Equity Assessment

Fair Housing Commission

Mr.. Aaron Vega, Director, Planning and Economic Development

Mr. Matthew Mainville, Director, Holyoke Housing Authority

Ms. Nilka Ortiz, Executive Assistant to the Mayor

Mr. Gregory Virgilio, Virgilio Property Management

TBD, City Councilor

Ms. Alicia Zoeller, Administrator, Office for Community Development

Mr. Richard Romboletti, Community Member

Ms. Betsy Misch, Community Member

Holyoke Community Preservation Act Committee Seeking Applications for FY26 Grant Cycle

Posted on June 25, 2025

The City of Holyoke Community Preservation Act Committee is pleased to announce the opening of their FY26 grant cycle. Potential applicants are invited to submit eligibility application forms by August 15th. Created by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 2000 and adopted by the City of Holyoke in 2016, the purpose of the CPA is to support Historic...

High & Maple Street Corridor Improvement Project

Posted on June 6, 2025

The City of Holyoke, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), will be holding a Public Information Meeting to discuss proposed improvements along High Street and Maple Street, between South Street and Lyman Street, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 5:30 PM at the Holyoke Public Library, 250 Chestnut Street, Holyoke, MA 01040....

City FY25 Paving Program – Substantially Complete

Posted on June 5, 2025

The FY25 Paving Program is now substantially complete with permanent line striping scheduled to be complete by the end of June 2025. Streets included in the FY25 Paving Program included: • South Street (from Northampton St to High Street) • Beech Street (from Northampton Street to Ladd Street) – • Linden Street (from Beech Street...