HAP, Inc.

www.haphousing.org

Peter Gagliardi, Executive Director
pgagliardi@haphousing.org

322 Main Street
Springfield, MA 01105

Phone: (413) 233-1500

HAP began providing housing assistance to the people Hampshire and Hampden counties in western Massachusetts in 1973. Originally established to provide innovative forms of assistance to families seeking to rent affordable housing, HAP now provides a wide variety of services to tenants, homeowners, homebuyers, and rental property owners. It has participated in the development of 35 completed projects with 830 affordable homes (including 70 homes for sale to low- and moderate-income first time buyers) for families, elderly, and people with disabilities. Principal activities include rental assistance programs, homebuyer education and financial assistance, affordable housing development and management, housing counseling, landlord education, housing rehabilitation, emergency shelter and transitional housing.