Pressley Celebrates $500,000 Federal Investment for Senior Housing Community in Mattapan
MATTAPAN, Mass. — U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley joined local officials, community leaders and residents last week to celebrate $500,000 in federal funding for the construction of the Brooke House Village Center, a multi-generational community space that will serve residents of the future Brooke House senior housing development and the broader Mattapan community.
The funding, secured by Pressley through the Fiscal Year 2024 federal spending package signed into law by President Joe Biden, will support the village center on the ground floor of the Brooke House senior living community. The space will host resident services, fitness classes, lifelong learning opportunities, arts and cultural programming, and front desk services for residents and members of the surrounding Olmsted Village community.
During the visit, Pressley led a roundtable discussion with leaders from 2Life Communities, elected officials, community organizations and residents.
“Families in the Massachusetts 7th and across the…