Way Finders

About Way Finders

Way Finders’ mission is to build and advocate for a thriving and equitable region by improving the stability and economic mobility of families and individuals and developing and managing a wide range of housing to support strong communities. Since 1973, Way Finders has worked to eliminate family homelessness, increase the supply of affordable housing, and develop neighborhoods where all people have access to equitable resources and the opportunity to live with dignity.

Way Finders—in partnership with local businesses, municipalities, nonprofit agencies, and the state—develops affordable housing in western Massachusetts and delivers critical services to support low-income residents and the communities they call home. Our focal points: stable housing, economic mobility, and community building. We have developed more than 1,300 units of affordable housing through new construction, adaptive reuse, and rehabilitation. Our services include emergency housing assistance; permanent supportive and transitional housing; rental assistance; foreclosure prevention; employment support services; fair housing outreach and education; family self-sufficiency programs; financial and homebuyer education; property management; coordinated resident services, and community building and engagement initiatives.

Way Finders is a chartered member of NeighborWorks®America and a regional administrator for federal, state, and local rental assistance, employment assistance, and emergency housing assistance programs. We are a HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agency, a regional Housing Consumer Education Center (HCEC), and a regional provider of the HUD-funded Fair Housing Education and Outreach Program. Way Finders is approved to offer homebuyer education through CHAPA's Homeownership Collaborative, MHP, and MassHousing. We are also a partner in UMass Donahue Institutes’ multi-year Greater Springfield Regional Housing Analysis.