2010 Ricanne Hadrian award for Excellence in Organizing
awarded by Massachusetts Association of CDCs to Dorchester
Bay organizer Dan Gelbtuch for his work with teenagers.
2010 Fairmount Corridor chosen one of five U.S. Sustainable
Communities Pilots by the EPA, HUD and U.S. Department of
Transportation.
2009 Massachusetts Nonprofit Network Excellence in Collaboration
award for the Fairmount CDC Rail Line Collaborative.
2009 Citation from Governor Deval Patrick recognizing 30
Years of service providing affordable housing and economic
development opportunities for the Dorchester Community.
2008 Dudley Village (see next page) received the Affordable
Housing Finance Magazine's 2008 Readers' Choice Award.
2008 Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental, Community,
Academia & Non‐Profit Organization Environmental
Merit Award.
For the Fairmount/Indigo Line CDC Collaborative: 2006 the
American Planning Association's Honorable Mention as Outstanding
Planning Project for "Boston's Newest Smart Growth
Corridor"; plan also recognized by American Institute of Architects
and Congress For New Urbanism.
2006 United Way of Massachusetts Bay's rating Dorchester
Bay EDC in the top 10 of all its affiliates for organizational and
programmatic excellence.
2004 Environmental Protection Agency's Regional 1 (New
England) "Phoenix Award" for Excellence in Brownfield Redevelopment
for the Spire facility at 65 Bay Street.
2003 MetLife Foundation National Community Safety Initiative
Award: First Prize.
Fannie Mae Foundation's NBA Home Team for two consecutive
years (2001 & 2002), resulting in more than $200,000 for
new home ownership construction, and volunteer help from
the Boston Celtics.