July 21, 20161:00 PM

Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital(Bedford VA)

Ribbon Cutting and Opening

FINANCING PROVIDED BY:United States Department of Veterans Affairs

United States Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentMassachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development

Community Economic Development Assistance CorporationMassHousing Affordable Housing Trust

National Equity Fund, Inc. JP Morgan Chase

Eastern BankMetropolitan Boston Housing Partnership

The Home Depot Foundation NEF-LISC “Bring Them Home Program”

Citi Community Development CorpMetLife Foundation

Clocktower Tax Credits, LLC

DEVELOPMENT TEAM:Developers

Peabody Properties, Inc.Windover Construction, Inc.

Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative, Inc.

General Contractor Windover Construction, Inc.

Management AgentPeabody Properties, Inc.

Architect The Architectural Team

Civil Engineer

Horsley Witten Group

AttorneysNixon Peabody

Brown and Brown

LEED ConsultantNew Ecology, Inc.

Master of CeremoniesKenneth Link, LICSW, Chief of Social Work, Bedford VA

WelcomeEd Koetting, Associate Director, Bedford VA

Invocation Fr. Sebastian Ugochukwu, Lead Chaplain, Bedford VA

Posting of the ColorsHonor Guard - Chelsea Soldiers’ Home

Color Guard Marine Corps Combat Logistics Battalion 451, Detachment 5

National AnthemCynthia Mork

Pledge of AllegianceCheryl Spencer

Introduction and RemarksElizabeth Collins, Vice President of Development, Peabody Properties, Inc.

Lee Dellicker, President and CEO, Windover Construction, LLCCatherine Racer, Associate Director, Massachusetts Department of Housing

and Community DevelopmentRoger Herzog, Executive Director, Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation

Tom Lyons, Director of Communications and Government Affairs, MassHousingScott Selmecki, Home Depot Foundation

James Bancroft, Veteran Resident of Bedford GreenMichael Sexton,Veteran Resident of Bedford Green

Don Corey, Bedford Historical Society PresidentFrancisco Ureña, Massachusetts Secretary Veterans’ Services

Jim Reed, Regional Administrator, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban DevelopmentCraig Coldwell, MD, MPH, VISN Mental Health Service Line Director,

VA New England Healthcare SystemPaul C. Macpherson, Director, Investment Enterprise Development Services,

US Department of Veterans AffairsDennis Magnasco, District Representative and Veterans Liaison,

Office of Congressman Seth Moulton

Retiring of the ColorsHonor Guard - Chelsea Soldiers’ Home

Color Guard Marine Corps Combat Logistics Battalion 451, Detachment 5

Ribbon Cutting and Pictures

Please Join Us For Open House And Refreshments

Ribbon Cutting & Opening CeremonyJuly 21, 2016

Bedford Green was developed by Peabody Properties, Inc., Windover Construction and Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative, Inc. through the VA’s Enhanced Use Lease initiative using approximately four acres of underutilized land on the Campus of Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital (Bedford VA). Bedford Green provides 69, one-bedroom units of permanent, supportive housing with priority occupancy for homeless and at-risk Veterans aged 55+. Veterans have an array of supportive services available with on-site VA case managers and direct access to comprehensive medical, clinical and well-being services offered at the Bedford VA.

Bedford Green is the result of a true public, private partnership that utilizes federal and state resources through an unparalleled effort and cooperation by all the partners who are celebrating the Opening and Ribbon Cutting ceremony today.

Excellence in Partnerships to End Veteran Homelessness

Veteran Residents Of Bedford Green