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Home is where hope lives.

Construct is the key to housing stability and strong, thriving communities in the southern Berkshires. Our Mission

Need Immediate Assistance?

For information regarding transitional housing, rental/emergency and financial assistance loans, as well as information on our other programs contact:

(413) 528-1985

Services

Partnering with essential workers who can’t afford to live here as well as those in crisis, Construct helps individuals and families rebuild their lives and sustain their livelihoods. We provide affordable housing solutions, rental assistance, and access to other support services.

Housing

Financial + Emergency Assistance

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Who Do We Serve?

The Berkshire’s homeless, and those at-risk of becoming so, are a growing number. Construct’s ever-expanding waitlist includes people you wouldn’t expect:

Healthcare Workers

Taking care of each other in every way.

Human Services Workers

Comforting your neighbors.

Essential Workers

We’re all essential in this community.

First Responders

Responding to our neighbors in need.

Pastors

Guiding us through the pandemic.

Teachers

The wisdom of the community.

Artists & Entrepreneurs

What makes the Berkshires special.

Warm Up the Winter: Fuel Crisis 2023

Our annual Warm Up the Winter campaign helps people—homeless, low income, and middle income Berkshire residents, including professionals—during the difficult winter months. Inflation, the housing crisis, and exponentially rising fuel costs are hitting everyone hard.

Help us help our neighbors.

Learn More and Donate

News

Doug Mishkin Benefit Concert for Construct

Join us for this April 15th concert at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire. All proceeds for this concert will benefit Construct and the Religious Action Center of Massachusetts. Doug Mishkin is a longtime singer-songwriter in the Jewish community best known for his folk anthem “Woody’s Children.” Read more >> https://bit.ly/3FL04hZ

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Construct Appoints Leigh Davis to Communications and Community Engagement Director

Construct, South Berkshires’ leading affordable housing provider, is pleased to appoint Leigh Davis as Communications and Community Engagement Director. Davis has been instrumental in creating real, tangible change in the Southern Berkshires through her position as Construct’s Development Director as well as her broader advocacy for housing opportunity. She was instrumental in acquiring Windflower Inn […]

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Watch Warm Up the Winter Concert Highlights

Construct’s 2023 Warm Up the Winter fundraiser was held Thursday March 2, 2023 at Egremont Barn. The concert was a huge success, as was the campaign, which has thus far raised over $90,000 to help in-need Berkshire residents with fuel cost issues they face during the winter months. Lauren Ambrose and Gary Happ served as […]

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Success Stories

Philip was homeless for 5 months before being introduced to Construct.

— Philip Du Guay, Resident
"It’s important that all people feel comfortable and able to pursue what our constitution calls for: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

— Wanda Houston, Board Member
“I feel more independent, more confident, and more hopeful than I have felt in a very long time.”

— Eric Williams, Resident
“The biggest gift that Construct has given me is the gift of community.”

— Karen Lewis, Resident & former Construct employee
Read Their Stories ›

Ways to Give

Say YES in our backyard!

Your donations sustain our community in a multitude of ways. Our collective power is greater than all of the many separate struggles our clients face. Together, we can turn those hardships into hope—one home at a time—to build a stronger Berkshires.