Since OppCo was founded in 2018, you could say we’ve engaged in a process of building the plane while flying it. The pandemic made for some very turbulent skies, but it also proved the power of our model. We never expected to celebrate OppCo’s third birthday via Zoom in the midst of a global pandemic, but we are incredibly proud of the work we and our partners have completed to reach this milestone. The pandemic is not over, but our “test flight” is. Our plane is built, our model works, and we are ready to expand.

Shelterforce: The residents of OppCo-supported apartments have lower rates of COVID-19.

When it was launched in April of 2018, OppCo never expected to spend its third year in existence responding to a global pandemic. In its 2020 Annual Report OppCo reflects on how it built its plane while flying, and how its founding members- Nuestra Comunidad and The Neighborhood Developers- have expanded their affordable housing production outcomes by 300% while concurrently responding to the pandemic.

This award supports building wealth through homeownership for households harmed by housing discrimination.

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In June 2020, Ann Houston, OppCo CEO spoke with Boston Private about how OppCo navigated during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic and shut-down.