Lead Abatement Funding Available
Springfield Residents & Homeowners: Make Your Home Lead-Safe


The City of Springfield provides funding to reduce lead-based paint hazards for income-eligible households that include a child under six or a pregnant woman. The program is available city-wide for both owner-occupied and rental units.


A licensed lead abatement contractor will perform the lead abatement work, which will result in a Letter of Full De-leading Compliance (LOFDC) for the eligible units.
Lead Paint Safe Video
We have several ads airing on various TV spots promoting the City of Springfield's Lead-Paint Hazard Reduction Program.

Have you seen our ads on TV? If so, send us a screenshot and give us a shout-out on social media! Lastly, share our video among your networks!
Springfield Designates $5 Million in Funding For Healthy Homes!
The City of Springfield has announced funding for TWO housing rehabilitation programs to assist homeowners recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Healthy Homes Program, and the new Exterior Home Repair Program! Both programs will be funded through $5 million from the America Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

This is in addition to the City of Springfield's other housing programs that include:

Due to the ARPA funds, The Healthy Homes program will expand to all Springfield Neighborhoods. Read more

Questions? Contact the Office of Housing at (413)787-6500 or email mvega@springfieldcityhall.com
June is National Healthy Homes Month!
June is National Healthy Homes Month (NHHM). This acknowledgment was created by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH). According to HUD, "Healthy Homes" is a century-old concept that promotes safe, decent, and sanitary housing as a means of preventing disease and injury.

Emerging scientific evidence has linked health outcomes such as asthma, lead poisoning, and unintentional injuries to poor housing". Read more
NEW! You Can Now Watch our Podcasts on YouTube!
Karlos Reyes is a Community Health Worker (CHW) in Lead Poisoning Prevention in Springfield, Massachusetts. He works closely with children and families affected by lead poisoning, providing education and advocacy to families looking to de-lead their homes and lower their children’s lead levels.

Listen and share his podcast. In honor of Healthy Homes month podcasts will be available on both YouTube and Spotify.

Like, follow, and share our Facebook page to keep up to date with the latest episodes!
Listen to us on Spotify and YouTube
New Episodes Coming Soon!
Episode 01: Lead Poisoning Prevention with host Karlos Reyes and his Intern (Available on Spotify & YouTube)
Episode 02: Resources for De-Leading with Nigel Greaves (Available on Spotify & YouTube)
Episode 03: Let's Talk Lead Poisoning with Dr. Hilary Branch (Available on Spotify & YouTube)
Episode 04: Lead Poison Prevention - A Recap of the Facts with Sarita Hudson & Nigel Greaves (Available on Spotify & YouTube)
Episode 05: Informacion sobre El Veneno de Plomo with Maricely Vega (Available on Spotify & YouTube)
Recursos en Español!
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Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels Would Mean Children (and all of us) Breathe Easier
Why do we accept asthma with our 'natural' gas? -...

TAKE A DEEP breath. And exhale. Most of us don't think about breathing. But that is not the case for one in eight children in the Commonwealth who have asthma. According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation, Boston and Springfield are in the top...

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New Study Shows Cutting Air Pollution will Save 50,000 Lives a Year
Eliminating air pollution caused by burning fossil fuels would prevent more than 50,000 premature deaths and provide more than $600 billion in health benefits in the United States every year, according to a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
Keep Your Home Healthy and Safe!
Check out and share this infographic created by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) for tips on how you can keep your home healthy throughout the year.

Go to the Springfield Healthy Homes website for more tips, resources and information.
Upcoming Event
The Massachusetts Asthma Educators Collaborative (MACHCAEC) Webinar
June 27th at 12pm

Massachusetts Community Health Centers’ Asthma Educators Collaborative (MACHCAEC) is a forum that helps provide a place for sharing for all healthcare providers devoted to helping patients and their families manage asthma. Register for their upcoming webinar where they will discuss the PREPARE Study; Successfully Reducing Asthma Attacks and Improving Asthma Control in Black and Latinx Adults with Moderate-Severe Asthma.

Veteran's Housing Rehabilitation & Modification Informational Session
Did you miss Revitalize CDC's Veterans Housing Rehabilitation & Modification Program Information Session?

You can now watch Revitalize CDC's Veterans Housing Rehabilitation & Modification Program Information Session Online!

Watch the video