The Second Annual Winter Walk began at nine in the morning in The Copley Square Plaza on Sunday, Feb. 11. Founded by Kayak co-founder and CEO of Lola Travel, Paul English. A total of $100,000 was raised last year at the very first Winter Walk, a two mile excursion that begins and ends in Copley.…
Sufi Service Committee celebrates clothes and food drive
The Sufi Service Committee held their biggest event of the year on Friday, September 22, the annual Clothes and Food Drive. The celebration included featured speakers like Cambridge Mayor Denise Simmons and Executive Director of Somerville Homeless Coalition Mark Alston-Follansbee. Many other representatives from local organizations were also in attendance. Mo Nooraee lives by two…
Healthcare Advocates Gather in Remembrance for Overdose Awareness
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) hosted an event on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, in honor of International Overdose Awareness Day and to remember those who have lost their lives to opioid-related overdoses. The memorial was hosted at the South End Branch of the Boston Public Library at 685 Tremont St. and at…
SNAP Receives $1.35 Million to Increase Access to Local, Farm-Fresh Food
The Fiscal Year 2018 Massachusetts State Budget, which Gov. Charlie Baker signed on Wednesday, July 17, 2017, included some notable additions to the SNAP Program. In an effort to support local farms while continuing to assist low-income families, the SNAP program received $1.35 million in funding to support the Healthy Incentives Program (HIP). SNAP, the…
Immigration advocates flood State House for ‘sanctuary state’ hearing
The doors of the State House Hearing room were open and overflowing with dedicated members of the community, coming together to show their support and share their opinions at the Safe Communities Act Hearing held by the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security on June 9. The hearing was a vital point for…
BPHC receives $74,000 grant to assist women of color battling addiction
On May 8, 2017, the Boston Public Health Commission announced its acceptance of a $74,000 grant that will be used to counter and prevent further growth in the national opioid crisis, and in turn, its affect on black and Latino women afflicted with mental, behavioral, health and substance abuse disorders. The grant is funded by…
HUD 101: Housing Advocates Brace For Changes Under Trump Administration
On Feb. 7, 2017, a small group came together at the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain to learn about the change in administration at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Hosted by City Mission, the panel included speakers the Rev. June Cooper, Eric Shupin, Lynda Watson, Michael Kane and Mehreen Butt.…
HUD offers $2 million in grants to help students living in assisted living pay for college
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) made it a little easier for students living in low-income housing to attend college earlier this month. HUD announced in a press release on August 2 that it is making $2 million in grant funding available to these students through its Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency (ROSS)…
Pay For Success paves the way for over 250 individuals in first year
The Massachusetts Alliance for Supportive Housing got 250 chronically homeless individuals off the streets and into housing this past year as they implemented the nation’s first Pay for Success program, the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance announced in a press release. Pay for Success, which aims to cut chronic homelessness in Massachusetts by 50 percent…
Home for Little Wanderers Hosts 12th Annual Voices and Visions Art Show
Photo: Home for Little Wanderers/Voices and Visions Each May, nearly 1,000 people gather at the Seaport World Trade Center for the Home for Little Wanderers’ annual Voices and Visions fundraiser and art show. This year, the Little Wanderers, who produced the nearly 200 pieces of artwork that were on display, showed audiences what “My World…
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