Community Meetings
What: Back Bay/South End Station Re-Development CAC Meeting
When: Thursday, February 23rd at 6PM
Where: Boston Common Hotel/Conference Center
40 Trinity Place, Back Bay
Two South End Programs Receive My Brother's Keeper Mini Grants
Mayor Martin J. Walsh in partnership with The Boston Foundation has announced the selection of 10 local organizations that will receive the first round of mini grant funding totaling $50,000 that is being awarded through the My Brother's Keeper (MBK) Boston mini grant program, which launched last August. The program is designed to support local organizations and entities working to help maximize MBK's impact in improving outcomes for young people of color.
"In Boston, we are proud of our national leadership in adopting My Brother's Keeper as a guide to how we work to increase opportunities in our neighborhoods," said Mayor Walsh. "An important part of our success is through partnerships with local organizations who work with our community every day to empower our young people to reach his or her potential. I thank The Boston Foundation for their collaboration on this effort, and congratulate all recipients on being recognized for their great work in expanding opportunities for young men of color."
The following organizations were selected to receive awards ranging from $500-$7,000:
Castle Square Tenants Organization (South End)
More Than Words (South End)
NUBIA After School Program (Roxbury
Young Empowerment & Advancing Mentoring program (YEAM), Madison Park Development Corporation (Roxbury)
Breakfast IV Brothers (Dorchester)
Achievers Boston, Sociedad Latina (Mission Hill)
Diamond Educators, Boston Public Schools & Department of Youth Services (Boston)
BCYF Menino Community Boys & Girls Club, STEM & Robots program (Roslindale)
Mattapan Tech, IT job training for youth in computers (Mattapan)
Alray Scholars Program (Boston)
About MBK Boston:
Mayor Martin J. Walsh launched MBK Boston in September 2014, accepting President Barack Obama's MBK Community Challenge as part of the White House My Brother's Keeper (MBK) initiative to create positive pathways for youth, especially boys and young men of color. Over the past two years, Mayor Walsh established the MBK Boston Advisory Committee which led engagement within the community and developed a set of guiding recommendations to support milestones across education, employment, public safety and second chances. To learn more about MBK Boston or to get involved, visit boston.gov/mbk.