波士頓市府撥款50萬元資助39個社區組織改善黑人男性的各方面發展

         （Boston Orange編譯）波士頓市府今（17）日宣佈，2026年度的50萬元賦能社區補助（Community Empowerment Grant），將分發給39個社區組織，以協助這些組織改善波士頓黑人男性和男孩在教育、經濟、健康及社區安全等方面的發展。

這50萬元將支持獲選的39個社區組織，在7個領域加強培訓，包括提供社交、情感與身體健康等學習環境的導師輔導與課後計畫；打造通往經濟繁榮的教育與職業路徑的青少年與青年發展；提供負擔得起的住房資源與購屋支持的住房流動性；協助個人實現財務自主的經濟包容與財富創造；協助失業或就業不足者獲得具備生活工資的工作的職業訓練與發展；強化父子互動，改善家庭社會與經濟成果的父親參與；支持並改善男性的心理健康狀況的心理健康與福祉。

波士頓市長吳弭（Michelle Wu）強調，這些補助款是波士頓市為確保市內每一個人，尤其是黑人男性與男孩都能蓬勃發展所做的投資。

以下為獲得撥款的類別與組織：

Youth & Young Adult Pathways

 

·       Beat The Odds (Downtown Boston)

·       Bikes Not Bombs, Inc. (Jamaica Plain)

·       A Different Path Foundation, Inc. (Roxbury)

·       MissionSAFE: A New Beginning, Inc. (Roxbury)

·       The Bottom Line, Inc. (Downtown Boston)

·       YouthBuild Boston, Inc. (Roxbury)

·       Digital Ready, Inc. (Dorchester)

·       The Loop Lab (Roxbury)

·       The Pathway Initiative, Inc. (Roxbury)

 

Mentoring and Out-of-School Time

 

·       617Peak (Dorchester)

·       Boston Debate League, Inc. (Downtown Boston)

·       Boston Project Ministries, Inc. (Dorchester)

·       Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts, Inc. (Roxbury)

·       Follow Suit (Roxbury)

·       Friends of St. Stephen’s Youth Programs, Inc. (Southend)

·       The Clubhouse Network, Inc. (Wharf District)

·       WriteBoston (Downtown Boston)

·       Youth Guidance Boston (Downtown Boston)

·       Boston Partners in Education, Inc. (Downtown Boston)

·       Boston's Higher Ground (Downtown Boston)

·       Limitless Athletics Corp (Dorchester)

 

Workforce Training & Development

 

·       Community Mentoring Team (Dorchester)

·       New England Center for Arts and Technology, Inc. (South End)

·       Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation (Dorchester)

·       A Healthier Democracy (Boston)

 

Fatherhood Engagement

 

·       Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts, Inc. (Dorchester)

·       Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation (Dorchester)

 

Economic Inclusion & Wealth Building

 

·       Dunk the Vote (Circle of Nations Inc.) (Dorchester)

·       The Fountain Fund (Boston)

·       The Life After Prison (Boston)

·       Kings Amongst Kings, Inc. (Mattapan)

 

Mental Health & Wellness

 

·       Youth Connect (Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, Inc.) (Roxbury)

·       YardTime Inc. (Boston)

·       Young Man with a Plan, Inc. (Mattapan)

·       Lives Are Meant to Be Changed (Dorchester)

·       New England Medical Association (Boston)

 

Housing Mobility

 

·       Family Movement, Inc. (Boston)

·       Breaktime United, Inc. (Boston)

·       Justice For Housing, Inc. (Jamaica Plain)