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支柱(Champion)、
同好(Collaborator)、
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中介(Connector)、
開心果(Energizer)、
開路者(Mind Opener)、
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Healey-Driscoll
Administration Announces Opening of Third Round of Community Empowerment
and Reinvestment Program
BOSTON –
Today, the Executive Office of Economic Development announced the opening
of the third round of the Community Empowerment and
Reinvestment Grant Program, which will provide a total of $15
million in grant funds to develop, strengthen, and invest in
community-led efforts to bring positive outcomes to communities that face
historically disproportionate challenges to economic growth.
"The
Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant Program provides important
resources to organizations to advance projects that help their
neighborhoods and residents thrive,” said Secretary of
Economic Development Yvonne Hao. “We are pleased to open
this grant round and look forward to investing in the economic
empowerment of communities across the state."
"Each year,
this grant program offers community-based organizations much-needed
funding for initiatives that create jobs, spur economic activity, and
empower our residents,” said Undersecretary of Economic
Foundations Ashley Stolba. “We are excited to see the project
proposals that will come through the program this year and work
with organizations to improve economic opportunity for Massachusetts
residents.”
This year, the
grant program will shift to a multi-year procurement cycle and will
accept applications for projects that run from early 2024 through June
2026. Initial contracts will extend through June 2024 and, subject to
annual state budget appropriations and renewal eligibility, grantees will
have the opportunity to receive up to two additional one-year contracts.
This competitive
grant program was developed to support communities with high rates of
criminal justice system involvement, widespread poverty, and large groups
of disadvantaged and underrepresented populations. Project categories
include community-based workforce development, small business
development, housing stabilization, community health improvement, high
school dropout prevention, and community organizing and leadership
development.
First passed into
law in December 2020, the Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant
Program involved the establishment of a Community Empowerment Board to
inform application processes and criteria. As prescribed by law, the
seven-member Community Empowerment Board consists of individuals who
belong to demographic groups that have been traditionally
underrepresented and have historically been at social and economic
disadvantages.
The office will
host a virtual information session for applicants on August 22, 2023, at
10:00 a.m. ET. Applications are due September 15, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. ET.
For more information and to learn how to apply, visit the EOED website or
email eohedgrants@mass.gov.
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City of Quincy, Manet Community
Health Center to Partner On Free Testing Clinic
QUINCY, MA – December 22, 2020 Mayor
Thomas P. Koch announced today that the City of Quincy and Manet Community Health
Center will partner to bring expanded COVID-19 testing to residents beginning Tuesday,
December 29, from noon to 4 p.m. at the future site of the City’s special education
learning center at 180 Old Colony Avenue.
The testing is free, does not require
insurance information, and is open to any Quincy resident. Pre-registration is
recommended but not required. To register, call 774-406-5400.
The testing will run on Tuesdays at the
same time for at least the next eight weeks.
Manet is partnering with the laboratory
at the Broad Institute to process test, and results are expected to be returned within 24 to 48
hours. The test is a self-administered swab but will be clinically supervised by Manet’s
medical team.
“Time and again, Manet and its team
have stepped up in so many ways during this pandemic, and coordinating this
expansion of our local testing capacity so quickly is just another example of an extraordinary
commitment to the people of this community,” said
Mayor Thomas P. Koch. “We hope our
residents, particularly our young people who may not have interacted much with the
health care system, will avail themselves of this easy and free opportunity to help us fight the
current surge in COVID-19 cases.”
Added Manet Chief Executive Officer
Cynthia H. Sierra:
“We are truly honored with the City to
ensure that residents have access to timely and convenient access to testing. As a
community health center, we are compelled by our mission to extend care out into the
community and the neighborhoods where our patients live. Whether it is through COVID
screening and testing – and soon our COVID vaccination program – or our in-person and
telehealth primary care, addiction medicine, behavioral health services or any of our other
supportive health services, we are committed to ensuring quality, comprehensive health care and
services for all who need us.”
The clinic site is an office and
classroom building that was owned by Eastern Nazarene College until it was purchased by the
City earlier this year as part of a plan by Mayor Koch to create a learning center for the
City’s special education students. Construction to retrofit the building is scheduled to begin
later in 2021. There is ample parking at the site, and it is in close proximity to MBTA
bus routes and the Wollaston Center Red Line station. (updated version)
RED SOX
PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF BOSTON AND BOSTON PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION ON
COVID-19 TESTING PROGRAM FOR BOSTON TEACHERS UNION
BOSTON
- Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - To help with the return to in-person
learning this fall, the Red Sox, with support from Major League Baseball
(MLB), have partnered with the City of Boston and the Boston Public Health
Commission to facilitate COVID-19 testing for Boston Teachers Union (BTU)
members.
Starting
this week, five percent of Teachers Union members will be invited to be
randomly tested weekly for COVID-19 through the end of 2020. The testing
program will begin at a location near Fenway Park and will move to a
different location at a later date. A randomized sample of teachers will be
tested from across the city with an oversampling of teachers working in
neighborhoods with COVID-19 rates higher than 8 percent, which is double
the citywide threshold of concern.
"Our
first priority is the health and safety of our students, teachers, and
everyone in our Boston Public Schools community," said Boston Mayor
Martin J. Walsh. "This testing program is one way we can support our
teachers as they get ready to head back to their classrooms for in-person
learning. We thank the Red Sox and Major League Baseball for partnering
with us on this program, and the Boston Public Health Commission for
organizing and implementing this weekly testing plan."
"As
part of Major League Baseball's COVID-19 testing program, the league wanted
to ensure there was opportunity to extend their testing benefits beyond the
clubs and players, and into the communities where teams operate," said
Red Sox President Sam Kennedy. "We are grateful to MLB for giving us
this opportunity to partner with the City of Boston and help with their
back-to-school rollout."
"As
we plan to welcome students back into our school buildings, BPS understands
that our schools are the hubs of our community and we are taking every
precaution to keep Bostonians safe and healthy," said BPS
Superintendent Brenda Cassellius. "I am so thankful to Major League
Baseball and the Boston Red Sox organization for this profound commitment
to the health of our educators, our students and of the entire community.
In the City of Boston we truly are all in this together."
"We
are grateful to the Red Sox and their commitment to helping us ensure
safety and health in our schools during this pandemic," said Boston
Teachers Union President Jessica Tang. "We hope that the early success
of this initiative will enable us to explore further expansion of such
efforts as we continue to keep health and safety a priority for our
students and educators in order to head back into buildings for critical
in-person services and learning."
Teachers
Union members will be administered an FDA-authorized COVID-19 test through
the Spectrum Solutions SDNA-100 saliva collection kit. The tests are being
provided to the City free of cost through MLB's COVID-19 community testing
program. Testing will be conducted by the Sports Medicine Research &
Testing Laboratory in Salt Lake City, Utah, which was established to ensure
that the testing of players and staff throughout the 2020 MLB season does
not compete with public health testing needs.
The
City of Boston has also continued its work to increase access to testing
for residents throughout Boston's neighborhoods. Yesterday, in partnership
with East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, Mayor Walsh announced
that the City of Boston's COVID-19 mobile testing site will now be located
in Grove Hall. This mobile site testing initiative was announced by Mayor
Walsh back in May as a way to help fill any gaps in testing availability,
prioritizing neighborhoods and populations that need dedicated testing
efforts to create equitable access to testing. The site has previously been
located in Roxbury, Allston, South Boston, Mattapan and East Boston.
"We
know that access to data is one of the most useful ways to help keep our
city residents safe during this pandemic," said City of Boston Chief
of Health and Human Services Marty Martinez. "This partnership between
MLB, the Red Sox, the Boston Public Health Commission, and the City allows
us to create another access point of testing for our teachers as we all
work to get our youngest Bostonians back into the classroom in a safe
manner this fall."
In
addition to the City's mobile testing sites, COVID-19 testing is available
at over 20 locations across the city. Mobile testing sites also continue to
be available at select locations, prioritizing neighborhoods and
populations that need dedicated testing efforts to create equitable access
to testing. Individuals can call the Mayor's Health Line with any questions
using 617-534-5050. For a complete list of all testing sites, visit here.
Mayor
Walsh and the Boston Resiliency Fund Steering Committee have dedicated over
$1,794,825 to expand COVID-19 testing and conduct culturally appropriate
outreach and education to community health centers across City of Boston
neighborhoods, including Bowdoin Street Community Health Center, Codman
Square Community Health Center, The Dimock Center, DotHouse Health,
Mattapan Community Health Center, Uphams Corner Community Health Center,
Whittier Street Community Health Center, Charles River Community Health,
Fenway Health, Greater Roslindale Medical & Dental Center, Harbor
Health, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, Harvard Street Neighborhood
Health Center, Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center, South Boston Community
Health Center, NEW Health Charlestown, South End Community Health Center,
and Brookside Community Health Center. The Fund has also supported
telehealth services and equipment at those community health centers as well
to connect testing to safe treatment options at home.
Resources
and information about COVID-19 are available online. Resources available on
boston.gov
and through City departments include support for renters and homeowners;
small businesses; free meals for Boston students; free toiletries for
Boston students; support for older residents; information on homeless
shelters; resources for those in recovery or those who have a substance use
disorder; and mental health resources. More information on Boston's
reopening can be found at boston.gov/reopening.
For
additional questions or programs, please visit our coronavirus website or
call 3-1-1, Boston's 24-hour constituent hotline. Text BOSCOVID to 888-777
to receive text alerts on a regular basis, available in 11 languages.
MAYOR'S
OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT LAUNCHES BOSTON EMPLOYER FORUM SERIES TO
EXPLORE COVID-ERA EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOSTON RESIDENTS
Series of virtual panels
will focus on the healthcare, hospitality, construction, retail, and
IT/tech industries
BOSTON
- Thursday, July 30, 2020 - To better help colleges and job training
programs prepare their participants for the COVID-era workforce, the Mayor's
Office of Workforce Development is launching a series of virtual panels
to disseminate the latest research on labor market trends in Boston's major
industry sectors. These panels, called the Boston Employer
Forum Series, will also feature insights from hiring directors in these
industries. The series will begin today, Thursday, July 30 with a panel
focused on Boston's healthcare industry.
"Now
more than ever it is critical that we provide residents with the
information and resources they need to enter the workforce," said
Mayor Martin J. Walsh. "The Boston Employer Forum Series pools
on-the-ground knowledge from leading industry employers along with the best
available academic data to provide a complete picture of employment opportunities
for Boston's residents."
The
Boston Employer Forum Series, which is free and open to the public, will
cover the following industries: Healthcare, Hospitality, Construction,
Retail and IT/Tech. Each of these panels will feature the latest sector-specific
labor market data presented by Dr. Alicia Sasser Modestino, an Economist
and Associate Professor at Northeastern University. Hiring managers from
within that sector will also offer their perspectives on how colleges and
job training organizations can tailor their programs to help Boston
residents position themselves for these employment opportunities.
"In
order for individuals to increase access to family sustaining careers, it
is critical to ensure that education and training are well-aligned with the
needs and expectations of employers," said MJ Ryan, Senior Director of
Workforce Development and Economic Opportunity at Mass General Brigham,
Inc. and a panelist on the healthcare-focused panel. "The Boston
Employer Forum Series is a great way to start this information flow. Mass
General Brigham has a constant need for high quality, diverse, culturally
competent talent, and we appreciate the commitment of Mayor Walsh and his
team to help connect us to that talent."
"With
so much uncertainty in the economy and especially the hard-hit hospitality
industry, industry-specific panels with expertise such as these offer
relevant real-time data for training providers to better serve those
seeking jobs and or reemployment," said Luther Pinckney, Outreach and
Community Engagement Specialist at BEST Hospitality Training and moderator
of the hospitality focused panel.
The
Boston Employer Forum Series builds on the Walsh Administration's ongoing
efforts to address the pressing needs of Boston's workforce and businesses
during the COVID-19 pandemic. In June, Mayor Walsh and the Office of
Workforce Development dedicated
$2.4 million in Neighborhood Jobs Trust funding to support emergency
workforce training programs.
Mayor
Walsh and the Office of
Economic Development have also launched the Small
Business Relief Fund and the Boston
Reopen Fund, two strategic initiatives to support small businesses and
employees. Over $13 million in debt-free grants has been allocated to help
small businesses across the City of Boston pay rent, fulfill payroll, or
cover any operating expenses, as well as cover costs of personal protective
equipment, cleaning supplies, and temporary structures required for
reopening and to keep employees and customers safe.
The
currently scheduled Boston Employer Forum Series panels are listed below.
For those unable to attend, the video will be made available after each
panel on owd.boston.gov.
The
Mayor's Office of Workforce Development (OWD) is an innovative agency
within the Boston Planning & Development Agency that seeks to ensure
the full participation of all Boston residents in the city's economic
vitality and future. OWD funds and oversees programs that promote workforce
development through education, jobs training, apprenticeships, financial
coaching, career pathways, literacy initiatives, and the like. Please visit
OWD.Boston.Gov
to learn more about the OWD's work.
