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星期二, 5月 19, 2015
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MA House Budget Includes Investments for Malden
House Budget Includes Investments for Malden
Rep. Ultrino secures money for community garden, education
BOSTON – Malden State Representative Steve Ultrino joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives to pass its FY16 budget which emphasizes economic growth through investments in multiple areas including education and local aid, reform to the state’s transportation system, and an acute focus on improving behavioral health services. Before passing its final budget, the House approved several amendments offered by Representative Ultrino that invest in the City of Malden.
The $38.05 billion spending bill highlights the House’s ongoing commitment to fiscal prudence and targeted investments, a practice that has resulted in Massachusetts retaining its AA+ bond rating, the highest in the state’s history. The budget includes no new taxes or fees and reduces its reliance on one time revenue sources. For the first time since 2007, it does not withdraw any funds from the Commonwealth’s stabilization fund, leaving the balance in excess of $1 billion.
The final House budget also incorporates amendments offered by Representative Ultrino, including $35,000 for a community garden and an additional $550,000 for the state’s expanded learning time (ELT) grant, which supports the Salemwood and Ferryway schools, as well as other schools throughout the state.
“I am pleased that this budget incorporated much-needed funding for Malden,” said Representative Ultrino. “These investments will help our community grow for years to come.”
“Representative Ultrino was instrumental in securing additional funding for the ELT grant, which had been cut earlier in the process,” said Susan Lovelace, the Massachusetts State Director for the National Center on Time & Learning. “Malden was the first city to adopt an expanded learning time program under this grant, and the schools have seen tremendous results with this investment.”
“The expanded learning time grant has proven very beneficial to Malden Public Schools,” said Malden Superintendent David Derousi. “We reached out to Rep. Ultrino when this funding was cut, and we have been able to get some of that money back.”
The FY16 budget now moves on to the Massachusetts Senate.
Rep. Ultrino secures money for community garden, education
BOSTON – Malden State Representative Steve Ultrino joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives to pass its FY16 budget which emphasizes economic growth through investments in multiple areas including education and local aid, reform to the state’s transportation system, and an acute focus on improving behavioral health services. Before passing its final budget, the House approved several amendments offered by Representative Ultrino that invest in the City of Malden.
The $38.05 billion spending bill highlights the House’s ongoing commitment to fiscal prudence and targeted investments, a practice that has resulted in Massachusetts retaining its AA+ bond rating, the highest in the state’s history. The budget includes no new taxes or fees and reduces its reliance on one time revenue sources. For the first time since 2007, it does not withdraw any funds from the Commonwealth’s stabilization fund, leaving the balance in excess of $1 billion.
The final House budget also incorporates amendments offered by Representative Ultrino, including $35,000 for a community garden and an additional $550,000 for the state’s expanded learning time (ELT) grant, which supports the Salemwood and Ferryway schools, as well as other schools throughout the state.
“I am pleased that this budget incorporated much-needed funding for Malden,” said Representative Ultrino. “These investments will help our community grow for years to come.”
“Representative Ultrino was instrumental in securing additional funding for the ELT grant, which had been cut earlier in the process,” said Susan Lovelace, the Massachusetts State Director for the National Center on Time & Learning. “Malden was the first city to adopt an expanded learning time program under this grant, and the schools have seen tremendous results with this investment.”
“The expanded learning time grant has proven very beneficial to Malden Public Schools,” said Malden Superintendent David Derousi. “We reached out to Rep. Ultrino when this funding was cut, and we have been able to get some of that money back.”
The FY16 budget now moves on to the Massachusetts Senate.
麻州華裔民代再添一人 朱新生宣誓就任Weston鎮康娛委員
波士頓華裔參政又添一人。華裔眼科醫師朱新生，昨（十八）日宣誓就任衛斯頓鎮（Weston）康娛局（Recreation
Commission）委員，成為該鎮首名華裔鎮委員。
衛斯頓是個成立於1713年的麻州小鎮。根據美國人口統計局2013年估計， 該鎮人口僅11,538，其中亞裔佔10.7%，華裔佔5.3%，約606人。平均家庭收入在三十一萬八千元左右，是麻州最富裕小鎮之一。
朱新生1997年來美，在摩頓市住過約十年，2010年搬到牛頓市，2014年三月再搬進衛斯頓市。月前，同鎮華人討論支持華裔參選學校委員會委員，他發現康娛局有職位空缺，但直到投票前三天，才確定要參選，並發起填寫參選（write
in）的競選活動，竟順利當選， 成為康娛局六名委員之一，將負責審核該鎮康娛局主任聘僱，鎮內社區中心，游泳池，公園的十餘個康娛設施，他本人和當地華人都高興非常。
朱新生表示，雖然康娛局委員是個無給職，也不如共只有三席的鎮委員（selectman），共有五席的學校委員會委員，以及財務委員會委員來得份量重，但將給他機會，熟悉政府運作，為將來的競選鎮委員，甚至州議員鋪路。
朱新生在中國江蘇出生，廈門大學畢業，獲有北京大學生物碩士學位，1997年來美國後，在威斯康新州麥迪遜大學取得生理學博士學位，到哈佛大學附屬的麻省總醫院（MGH）做了兩年博士後，覺得這領域前途有限，決定轉行，進新英格蘭驗光學院，趕在廿七個月內修得學位，成為可以診療眼睛疾病，開藥，只是不能動手術的視光醫師，如今在華埠的華人經濟發展協會大樓，以及牛頓市各開有一間診所。
由於眼科醫師這種職業，一旦沒病人，就沒收入，進帳不穩定。朱新生為改善家計，還在朋友協助下做房地產投資，擁有三十多套房子，最近還設立了一個麻省華人房東的微信群，和房東們互通訊息。
他透露，這次能夠經由海選（write
in）方式當選，微信群有不小幫助。他搬到衛斯頓鎮之後，在鎮上華人圈中發起了每月至少“鍋樂（pot luck）“一次的活動，鄰居民熟了後，建成一個已有百來人的衛斯頓鎮家長微信群，彼此互動頻繁。由於當房東，他還建了個麻省華人房東微信群，已有群友307人。這次臨時決定參選，他就把自己的姓名英文寫法，應填寫在選票上的哪個位置，拍成照片，發到微信群，呼籲支持。
不過，衛斯頓鎮的康娛局，本來是委員三年一任，每年改選兩人，但今年有一名委員席位臨時出缺，因而選票上出現兩個康娛局投票欄，一個是選任期三年的二名委員，一個是選任期二年的遞補委員。結果好幾人填錯欄了。好在二年任期的席位，並無正式候選人，以海選方式參與角逐的，只有兩人，另一人只得十二票，共得廿二票的朱新生，順利當選。
朱新生坦言，從中國來美迄今，眼見整個大環境發生許多變化，但諸如加州的SCA5案，麻州的亞裔控訴哈佛等案件，都讓他深深覺得，亞裔仍如“啞裔”，一直備受壓抑，必須有人挺身參政，為亞裔發聲。本來他是打算等自己的時間能安排得更好時，再來參選鎮議員，但是見到鎮委員出缺，認為是打從政基礎的好機會，這才決定走出了踏進政壇的第一步。
圖片說明：
麻州眾議員陳德基籌款 老同學支持
麻州眾議員陳德基日前在“The
Four’s“餐廳，舉辦籌款會。雖然今年不是州議員競選年，仍有六、七十人出席。
陳德基表示，做為每兩年就得辦一次連任競選的民意代表，這樣的籌款餐會，既有籌款，厚實財庫作用，更重要的是和選民，支持者親切晤談，暸解民情。
根據麻州競選與政治財務辦公室（OCPF）的紀錄，截至2014年年底止，陳德基的財庫結餘為$69,979.74，達到歷年來的最高點。
陳德基透露，2011年剛就任為麻州眾議員時，因為自己的亞裔身份，逢有亞裔社團邀請，他幾乎都會出席，真是各地奔波。今年起，他決定在自己參與的五個州議會小組委員會活動之外，花更多時間在昆市上，歡迎轄區內居民隨時找他。
陳德基今年是麻州社區發展及小企業聯席委員會的副主席。他參與的州議會小組委員會包括聯席籌款委員會（Ways and Means），聯席消費者保護及專業牌照委員會，聯席電信、電力及能源委員會，眾議會籌款委員會。
陳德基辦籌款餐會這天，昆士市長柯奇（Tom Koch）也正好在辦啟動競選連任聚會。陳德基的老上司，現為諾福克郡地方檢察官的莫里塞（Michael
Morrissey）表示，活動撞期純屬意外。陳德基也說，在這情況下，當天仍有六，七十人出席，他很欣慰。
當天出席者有不少前昆市居民，包括在聯邦政府工作的鄧春美，曾經在昆市開餐廳的張榮財，蔡金燕，也有不少昆市居民，包括德國城老人屋居民林德夫婦，陳德基的昆市亞協服務中心老友，鄒毅，李振儀，以及陳德基的多年好友雷甜美等人。
圖片說明：
右起，鄒毅，李振儀，陳處瑜，鄧春美，蔡金燕，Paula Clarke，張榮財等人，出席陳德基的籌款會，以示支持。（菊子攝）
目前在聯邦政府工作的鄧春美（右）和陳德基是新英格蘭法律學院的同學。（菊子攝）
波市長簽署有薪家長假條款 目前僅1200名市府員工獲益
波士頓市長馬丁華殊（Martin
Walsh）昨（十八）日揮筆，波士頓市府的首個“有薪家長假（Paid
Parental Leave）”，即起生效。
該條例由波士頓市議員吳弭（Michelle
Wu），麥卡錫（Tim McCarthy），提多傑克遜（Tito Jackson）提案，適用於波士頓市政府一萬七千名員工中的大約一千兩百名非工會員工。
波士頓市長馬丁華殊表示，將促使工會在與市府協商下一年度合約時，也把“有薪家長假”納入合約條文。
該條例生效後，波士頓市府非工會員工，凡任職滿一年以上者，無論男女，或同性配偶，可享有最多六週的“有薪家長假”
波市府表示，以前的家長假政策，諸如醫療假法（Medical
Leave Act），以及麻州的家長假法（Massachusetts
Parental Leave Act），重點都放在當家長放無薪假時，保護家長的工作崗位。但在家長假期間不支薪，也是造成男女工資差距的原因之一。
波市長簽署通過的“有薪家長假”，將容許市府員工在小孩出生，或者領養小孩的第一年中，最多申請放假六週，但不可附加於不支薪，保護工作崗位的時段。
波市府表示，波士頓市長馬丁華殊（Martin
Walsh）在擔任州議員期間，就提出了四月份時通過的，1972年版麻州產假法更新案，改名為麻州家長假法，以因應該法首度適用於男士，女士及男同性配偶。
麻州總檢察官奚莉（Murau Healey)也在上週表示，將比照波市，讓總檢察官辦公室的約525名員工，也享有同樣的有薪家長假。波市府工會員工近日表達強調意願，希望也享有這一福利。
圖片說明：
波士頓市長馬丁華殊簽署“有薪家長假法”。提案議員之一的吳弭（前右二）抱著兒子出席。（菊子攝）
波士頓市長馬丁華殊（右）抱起吳弭（左）的兒子逗弄。（菊子攝）
MAYOR WALSH SIGNS BOSTON'S FIRST EVER PAID PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY
BOSTON - Monday, May 18, 2015—Mayor Martin J. Walsh today signed an ordinance establishing paid parental leave for City of Boston employees, Boston's first-ever Paid Parental Leave policy. The ordinance, which was proposed by Councilors Michelle Wu, Tim McCarthy and Tito Jackson, allows for up to six weeks of Paid Parental Leave to both men and women, as well as same-sex couples, who have worked for the City for at least one year.
"I would like to thank the Council for working with the Administration to pass this important step forward for working families," said Mayor Walsh. "This is not only the right thing to do but it is important to the vitality and economy of our city. The benefits of this policy to both individuals and organization are a win-win and it is my hope that businesses will follow our lead and extend this benefit to their employees."
Previous parental leave policies, such as the Family and Medical Leave Act and Massachusetts Parental Leave Act, have focused on protecting parents' jobs during unpaid leave. The lack of income during periods of parental leave is a factor in the wage gap experienced by many women, and forces employees to return to work sooner than their particular family may really need with their newborn or newly adopted child.
Mayor Walsh is proud to have worked with the Council to adopt a Paid Parental Leave policy that features:
- Up to 6 weeks of Paid Parental Leave to be taken by day or week any time during the first year after the birth or adoption of the child or children.
- Applies to all exempt employees, both male and female, who have worked for the City for a minimum of one year, including same-sex couples, and employees covered by collective bargaining agreements whose agreements explicitly provide for this benefit.
- Applies for each instance of eligible employees' birth of newborns,adoption, surrogacy or other methods, and stillbirths.
- Cannot be added to periods of unpaid, job-protected leave and, therefore, runs concurrently.
Pay during a parental leave shall be structured as follows: 100-percent for the first 2 weeks; 75-percent for weeks 3 and 4; and 50-percent for weeks 5 and 6.
As a State Representative, Mayor Walsh was the lead sponsor of the legislation that went into effect this past April, which updated the former Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act of 1972, renaming it the Massachusetts Parental Leave Act and codified that it would be available for men, women and male same-sex couples for the first time.
MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES NEARLY $39M FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN BOSTON
MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES NEARLY $39M FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN BOSTON
Funding will create or preserve 1,194 housing units
BOSTON - Monday, May 18, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced nearly $39 million to support affordable housing developments in neighborhoods throughout Boston. The funding, which will create or preserve 1,194 housing units, is possible through $27 million in federal and local resources through the Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) and $11.7 million in linkage funds through Boston's Neighborhood Housing Trust.
"It is imperative that we continue to support affordable housing in our neighborhoods, and this funding will help many of our families in need of safe housing stay in their homes," said Mayor Walsh. "By investing in housing, we are supporting economic development and creating jobs that will revitalize Boston's neighborhoods for future generations."
In addition, the funding will:
- Leverage more than $575 million in public and private investment in neighborhoods;
- Create an estimated 1,200 construction jobs; and
- Set aside 196 units for homeless or extremely low-income families.
The development budgets for all proposals will total over $614 million of public and private investment in Boston, with the City's investment representing 6 percent of the total capital needed. Many of the proposals are seeking additional support from the state, and Mayor Walsh will work with the Baker Administration and the Department of Housing and Community Development to ensure that Boston has the resources necessary to support much-needed affordable housing.
Following is a complete list of the developments that have received funding awards:
Allston-Brighton:
Waverly Abby, Bridge Over Troubled Waters, 28 Units, 28 Affordable Units
This development proposes the renovation and expansion of two existing buildings owned and managed by Bridge Over Troubled Waters (BOTW). The development will result in a 28 all-affordable bed facility for single parents and transitional living opportunities for at-risk youth and families.
132 Chestnut Hill Avenue, JCHE, 61 units, 61 Affordable Units
Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly (JCHE) intends to create 61 units of affordable elderly housing on land from the Boston Redevelopment Authority. The development will include seven units of housing for formerly homeless seniors and a five unit studio grouping for aging adults with lifelong disabilities. This development will be adjacent to JCHE’s existing campus of housing.
Residences at Brighton Marine, Brighton Marine Housing LP, Brighton, 108 Units, 86 Affordable Units
Brighton Marine Health Center and Winn Development will construct a new building and renovate one of the historic buildings on the site currently owned by Brighton Marine. This will create 108 units of mixed income housing with a veterans’ preference. Eighty-six of the units will be affordable.
Charlestown
Ropewalk, Frontier Enterprise, Inc., 80 Units 26 Affordable Units
Frontier Enterprises has been designated by the Boston Redevelopment Authority to redevelop two historic buildings located in the Charlestown Navy Yard. Construction will consist of the gut rehabilitation of an industrial building into 80 units of mixed-income rental housing and the creation of 4,000 square feet of museum space. Twenty-six units will be restricted as affordable. The museum space will display equipment and other items used in the historic rope manufacturing process.
Dorchester
Harmon Apartments, The Boston Home, 39 Units, 33 Affordable Units
The Boston Home will create the Harmon Apartments development on their campus in Dorchester. The developer will construct a 39-unit, mixed-income rental housing development for individuals and families with progressive neurological disabilities. Thirty-three units will be restricted as affordable; all units will be handicapped accessible with specialized technology and services that will allow those with neurological disabilities to continue to live independently.
Ashmont TOD II, Trinity Financial, 87 Units, 53 Affordable Units
Trinity Financial is proposing to create a mixed-use residential development located on Ashmont Street in Dorchester across from their successful mixed use residential building, The Carruth. The project will create a total of 87 units consisting of 48 affordable rental units and 39 ownership units.
Wayne at Bicknell, Cruz Development, 72 Units, 72 Affordable
Cruz Development is proposing the refinance and renovation of a 72-unit expiring-use project that is currently operated as affordable housing serving a very low income population.
Talbot Commons Phase I, Codman Square NDC, 40 Units, 40 Affordable Units
Talbot Commons is the first of a two phase development that Codman Square Community Development Corporation plans to construct in the Talbot Avenue/New England Avenue area. The development will rehabilitate existing buildings, preserving and improving 21 existing affordable units and creating 19 new units of affordable rental housing, including artist live-work units and gallery space, on scattered sites along the Fairmont line.
Greater Four Corners Pilot Project, COHIF, 10 Units, 10 Affordable Units
The Coalition for Occupied Homes in Foreclosure, Inc. (COHIF) has acquired four scattered site properties with a total of ten units in the Greater Four Corners and Grove Hall areas of Dorchester and Roxbury. These properties will be rehabilitated and provide long term affordable rental opportunities for families.
Downtown/Central
Boylston Street Rehab, St. Francis House & POUA, 46 Units, 46 Affordable Units
St. Francis House and the Planning Office for Urban Affairs (POUA) are proposing to redevelop 48 Boylston Street in downtown Boston into affordable housing. The development will create 46 units of affordable housing, of which 26 units will be set aside for homeless individuals. This is the first of a three-phase development slated for this site.
The Beverly Street Project- Parcel 1B, Related Beal, Downtown, 239 Units, 239 Affordable Units
Related Beal LLC is proposing a 239-unit affordable housing, mixed use development in downtown Boston. The units will provide affordable housing options to a wide range of incomes from extremely low income households at 30 percent of the area median income (AMI) up to households with incomes at 165 percent of AMI.
East Boston
Paris Village, East Boston CDC, East Boston, 32 Units, 32 Affordable Units
East Boston Community Development Corporation (EBCDC) will construct 32 units of affordable family rental housing in East Boston on vacant land that is currently underutilized. EBCDC has acquired the site and the new housing abuts the former Salesian Boys building.
Coppersmith Village Rental and Homeownership, NOAH, East Boston, 56 Units, 41 Affordable Units
Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) is creating a new mixed use, mixed income development in the heart of East Boston. The project will replace a vacant industrial building and remediate a brownfields site. The development will create 56 rental units, of which 41 units will be affordable. The development will also include commercial space for a local restaurant and create 15 for-sale units of housing, of which 8 will be affordable units.
Hyde Park
Residence at Fairmount Station, Southwest Boston CDC, 27 Units, 27 Affordable Units
This development is a 27 unit affordable mixed–income, transit-oriented development adjacent to the Fairmount Avenue Station on the Fairmount Indigo commuter rail stop in Hyde Park. The development is co-sponsored and developed by Southwest Boston CDC and Codman Square NDC.
Mattapan
Brookview House III, Brookview House, 12 Units, 12 Affordable Units
Brookview House, Inc. proposes to construct a development that will create 12 units of homeless housing for families, along with a youth center for children ages 6 to 19, including classroom space.
Mission Hill
Parcel 25 – Phase 1A, Mission Hill NHS, 40 units, 40 Affordable Units
Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services (MHNHS) will develop a vacant parcel formerly owned by the MBTA, located across from the Roxbury Crossing MBTA Station. The MHNHS will construct a five story, mixed use building that will create 40 units of affordable housing along with community-focused commercial space on the first floor and a new home for Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership (MBHP) on the second level.
Roxbury
Bartlett Yard – Building B, Nuestra Communidad, 60 Units, 38 Affordable Units
Nuestra Communidad and Windale Developers will construct a 60 unit, mixed income and mixed use development. Thirty-eight units will be restricted as affordable. This building will be located at the former MBTA bus yard in Dudley Square.
Walker Park Apartments, Urban Edge, 49 Units, 49 Affordable Units
Urban Edge is proposing to construct two new buildings located on two different sites in the Egleston Square section of Boston. The buildings will provide 49 new units of affordable rental housing. The project is a Lean Pilot Project that seeks to streamline the pre-development, construction approval process and reduce costs.
Kasanoff Homes (Ownership), Nuestra Communidad, 16 Units, 16 Affordable Units
Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation will complete the second phase of the former Kasanoff Bakery site. This development will create 16 units of affordable mixed income ownership housing with incomes ranging up to 100 percent of median income.
The Clarion, The Community Builders, 40 Units, 32 Affordable Units
The Community Builders is proposing to construct two buildings on the combined site: a four story, mixed use building along with ground floor commercial along Blue Hill Avenue and a 2 ½ story two-family residences on Holborn Street in Roxbury. The development will create 40 units of rental housing, of which 32 units will be affordable.
South Boston
374 Dorchester Street, Bay Cove, 21 Units, 21 Affordable Units
This development proposes the renovation of a building recently purchased by Bay Cove Human Services, the long-term manager of the property. After the renovations, the development will result in a 21-bed facility for homeless individuals.
206 West Broadway, South Boston NDC, South Boston, 16 Units, 16 Affordable Units
South Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation (South Boston NDC) and Caritas Communities will create a four story building on two City of Boston parcels, creating a 16 unit affordable rental development on West Broadway in South Boston. This site is located two blocks from transit.
Spring 2015 ACMA Medical Career Education and Free Medical Consultation 5/30
Spring 2015 ACMA Medical Career Education and Free Medical
Consultation on May 30, 2015 in Lexington MA
Attention: Time Change for May 30th, 2015 ACMA Medical Career
Education and Medical Consultation Sessions
To accommodate the overwhelming number of signups, the schedule for
the ACMA medical career education and medical consultation on May 30th
at Lexington’s Cary Memorial Library has been revised.
1. Medical career education session (How to apply medical school and
residency)
Time: 9:30-11:00am, with registration beginning at 9:15am.
Location: Large Meeting Room, Lexington’s Cary Memorial Library
The online registration will be closed soon.
2. Free medical consultation
Time: 11:30-1:00pm
Location: Large Meeting Room, Lexington’s Cary Memorial Library,
Address: 1874 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, Ma 02420
Consultation on May 30, 2015 in Lexington MA
Attention: Time Change for May 30th, 2015 ACMA Medical Career
Education and Medical Consultation Sessions
To accommodate the overwhelming number of signups, the schedule for
the ACMA medical career education and medical consultation on May 30th
at Lexington’s Cary Memorial Library has been revised.
1. Medical career education session (How to apply medical school and
residency)
Time: 9:30-11:00am, with registration beginning at 9:15am.
Location: Large Meeting Room, Lexington’s Cary Memorial Library
The online registration will be closed soon.
2. Free medical consultation
Time: 11:30-1:00pm
Location: Large Meeting Room, Lexington’s Cary Memorial Library,
Address: 1874 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, Ma 02420
DA Conley Delivers $7,500 to Two Dorchester Non-Profits
DA Conley Delivers $7,500 to Two Dorchester Non-Profits
BOSTON, May 19, 2015— District Attorney Daniel F. Conley this week delivered thousands of dollars in seized drug money to two Dorchester non-profits that will use the funds to help Boston youth stay away from drugs, gangs, and risky behavior.
As part of his annual Asset Forfeiture Community Reinvestment Program, Conley yesterday visited St. Peter’s Youth Center and Cape Verdean Community Unido to deliver a total of $7,500 in cash awards from assets seized during Suffolk County narcotics trafficking prosecutions. This year, Conley will present similar awards to 18 non-profits, funding safe, healthy activities for kids and teens from all walks of life across Suffolk County.
Conley presented a check for $4,000 to St. Peter’s Teen Center to support the group’s summer sports and wellness programs. As part of its programming to steer youth away from gangs, violence, and drugs, the Catholic Charities-operated teen center hosts approximately 120 young people at monthly sports events where they have positive opportunities to interact with police, city leaders, and other community members.
Conley presented CVC Unido with a check for $3,500 to help provide opportunities for teens and young adults in the non-profit’s Teen Leadership Academy, which aims to improve civic engagement among the at-risk youth served by the organization. The grant will partially fund youth organizer and youth leader positions and help provide necessary supplies.
Groups across Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop will split about $66,000 in cash awards this year at no cost to taxpayers: every cent comes from assets seized during drug trafficking prosecutions. State auditors previously reviewed the process in Suffolk County and gave it high marks for turning “the profits of crime into something positive for the community” while carefully documenting all forfeiture-related income and expenditures.
The annual grant process begins in the summer, with application forms available on the Suffolk DA’s website: http://www.suffolkdistrictattorney.com/partnerships-and-prevention/asset-forfeiture-reinvestment-program/.
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