星期四, 4月 20, 2017
State government small business listening tour
On behalf of Governor Baker and Lieutenant Governor Polito,
星期三, 4月 19, 2017
Danny Trejo Stars in New PSA Campaign Supporting Male Caregivers
Danny Trejo Stars in New PSA Campaign
Supporting Male Caregivers
Caregiver Assistance Campaign from AARP and the Ad Council Provides Resources for the 16 Million Male Caregivers in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 19, 2017 – Men represent 2 out of 5 of the more than 40 million unpaid family caregivers in the U.S., but very few reach out for support. To help male caregivers get the tools and resources they need to take care of themselves and their adult loved ones, AARP and the Ad Council are refreshing their Caregiver Assistance campaign. Today they are releasing their first-ever PSAs targeting male caregivers, created pro bono by DDB New York and featuring character actor Danny Trejo.
As men continue to take on caregiving roles, they are looking for specific information and support tailored to their needs. According to AARP’s report “Breaking Stereotypes: Spotlight on Male Family Caregivers,” more than half (63%) of male caregivers are the primary caregiver for their loved one. Due to cultural pressures and a lack of prior experience, more than half (54%) of all male caregivers report finding it difficult to help loved ones with intimate care needs such as feeding, dressing and bathing.
“Many male family caregivers see themselves simply as sons, spouses and friends caring for someone they love,” said AARP Public Policy Institute Vice President Jean Accius, PhD. “Through this campaign, we want to recognize and provide the tools and support these male family caregivers need in this vital role.”
The latest evolution of the Caregiver Assistance campaign, created by DDB New York, aims to help men recognize themselves as caregivers. The PSAs direct viewers to AARP’s online Caregiving Resource Center at www.aarp.org/caregiving, where caregivers can access Care Guides tailored to specific topics and challenges, such as caring for a loved one with dementia, as well as other practical tips and tools.
“Through research with male caregivers, we unearthed the insight that being a caregiver requires a unique kind of strength—like stoicism and inner fortitude—that goes beyond the traditional expectations of male toughness,” said Icaro Doria, Chief Creative Officer of DDB New York.
The PSAs celebrate this strength and re-examine what it means to be tough by featuring Danny Trejo, who is known for his “tough” persona. As Trejo shaves his face with a machete, lifts a car, and unflinchingly faces a kitchen fire, a caregiver shaves his father’s face, lifts his father from his chair, and lovingly prepares a meal – earning Trejo’s admiration as “the toughest guy on the planet.”
“I’ve helped care for a friend of mine who had cancer, so I know how hard it can be,” said Trejo. “Being a caregiver takes total dedication, absolute love, and unbelievable toughness. I’m proud to do what I can to support them.”
The PSAs include the tagline “Caregiving is tougher than tough,” underscoring the message that caregiving is a demanding job, and caregivers deserve help and support.
“Caregivers are everyday heroes, and they shouldn’t have to undertake this journey alone,” said Lisa Sherman, President and CEO of the Ad Council. “We’re thrilled to continue this campaign to help ease the burden of caregiving and shine a light on the amazing, tough, and loving work done by caregivers.”
The PSAs will be distributed to more than 33,000 media outlets nationwide and will run exclusively in donated time and space, per the Ad Council’s model. They are available in TV, radio, print, outdoor and digital formats. Social media creative will also soon debut on Facebook, courtesy of Facebook’s donated media support for the Ad Council.
Since the Caregiver Assistance Campaign launched in August 2012, the campaign has received over $193.3 million in donated media and the Caregiving Resource Center has received more than 35 million visits.
For more information about caregiving resources, please visit www.aarp.org/caregiving or call 1-877-333-5885.
Mayor Setti Warren Speaks out Against President Trump’s Plan to Eliminate CDBG Funds at Local Event Celebrating National Community Development Week
Mayor Setti Warren Speaks out Against President
Trump’s Plan to Eliminate CDBG Funds at Local Event Celebrating National
Community Development Week
Ribbon cutting for updated
facilities at Dare Family Services made with CDBG funding
Newton, MA – Earlier today,
Mayor Setti Warren, the Newton Planning Department, and Dare Family Services
leadership, staff, and residents gathered to celebrate recent property
renovations accomplished with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding.
“The
Dare Family Services project exemplifies why the CDBG program is vital to our
communities,” said Mayor Warren. “At a time when many Americans are still
struggling to make ends meet, President Trump's proposed budget cuts to CDBG
would be disastrous – making our cities less safe, less healthy, and more
expensive to live in. The impact of the CDBG program is evident here in Newton:
seven individuals with disabilities now have a more accessible, beautiful
building to call home.”
In
celebration of National Community Development Week, the event highlighted the
importance of CDBG funding in communities across the country. The renovations
to this site – including installation of two new heating systems, ADA-compliant
bathrooms and ramps, widening of doorways, reconstruction of a degraded deck
and a new lift – would not have been possible without CDBG funds.
“Dare Family Services could
not have asked for a better collaborator than the City of Newton,” said Dare
Family Services Board Chair James McDaniel. “By making CDBG funding available
to renovate and upgrade this property, the City of Newton has continued a
24-year history of supporting this program and allowing the residents to enjoy
a decent and safe home in their own community.”
劍橋合唱團4/30為音樂而走
為音樂而走-與劍橋合唱團的春日午後約會
1992年成立的劍橋合唱團，是大波士頓地區第一個中文合唱團，
4月30日，劍橋合唱團邀請各位朋友一起參加「為音樂而走」
報名活動時，請您指名將公益款項捐給劍橋合唱團。
活動時間：2017年4月30日
集合時間：下午1點
健行時間：下午2-3點
集合地點：
在 260 Sumner Street in East Boston
( 距離MBTA T station Maverick Station 一個街區，在Summer St與Orleans St 的轉角。)
健行路線：
步行開始於Marginal St. 碼頭公園的濱水區 - 可以說是波士頓最美麗的景觀。沿著東波士頓綠道(East Boston Greenway)，綠地和勝利花園，到東波士頓圖書館，
怎麼加入:
1. $5 報名費
2. 如果當天不能參與走路活動，也可以贊助我們走路唷!
捐獻20元，「聽泉」音樂會票兩張
捐獻30元，「聽泉」音樂會票兩張加T-shirt一件
捐獻50元，「聽泉」音樂會票四張加T-shirt一件
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“Walk for Music” with CCCS
Founded in 1992, MIT CCCS (CCCS) has been the first choir serving Chinese-speaking communities across Greater Boston area. Throughout the years, CCCS faced many challenges-- lack of membership, changing leadership and funding shortage. Today, we are forty+ voices strong and we have come a long way because of your support.
As part of our 25th anniversary celebration, we would like to invite you to “Walk for Music” with us on Sunday, April 30th. “Walk for Music” is the first community walk that CCCS has participated. All the funds will support our choir in maintaining our music quality, weekly choir rehearsal expenses, hiring professional conductor and pianist, delivering concerts, recordings, plus supporting local musicians.
Come and join us for the walk, make a contribution and sign up for the walk with us today!
When:
Registration: Sunday, 4/30/2017 at 1-2pm
Walk: 2-3pm
Where:
Walkers will check in at Zumix on 260 Sumner Street in East Boston -- one block from the Maverick MBTA stop, at the corner of Sumner and Orleans.
The walk begins on the waterfront in Piers Park on Marginal Street -- arguably the most beautiful view of Boston and the harbor in the city. We will walk the East Boston Greenway, past playgrounds, green space, and victory gardens, to the East Boston Library and back, concluding with a celebration in Piers Park.
How to Participate:
1. Registration fee: $5 (per family)
2. Can't join us for the walk? Here are other ways to show your support:
Donate...
$20, receive 2 Spring Concert* tickets
$30, receive 2 Spring Concert tickets + 1 CCCS T-shirt.
$50, receive 4 Spring Concert tickets + 1 CCCS T-shirt
● Regist and donate please contact Lihanlilytseng@gmail.com
*CCCS Spring Concert “Listen to the Spring: To Africa, Dream Chaser!” Sunday, May 21, 7pm at Kresge Auditorium
Baker-Polito Administration Awards $900,000 for Drinking Water Supply Protection
Baker-Polito Administration Awards $900,000 for
Drinking Water Supply Protection
BOSTON – April 19, 2017 – The Baker-Polito Administration today announced almost $900,000 in grant awards to five Massachusetts public water suppliers through the Drinking Water Supply Protection Grant Program (DWSP). The grant awards, administered by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs’ (EEA) Division of Conservation Services, will enable water suppliers to protect existing or new wells and surface drinking water supply systems, such as reservoirs and other water bodies.
“State government and our local water suppliers working together to ensure safe drinking water is readily available across Commonwealth is incredibly important,”said Governor Charlie Baker. “These 2017 Drinking Water Supply Protection Grants will deliver the necessary financial resources to allow water suppliers to continue to distribute high quality water to the public.”
“Maintaining strong partnerships with municipalities and water suppliers will help protect the Commonwealth’s drinking water,” said Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito. “Preventing harmful pollutants from entering public drinking water supplies is paramount, and the 2017 Drinking Water Supply Protection Grants awarded to these five projects will allow the water systems to be further safeguarded for years to come.”
Since 2004, the DWSP Grant Program has offered grants to municipal and public water systems to be used for water supply protection and land conservation purposes, such as the acquisition of land, the placing of a conservation restriction, or the assignment of a watershed preservation restriction. Land acquired through the program must be located within existing Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection-approved drinking water supply areas, in estimated protection areas for new sources, or in an area identified through an appropriate planning process as suitable for groundwater recharge to an aquifer. Projects funded under this grant program should also provide appropriate public recreational opportunities to the residents of the Commonwealth.
“Land conservation continues to be an effective and beneficial water protection practice that not only safeguards drinking water systems, but also provides unique recreational opportunities for the public to enjoy,” said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew Beaton. “The Baker-Polito Administration is proud to provide these vital grants, and will continue to identify solutions that further ensure our public drinking water is safe for consumption.”
The Fiscal Year 2017 DWSP grant awardees are:
· Fitchburg Water Division - Northern Watershed: $162,550 grant award to protect four tracts of land abutting tributaries to the Fitchburg Reservoir in Ashby.
· Marion Department of Public Works – Branch Brook Project: $230,000 grant award to protect 146 acres of Zone II land, which contributes to a drinking water source for five towns and contains riparian wetlands, and habitat of the Eastern Box Turtle.
· Marshfield Department of Public Works – Furnace Brook Well Protection:$106,625 grant award to protect two abutting parcels that have open fields, forest, and wetlands located in the zone of contribution to the Furnace Brook Well in Marshfield.
· Southampton Water Commission - Cook-County Property: $350,000 grant award to conserve 16 acres of forest and farmland in the Barnes Aquifer watershed, which serves as a drinking water source for both Southampton and Easthampton.
· South Deerfield Water Supply District – Conway and Whately Glen Reservoirs: $50,000 grant award to preserve 15 acres of Zone-B land within the Conway and Whately Glen Reservoirs’ watershed.
“I thank the Baker-Polito Administration for supporting local efforts to preserve and protect high-quality water sources like the Barnes Aquifier, which provides potable water to thousands of residents in my district,” said State Senator Don Humason (R-Westfield).
“I want to thank the Baker-Polito Administration and Secretary Matthew Beaton for this significant grant to protect important drinking water resources in Southampton,”said State Representative Peter Kocot (D-Northampton). “They have been great government partners, and have consistently worked with my communities to deliver state resources to help complete important local projects.”
“The water supply of our state is precious and must be protected,” said Senate President Pro Tempore Marc R. Pacheco (D-Taunton). “Our communities deserve the healthiest water and the most robust safeguards. I commend local officials in Marion for their hard work in securing these funds. Massachusetts will always be dedicated to the public health of our communities.”
“This additional restricted acreage is crucial to protecting our aquifers and reservoirs, and I want to commend the Administration and each of the applicants for their work in advancing the program,” said State Representative Bill Straus (D-Mattapoisett).
For more information regarding the program, please visit EEA’s Division of Conservation Services’ Drinking Water Supply Protection Grant Program webpage.
AG HEALEY CONVENES HEALTH CARE EXPERTS FOR ADVISORY TASK FORCE ON HOSPITAL, HMO COMMUNITY BENEFITS GUIDELINES
AG HEALEY CONVENES HEALTH CARE EXPERTS FOR ADVISORY TASK FORCE ON HOSPITAL, HMO COMMUNITY BENEFITS GUIDELINES
Task Force Will Review and Update Guidelines to Help Address New Health Care Needs in Massachusetts
BOSTON – Attorney General Maura Healey today convened health care experts for the first meeting of an advisory task force to examine potential updates to the office’s guidelines for the community benefits that Massachusetts health care institutions provide to residents.
The Advisory Task Force on Community Benefits will review the AG’s Community Benefits Program to advise on what updates should be made to the program for hospitals and health maintenance organizations (HMOs). The task force members will discuss strategies for advancing statewide health priorities as well as develop recommendations for streamlining reporting requirements for participating institutions.
“Massachusetts health care institutions provide hundreds of millions of dollars annually to work with local communities to address social determinants of health like nutrition, stable housing and prevention education, while lowering costs in our state,” AG Healey said. “The future of health care doesn’t just mean personalized medicine, it means crafting solutions for communities, and we are honored to have key stakeholders and public health experts on this task force to take a look at this program and update it to meet our current needs.”
The AG’s Community Benefits Guidelines, first promulgated in 1994, provide a framework for hospitals and HMOs to build upon their commitment to address unmet community health and social needs by formalizing their approach to planning for annual benefits and collaborating with community representatives and public health experts in developing programs.
Under the Guidelines, hospitals and HMOs submit annual reports to the AG’s Office detailing their community benefits efforts. Between 2010 and 2015, hospitals and HMOs collectively reported more than $750 million in Community Benefits expenditures each year.
There have been significant developments around community benefits at the federal and state levels since the AG’s Guidelines were last updated in 2009. The work of this task force will help modernize the Guidelines in light of those developments and advances in the evidence base, and will explore recommendations to better align resources and standards across common programs to build the long-term capacity of our communities to improve health outcomes and reduce disparities.
The following organizations’ representatives and health care experts have been appointed to the task force:
· Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation – Audrey Shelto
· Boston Public Health Commission – Margaret Reid
· Coalition of Western MA Hospitals – Frank Robinson
· Community Catalyst – Susan Sherry
· Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals – Joan Quinlan
· Greater Boston Interfaith Organization – Paul Hattis
· MA Association of Community Development Corporations – Joe Kriesberg
· MA Association of Health Plans – Eric Linzer
· MA Council of Community Hospitals – Jody White
· MA Department of Public Health – Ben Wood
· MA Health & Hospital Association – Doug Brown
· MA League of Community Health Centers – Myechia Minter-Jordan
· MA Public Health Association – Maddie Ribble
· Don Berwick, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
· Michael Botticelli, Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine
· Nancy Kane, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The work of the task force will be facilitated by Karen Tseng, Sandra Wolitzky, David Brill, and Elana Brochin, all of the AG’s Health Care Division.
波士頓市長正式宣佈參選連任
Dear Friend,
Today, I filed to run for reelection as your mayor.
I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished in the last three years. Boston continues to attract good paying jobs. Our schools are improving and our streets are safer. More families are able to find affordable housing and hundreds of Bostonians who used to be homeless now have a place to call home.
We’re making progress every day, but there’s still more to be done. Boston should be a city that works for everyone. I will never stop fighting until every hardworking Bostonian is able to provide a great life for themselves and their families, no matter what community or neighborhood they’re from.
Serving as your mayor is the greatest honor of my life. I’m looking forward to getting out there and earning your vote, just like I did four years ago. But I need your help.
In the coming weeks, we’ll be opening our first campaign office and holding events across the city as we formally launch this campaign. I hope you’ll be a part of it — whether you’re able to be a volunteer on the ground, or just take a moment here and there to spread the word on Facebook. Sign up to get our updates as we get this campaign rolling!
See you soon,
Marty
Baker-Polito Administration Presents Green Communities Designation Awards to Berkshire Municipalities
Baker-Polito Administration Presents Green Communities Designation Awards to Berkshire Municipalities
Five Communities Receive $753,570 for Clean Energy Projects
Boston – April 19, 2017 – The Baker-Polito Administration today awarded Green Communities designation grants totaling $753,570 to North Adams, Clarksburg, Erving, Hawley and Plainfield. The awards will fund clean energy projects and were presented by Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew Beaton at a ceremony at North Adams City Hall.
Earlier this year, 30 Massachusetts cities and towns were designated by the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) as Green Communities, committing to an ambitious renewable energy agenda to reduce energy consumption and emissions. Over half of the Commonwealth’s municipalities have earned their Green Communities designation and 64 percent of residents live in a Green Community. Since the program began in 2010, DOER’s Green Communities division has awarded over $65 million in grant funding to the Commonwealth’s cities and towns through designation and competitive grant rounds.
“The Green Communities program is an excellent example of how state and local governments can work together to save taxpayer money and promote responsible energy policies,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “Our newest Green Communities will now have additional resources to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy, locking in energy savings for residents and reducing their carbon footprints.”
“Our municipal partners continue to help us lead the way on renewable energy by adopting practices that allow them to reduce energy consumption, while saving money that can be directed to vital municipal functions, like public safety and education,” said Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito. “We look forward to continuing to provide cities and towns across the Commonwealth the tools they need to reduce energy costs, usage and emissions.”
The Commonwealth’s 185 Green Communities range from the Berkshires to Cape Cod and are home to 64 percent of Massachusetts’ population in municipalities as large as Boston and as small as Rowe. Under the Green Communities Act, cities and towns must meet five criteria to be designated a Green Community and receive funding, including reducing municipal energy consumption by 20 percent over five years. The 30 newly designated Green Communities have committed to reducing their energy consumption amounting to savings of $6,241,862 of energy costs and 2,234,090 MMBtu in five years, energy use equivalent to heating and powering nearly 2,718 homes, and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 27,641 metric tons, equivalent to taking 5,819 cars off the roads.
“When Massachusetts’ cities and towns invest in renewable energy and energy efficiency programs everyone wins, from taxpayers savings to a statewide reduction in emissions,” said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Beaton. “With these designations, DOER’s Green Communities program continues to prove an effective tool in building a clean, renewable energy future for the Commonwealth.”
“DOER is proud to work with cities and towns across Massachusetts as they take important steps in embracing renewable energy and energy efficiency at the local level,” said Department of Energy Resources Commissioner Judson. “These designations are simply the beginning of an important relationship between the Commonwealth and our municipal partners as we work towards our shared clean energy goals.”
DOER awarded funding for projects in these newly designated Green Communities include:
Municipality Award
Clarksburg $141,590
Erving $142,905
Hawley $136,920
North Adams $194,580
Plainfield $137,575
A full list of projects funded by the Green Communities program can be foundhere.
“I’m thrilled that Clarksburg, Hawley, North Adams and Plainfield are now designated as Green Communities,” said State Senator Adam G. Hinds (D- Pittsfield). “Taking this step to improve their collective efforts to advance energy efficiency and renewable energy is good news for the entire Commonwealth.”
“It is great to see Hawley being recognized as an energy leader for Massachusetts by DOER and EOEEA,” said State Representative Paul W. Mark (D-Peru). “Having the Green Community designation will bring important grant funding opportunities to Hawley, as well as more awareness to their efforts to advance efficient, renewable energy in the town.”
Under the Green Communities Act, DOER’s Green Communities Designation and Grant Program can provide up to $20 million annually to qualified cities and towns. The goal of the Designation Grant Program is support communities’ investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy projects that further the clean energy goals determined by the designated communities. Initial Designation Grants are based on a $125,000 base for each designated Green Community, plus additional amounts tied to per capita income and population, and for municipalities that provide as-of-right siting for renewable energy generation.
“The Green Communities Program is an outstanding example of the strong partnership that the Baker-Polito Administration and the Legislature have forged with cities and towns,” said Geoffrey C. Beckwith, the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Municipal Association. “Communities all across the state will use these grant funds for innovative programs to reduce energy usage and invest in renewable energy projects, and the benefits will flow to taxpayers and the environment.”
Funding for these grants is available through proceeds from carbon allowance auctions under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and Alternative Compliance Payments (ACP) paid by retail electric suppliers that do not meet their Renewable Portfolio Standard compliance obligations through the purchase of Renewable Energy Certificates.
吳弭宣佈競選連任波市不分區市議員
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(Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)波士頓市議會議長吳弭(Michelle
Wu)今(4月19)日一早遞出表格，加入競選連任行列。
吳弭在2013年時首度當選為波士頓市議員，不僅以28歲的年紀成為當屆最年輕市議員，更締造了波士頓市建市近400年來首名華裔市議員的歷史紀錄。2015年她以第二高票順利連任，接著2016年當選為市議會議長，再次締造歷史紀錄的成為波市有史以來首名華裔市議會議長。
今日一早，吳弭發出電子郵件通知支持者，她剛遞出表格，將競選連任，希望選民支持她繼續把波士頓市打早成一個更好，更強壯城市。
市政府印製的提名表格，將於二週內備妥供民眾索取。她必須在5月23日提名截止日前取得1500個有效的支持簽名。
她在爭取支持時表示，她有幸在此任期中當選市議會議長，為所有市民服務，在交通，再生能源，取得有品質的早期教育及兒童護理，公平機會等等方面，為市民發聲。
在位的這幾年間，她成功推動了不少法令，法案，包括2014年的取得公開數據，公平醫療護理，2015年的自帶酒瓶(BYOB)，有薪家長假，2016年的得到溝通(Communication
access)，豁免電動車規費，禁止塑膠袋，取消小企業現場表演必須申請娛樂牌照規定等條例(ordiance)。她也舉行過不下18場公聽會，還成功推動通過9項決議案，包括支持家務工人權利，廢除不可競爭條文，化石燃料清理，深夜地鐵，禁止LGBT轉化療法，地鐵通勤火車車費，要求州政府通過立法保障變性者不受歧視的民權，支持地鐵清潔工人，支持哈佛餐廳工人等等。
4月18日下午，吳弭還忙著舉行公聽會，為爭取市民自由請願鋪路。Cranston Mayor announced Discovery Network project
CRANSTON, RI—Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung unveils a newly-installed historical marker at the Sprague Mansion on Wednesday, the 19th to celebrate Cranston’s rich history and announce the new Cranston Discovery Network project.
The Cranston Discovery Network features signs to mark historical places throughout the city to encourage residents and visitors to follow a walkable trail. Additional signs will be installed in the future in neighborhoods and at historical sites across the city. The project was funded by a $15,000 grant from the Rhode Island Foundation and made possible by the hard work from members of the Cranston Historical Society and the Cranston Public Library.
The Cranston Discovery Network features signs to mark historical places throughout the city to encourage residents and visitors to follow a walkable trail. Additional signs will be installed in the future in neighborhoods and at historical sites across the city. The project was funded by a $15,000 grant from the Rhode Island Foundation and made possible by the hard work from members of the Cranston Historical Society and the Cranston Public Library.
MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ARTISTS FOR FINLAND BUILDING BOSTON
MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES CALL FOR ARTISTS FOR FINLAND BUILDING
BOSTON - Wednesday, April 19, 2017 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced a call for artists for temporary public artwork on the exterior of the Finland Building at 774 Albany Street. The call for artists is a joint effort between the Boston Public Health Commission, the Mayor's Office of Recovery Services, the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture, and the Boston Art Commission.
"The City is working hard to improve the neighborhood around Melnea Cass and Massachusetts Avenue, and we see public art as an integral part of this initiative," said Mayor Walsh. "This call for artists offers our local creatives an opportunity to create art that embodies the values of resiliency and hope, offering encouragement and support for those who utilize recovery services."
The Finland building houses a number of the Boston Public Health Commission's addiction recovery services programs. Clients come to the Finland building for a broad range of services, including harm reduction services, which are a set of practical strategies aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with drug use, and as an entry point for detox and other treatment programs. The building is adjacent to Boston Healthcare for the Homeless and across from Boston Medical Center, the city's safety-net hospital.
"Our team at the Finland have created an environment where everyone feels welcome, cared for, and connected," said BPHC Executive Director Monica Valdes Lupi, JD, MPH. "Adding a warm and inviting artistic element outside of the building will help us strengthen efforts to engage clients who might be otherwise intimidated by the idea of seeking services for the first time. It will also build on our work to be a good neighbor in our community."
The proposed space for public art is an outside wall next to the entrance of the Finland Building. The entire wall is available and measures 70' x 20'. A second, perpendicular wall is also available and artists may propose an artwork that spans both walls.
"We are excited about this opportunity to beautify a City building that is a central access point for addiction recovery supports," said Jen Tracey, Director of the Mayor's Office of Recovery Services. "Public art is one strategy the City is using to reflect the strength and resiliency of the people who access our services."
The call for artists is open to all professional artists, artisans or teams with experience in public art, site responsive design and project management. The initial amount budgeted for this project is $8,000, which includes artist fee, materials, and installation. The artist will be selected by the Artist Selection Committee, which is comprised of representatives from the Mayor's Office of Recovery Services and the Boston Public Health Commission as well as two local artists. The final artwork design will be approved by the Boston Art Commission. The call is available online and all submissions are due by noon on May 9, 2017.
"As we look to integrate public art across the city, it's important that each installation considers the uniqueness of the neighborhood," said Julie Burros, Chief of Arts and Culture for the City of Boston. "We know that art can be a powerful ally in the recovery process. We are looking forward to seeing how the artists can offering messages of hope and healing through their work."
In the span of only a few square miles, there are several opioid treatment clinics, two of the largest emergency shelters in the region, a detox facility, a long-term residential treatment program, a resource and referral center that places scores of individuals in treatment every day, a peer recovery center, the biggest harm reduction site in New England, and a world-class health-care organization whose mission it is to serve our city's most vulnerable residents.
More information and applications are available online.
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