(波士頓訊) 10月3日下午，麻州大学波士顿孔子学院下设的剑桥瑞奇拉丁学校（Cambridge
Rindge and Latin School）孔子课堂在学校礼堂举行揭牌仪式暨欢庆中秋文艺演出。剑桥瑞奇拉丁学校校长达蒙∙史密斯（Damon Smith）和麻州大学波士顿孔子学院院长孙柏凤等出席并致辞，该校近600名学生和部分家长参加仪式并观看演出。
史密斯校长感谢孔子学院对该校中文项目的支持，希望孔子课堂将来有更好的发展。孙柏凤院长指出语言和文化学习的重要性，鼓励学生们将来运用自己所学，成为沟通不同文化的使者，创造更加美好的未来。
随后，孙柏凤院长将孔子学院牌匾授予剑桥瑞奇拉丁学校校长达蒙∙史密斯和该校中文教师施祖慰。至此，麻州大学波士顿孔子学院共下设9所孔子课堂。
MAYOR WALSH, BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNOUNCE NEW OUTREACH MANAGER, ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR PATRONS IN NEED
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Full-time outreach worker will help provide resources and care to homeless and in need patrons
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BOSTON - Friday, October 6, 2017 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the hire of a full-time outreach manager for the Boston Public Library (BPL), who will work as part of a team providing assessment, crisis intervention and intensive case management services to unsheltered individuals drawn to the spaces and resources of the Boston Public Library. The position, which has been in development since June 2017, will be based at BPL's Central Library in Copley Square, and is funded through the City of Boston's Department of Neighborhood Development and the Boston Public Library, and managed in partnership with Pine Street Inn.
In addition to the outreach manager, additional resources available to patrons will include the hire of a Reference Librarian specializing in Health and Human Services and a recently launched Addiction Recovery Resources in Boston Resource Guide, containing information on substance use and recovery services, and designed for both active users and their loved ones. This guide joins the Boston Public Library's existing Housing, Health Hunger & Help Resource Guide, both of which were previewed at a recent Library Board Meeting.
"The investment in this newly created position and the resources being made available by our dedicated library staff join a range of citywide resources already helping to support and aid our homeless population in and around our libraries and across the city," said Mayor Walsh. "These efforts directly support the BPL's mission of serving everyone."
The BPL's new outreach manager position will be immediately filled by Mike Bunch, an existing outreach case manager social worker at Pine Street Inn. Mike is bilingual in English and Spanish, and previously worked with shelter and treatment providers in Austin, Texas. He is a former Peace Corps volunteer. Bunch began his work at the Central Library this week and will assist patrons at library locations throughout the City in most demand.
"I am thankful to Mayor Walsh, the City's Department of Neighborhood Development, and Pine Street Inn for their steadfast work in bringing this role to fruition," said David Leonard, Boston Public Library President. "The BPL is committed to providing all patrons, regardless of status, with the critical assistance they need, and the hire of the outreach manager is a significant "first" for the BPL and will connect library users with the right resources to help them move forward."
In June 2015, the Walsh Administration released Boston's Way Home, the City's action plan to end veteran and chronic homelessness. The action plan has redesigned the way Boston offers services to homeless individuals; today, rather than counting on shelter as the solution to the issue. Boston has moved to a housing first model, where an individual's entrance into the shelter system is also their entrance to a path toward permanent, stable housing.
In January 2016, Mayor Walsh announced Boston had ended chronic veteran homelessness. To date, nearly 850 homeless veterans have been housed. In 2016, the City scaled up its efforts to end chronic homelessness. Since January of 2016, 391 chronically homeless individuals have been housed, representing 2,300 years of homelessness ended.
"Pine Street Inn is pleased to be part of this effort to provide homeless men and women the support and services they need to begin rebuilding their lives," said Lyndia Downie, President and Executive Director of Pine Street Inn. "We are grateful to Mayor Walsh and the BPL for their thoughtful approach to this issue as we all work to address and reduce the number of homeless men and women in Boston."
About the Boston Public Library
Boston Public Library has a Central Library, twenty-four branches, map center, business library, and a website filled with digital content and services. Established in 1848, the Boston Public Library has pioneered public library service in America. It was the first large free municipal library in the United States, the first public library to lend books, the first to have a branch library, and the first to have a children's room. Each year, the Boston Public Library hosts thousands of programs and serves millions of people. All of its programs and exhibitions are free and open to the public. At the Boston Public Library, books are just the beginning. To learn more, visit bpl.org.
About the Department of Neighborhood Development
As the City's housing agency, the Department of Neighborhood Development works to build strong, inclusive neighborhoods by expanding access to stable and affordable housing for every Bostonian. We invest public resources to improve Boston's neighborhoods, creating housing options, supporting tenants, fostering homeownership, ending chronic homelessness, and managing the City's real estate portfolio. To learn more, visit here.
About Pine Street Inn
Founded in 1969 as an emergency shelter, Pine Street Inn began creating permanent housing with on-site support staff for homeless men and women in 1984. Today, Pine Street operates 41 housing locations with over 950 tenants throughout Greater Boston. Reaching more than 1,900 individuals daily, Pine Street provides permanent housing, job training, emergency shelter and street outreach, with a goal to help men and women reach their highest level of independence. To learn more, visit pinestreetinn.org
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Grantee(s) & Location(s)
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Amount
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Description
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Affiliated
Manufacturing USA Institute
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Analog Photonics
(Boston, Mass.)
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$1,390,000
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Building a new industry, and a new ecosystem for supporting the development of sophisticated automated design software and the required Intellectual Property (IP) Blocks for the fabrication of novel integrated photonics.
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(American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics)
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MIT Lincoln Labs
(Lexington, Mass.)
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$1,900,000
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Germanium deposition tool to complete and establish the nation’s first DoD Trusted Integrated Photonics Fabrication Prototyping Facility for the development of defense-related products for advanced computing (quantum, cryogenic, all-optical) and sensing (bio screening, AVs, microwave radar).
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(American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics)
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MIT/Ministry of Supply
(Cambridge and Boston, Mass.)
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$90,000
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The project will result in a new type of garment that can sense and adapt comfort to the local climate by changing garment breathability and body blood circulation, addressing key needs in the emerging athletic and defense smart clothing markets. This 3D-Knitting technology can bring back apparel production to Massachusetts.
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(Advanced Functional Fabrics of America)
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MIT/Northeast Regional Robotics Innovation Collaborative (RRIC) in Boston at MassRobotics
(Years 1 & 2:Cambridge and Boston, Mass.;Year 3: Boston and Worcester, Mass.)
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$500,000 in year 1; total of $1,980,000 over 3 years
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Develop and deploy “Teach-Bot”, an innovative robotics instructor and demonstration machine that interacts with the learner; training targets experienced manufacturing workers, to arm them with new skills to deploy, program and maintain robots in the workplace.
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(Advanced Robotics Manufacturing)
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MRSI
(Billerica, Mass.)
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$570,000
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Develop a tool that can place lasers onto silicon photonics with sub-micron precision, allowing MRSI to compete with or exceed industry leaders, expand its market share, and create more jobs in Billerica, Mass.
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(American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics)
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Saint-Gobain/ UMass-Lowell
(Northborough, Mass.; Lowell, Mass.)
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$550,000
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Development of an optical fabric that can be woven into infrastructure and provide a groundbreaking civil infrastructure monitoring system (buildings, pipelines, bridges & tunnels, rail lines, etc.).
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(Advanced Functional Fabrics of America)
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UMass -Amherst/Uniqarta
(Amherst, Mass.)
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$500,000
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The Ultra-Thin Die Assembly for advanced flexible-hybrid electronics (FHE) Systems will address key manufacturing gaps and workforce development needs critical to the deployment of FHE technologies.
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Total
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$6,980,000
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MAYOR WALSH PROCLAIMS OCTOBER AS MANUFACTURING MONTH
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BOSTON - Friday, October 6, 2017 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today proclaimed October to be 'Manufacturing Month' in the City of Boston. At a visit to Dorchester Brewing Company this morning, Mayor Walsh was joined by representatives from the Mayor's Office of Economic Development, Newmarket Business Association Executive Director Sue Sullivan and local manufacturing companies to recognize the economic impact and growth of manufacturing and industrial businesses within the City of Boston.
"Manufacturing is a key sector of Boston's economy. By employing more than 13,000 people in the City of Boston, it doesn't just produce goods, it produces opportunities," said Mayor Walsh. "I am proud to declare October Manufacturing Month. Through our Back Streets Program to priorities embedded in Imagine Boston 2030, we will remain committed to helping manufacturing and industrial companies thrive in the City of Boston."
The Walsh Administration continues to support manufacturers that are producing goods in the city through the Back Streets Program, a comprehensive outreach and engagement initiative for industrial and commercial businesses in Boston's industrial corridors. Under the Mayor's Office of Economic Development, the Back Streets Program supports businesses throughout the City's nine Back Streets, and provides guidance around licensing and permitting, zoning and workforce development.
"Manufacturing is vitally important not only as an economic driver of our City, but also as a key generator of innovation, product development and employment potential," said John Barros, Chief of Economic Development. "As Boston's economy continues to transform, I look forward to supporting our manufacturing with the tools and technology to remain productive and competitive."
"The City of Boston and all its various departments have been instrumental in the successful launch and growth of our company," said Travis Lee, Co-Founder, Dorchester Brewing Company. "Mayor Walsh has clearly brought a new level of energy, excitement and commitment to Boston's small business community. It has been a privilege to do business in this great city."
The recently completed Image Boston 2030, Boston's first city-wide plan in over 50 years, prioritizes the "preservation and enhancement of critical industrial uses," and identifies ways that Boston can develop an advanced manufacturing ecosystem, including investments in the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park's power systems, Readville's transportation connections, and programs focused on advanced manufacturing and other twenty-first-century industrial jobs.
About the Mayor's Office of Economic Development
The Economic Development Cabinet's mission is to make Boston an appealing and accessible place for working families, entrepreneurs, businesses, and investors to innovate, grow, and thrive in a way that fosters inclusion, broadens opportunity, and shares prosperity, thereby enhancing the quality of life for all Bostonians and the experience for all visitors. Learn more on their website. |
MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES MAUREEN FLYNN TO LEAD CITY OF BOSTON'S HOME CENTER
Flynn to help execute City's housing plan; establish increased homeownership opportunities for homebuyers in Boston
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BOSTON - Thursday, October 5, 2017 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the appointment of West Roxbury resident Maureen Flynn as Deputy Director for Homeownership Programs.
In this position, Flynn will oversee the management and operations of the Boston Home Center, which plays a significant role in the execution of the City's housing policy, helping Bostonians obtain, retain, and maintain their homes.
"In today's housing market, it's especially critical to ensure that Boston's middle class has access to homeownership opportunities in the City of Boston," Mayor Walsh said. "As our City grows, the success of middle class homeowners is crucial, and Maureen's long history in the housing, finance, and community development space will be key to the success of the Boston Home Center and the people it helps."
In her new position, Flynn will report to Sheila Dillon, Mayor Walsh's Chief of Housing, and will be responsible for oversight of the Boston Home Center, which is housed within the Department of Neighborhood Development. The Boston Home Center is charged with creating programs to help Boston homebuyers buy a home in Boston, and assisting existing homeowners with maintenance issues in their homes. These programs include first-time homebuyer education; down payment and closing cost assistance to first-time homebuyers; lead paint abatement for housing units in Boston; and home repair programs for senior citizens.
The Boston Home Center also oversees City programs that assist homeowners with avoiding foreclosure, and works to enhance the City's relationships with banks, mortgage companies, and non-profits to promote City programs and coordinate homeownership opportunities.
"For my entire career, I've been lucky to be able to help public agencies and non-profits to address housing and community development issues, and I hope my experience in the financial sector will help more Bostonians be able to achieve the dream of homeownership," Flynn said. "I'm grateful to Mayor Walsh and Chief Dillon for the opportunity to return to the City, where the work of the Boston Home Center directly impacts so many Bostonians every day. As the Mayor says, anyone who wants to make Boston a better place to live should be able to afford to live here, and I couldn't be more excited to get to work to make that vision a reality."
Prior to coming to the Department of Neighborhood Development, Flynn served as the Executive Director for the Coalition for Occupied Homes in Foreclosure (COHIF). As the first executive director of this start-up non-profit, she helped create and manage the Greater Four Corners Pilot Project, which included the purchase, rehabilitation, and long-term management of occupied foreclosed properties. In addition, she advocated for changes in federal policy to minimize displacement for former homeowners and tenants in foreclosed properties.
Before her work at COHIF, she was General Counsel for the Housing and Economic Development Secretariat for former MA Governor Deval Patrick, and also served as Special Counsel to the secretariat. In that position, she drafted several provisions of the administration's Economic Development Act, including a new housing tax credit for gateway cities, and also helped to coordinate the state's response to the foreclosure crisis.
Prior to joining the executive office, Flynn was the Deputy Director of the MA Association of CDCs and wrote the state's omnibus foreclosure law and expiring use law. She had previously worked at the Buffalo Urban League and Western New York Law Center where she developed a multi-dimensional foreclosure prevention project. She also worked for the City of Boston in various capacities for eight years. Flynn received her MPA from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard in 1995 and her law degree from SUNY at Buffalo in 2000; she is licensed to practice in Massachusetts and New York.
Flynn will start her new position on October 16th.
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