MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES BOSTON RESILIENCY FUND GRANTS TO SUPPORT AREAS AND EFFORTS IDENTIFIED BY COVID-19 HEALTH INEQUITIES TASK FORCE

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES BOSTON RESILIENCY FUND GRANTS TO SUPPORT AREAS AND EFFORTS IDENTIFIED BY COVID-19 HEALTH INEQUITIES TASK FORCE Over $23 million in grants have been distributed since March to support those most impacted by COVID-19 BOSTON - Thursday, July 16, 2020 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Resiliency Fund Steering Committee today announced over $1.2 million in new Boston Resiliency Fund (BRF) grants, including several investments in organizations and areas identified by the Mayor's COVID-19 Health Inequities Task Force as critical to addressing the inequities exposed by COVID-19. Since the creation of the BRF in March, the fund has granted over $23.7 million to 306 nonprofit and local organizations to provide support to Boston residents most impacted by COVID-19. In total, 56 percent of grantee organizations are led by a person of color and 52 percent of grantee organizations are led by a woman. "Latinos make up nearly 20 percent of Boston's population, but make up 28 percent of our city's overall COVID-19 cases," said Mayor Walsh. "We launched the COVID-19 Health Inequities Task Force early on this public health emergency to help us identify actions to address these disparities and I am pleased that through the Boston Resiliency Fund we are able to make significant investments in organizations that will expand needed outreach, education, and testing throughout our communities that have been disproportionately impacted by this virus."   Mayor Walsh created the COVID-19 Health Inequities Task Force to provide guidance to the City of Boston in addressing current inequities exposed by COVID-19 data analysis, testing sites, and health care services. While the Task Force closely collaborates with the BRF Steering Committee on all grant recommendations, Task Force members specifically recommended the following grants that will expand outreach and testing to support Boston's Latino community:  Greater Boston Latino Network (GBLN): Greater Boston Latino Network is a coalition of nine Latino-led community-based organizations that includes Sociedad Latina, Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA), Boston Higher Education Resource Center (HERC), Hyde Square Task Force, Latinos For Education, Latino STEM Alliance, East Boston Ecumenical Community Council, La Alianza Hispana, and Lawyers for Civil Rights. The network will receive $275,000 to provide direct support services to the Latino community and to hire bilingual Youth Outreach Workers directly from communities to work collaboratively with health care providers from East Boston Neighborhood Health Center and Whittier Street Health Center. The Youth Outreach Workers will provide linguistically and culturally competent support to the Latino community. These outreach workers will help elevate care for mental and physical health, fill any gap in resources created by language or cultural barriers, and connect families to food, housing vouchers and direct financial help. GBLN will create and launch a bilingual marketing campaign that will engage youth, alongside artists, educators, musicians and other influencers who will help us spread public health messages, to wear masks and provide masks to their peers.    Whittier Street Health Center: Whittier Street Health Center will receive $75,000 to expand their culturally sensitive outreach, enrollment and testing efforts. They will utilize staff who understand the cultural challenges and share similar backgrounds. The goal is to educate, empower, and engage members of the Latino community to support testing and to encourage long-term primary care relationships.    East Boston Neighborhood Health Center: East Boston Neighborhood Health Center will receive $70,000 to boost outreach and engagement efforts to support COVID-19 testing and contract tracing. The funding will increase internal marketing and outreach capacity to work with residents in East Boston and the South End and educate the community on the benefits of being tested for COVID-19.   "Thank you to Mayor Walsh and Chief Marty Martinez for forming the Health Inequities Task Force to address the health and safety of our Black, African American, and Latino communities," said Alexandra Oliver-Davila, Executive Director of Sociedad Latina. "Since the start of the pandemic, there has been a disproportionate number of COVID-19 cases among Latinos, people of color, and people living in economically-disadvantaged communities in Boston and on a national level. We see the consequences that this pandemic has had on the youth and families that we partner with, including little or no access to healthcare, rising medical costs, ineligibility or lack of information for unemployment, losing employment, and more. It is more crucial now than ever before for us to address these inequities and provide healthcare, safety, and financial assistance to everyone despite race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, and immigration status. We are deeply appreciative for the increased funding from the Boston Resiliency Fund to expand our resources and strengthen our community during this trying time."  The Fund serves every neighborhood in Boston, but has focused on the neighborhoods hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. A map showing the neighborhood impact of Boston Resiliency Fund grantees across the City of Boston can be found on the Fund's website. Since the first round of fund distribution, the Fund has raised over $32.4 million from over 6,400 donors. The following grants were also announced today: BellXcel (The B.E.L.L. Foundation, Inc.): BellXcel will use the grant to support the implementation of their new BellXcel summer learning program, developed in direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in partnership with Charlestown High School, Bridge Boston Charter School, and the YMCA of Greater Boston. Boston Girls Empowerment Network: Boston Girls Empowerment Network (BGEN) Girls leadership project provides high-quality educational and recreational summer activities, ensuring that girls of color will continue the social development progress, prevent summer learning loss and keep them safe.  Building Alliance to Support Immigrant Mental Health (BASIMH): The grantwill allowBASIMH to hire additional providers to conduct group and individual sessions targeting CNAs, nurses, technicians and other health workers who need a safe place to share their traumatic experiences as it relates to their lines of duties during the pandemic.  Caribbean Youth Club: Caribbean Youth Club will use the grant to engage Afro-Caribbean immigrant and refugee youth ages 16-21 to access summer employment, build leadership skills and engage in safe evening recreation.  Catie's Closet, Inc.: The grant will allow Catie's Closet to continue to provide basic necessities, including toiletries and feminine products to homeless and low-income families through the City's youth meal sites throughout the summer. Chinese Progressive Association (CPA): CPA will provide consistent and reliable staffing for food distribution sites across the City, including YMCAs, Boston Housing Authority properties and other other high volume sites in the community, including VietAID, and the Egleston, East Boston, Washington Beech, and Wang.  City Mission, Inc.: City Mission will use the grant to purchase online grocery store cards and distribute them to 50 families experiencing homelessness.   Department of Youth Engagement and Employment (DYEE) :The grant will provide 400 Chromebooks for youth to perform virtual work through the Summer Jobs Program.  Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston: Habitat for Humanity will provide grocery store gift cards for 85 low-income families, as well as provide protective items and disinfectants.  Homes For Families (HFF): HFF will provide care packages to help meet immediate needs of families residing in shelter or in permanent supportive housing. In collaboration with Boston Healthcare for the Homeless, the funding will provide educational materials on an on-going basis with COVID-19 related information and prevention; safety; and mental health resources. Lifeboat Boston: Lifeboat Boston is an outreach organization located in the Fenway neighborhood that works to end food insecurity through a weekly fresh food pantry. They will use the grant to rent a cargo van for four weeks to expand home delivery services and provide assistance to homeless clients.  LivableStreets Alliance: The grant will fund an automated SMS/texting ChatBot tool for EMS to perform daily wellness checks with all frontline staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Multicultural AIDS Coalition (MAC):MAC provides trusted and culturally specific services to support clients often not reached by traditional programs, including gay / bisexual men of color, those in the recovery community, immigrants and other residents as appropriate. Specifically, funds will be used to utilize street outreach, provide COVID19 prevention and education materials, and provide food vouchers and packaged meals. My Brother's Keeper 617: This grant will allow My Brother's Keeper 617 to continue their work in Dorchester providing gift cards for low-income families.  Rescuing Leftover Cuisine: The grant will allow Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC) to waive fees paid by food providers for pick-up. The grant will also help expand RLC's tech platform and strengthen infrastructure to facilitate coordination of one-off donations and delivery to households; provide essential PPE, supplies to volunteers; and supplement current volunteer corps with 10 paid staff rescuers to minimize safety risks, enhance reliability and systemize operations. Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute, Inc.: The grant will be used to expand Zoom and audio conference support services for women in substance abuse treatment and transitional recovery programs and build the skills of first responders and community service workers in the areas of wellness, stress management, self-esteem and self-care, and to expand access to Self Esteem Boston's new online learning center for vulnerable populations.  STEAM Ahead: STEAM Ahead provides free S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) programming to youth throughout Boston. The programs serve as a vehicle to help close the education gap for underrepresented groups of youth. Many of the families served are in need of food assistance and staff will prepare healthy food packages along with educational materials and deliver them directly to their homes.  Team New England: Team New England (TNE) will assist youth and their families by providing food, household essentials, and virtual check-ins and games to help keep young people occupied over the summer. In addition, they will work with youth to make care packages for seniors that will consist of healthy snacks, hand sanitizer, masks, coloring books, puzzles, fuzzy socks, slippers, and other essentials. As a youth community service project, TNE will be partnering with the Grove Hall Senior Center who will be identifying seniors. These care baskets will be delivered to the homes of these seniors by the youth accompanied by an adult.  The DREAM Program: The DREAM Program will provide weekly deliveries of activity materials to its students, tailored to their specific interests and needs, to ensure that they are able to engage online and offline. The grant will specifically equip youth with laptops and internet access to support academic development and combat stress and trauma. The Wily Network: A grant from the Boston Resiliency Fund will support the Wily Network's emergency funding needs for their students.  Transgender Emergency Fund of Massachusetts, Inc.: The Transgender Emergency Fund of Massachusetts serves low-income transgender residents of Boston, mostly transgender people of color. This funding will be used to purchase and distribute nutritious food bags and boxes as well as hygiene supplies to low-income transgender people living in Boston. Trinity Boston Connects: Trinity Boston Connects will use the grant to increase and subsidize clinical mental health services for frontline youth workers.   True Alliance Center: True Alliance Center will use this grant to augment existing cash assistance work, translate documents and support for Boston's Haitian community, and provide educational materials to educate immigrants about their rights, and about health and prevention.  Turn It Around (Charlestown): Many of the youth served by Turn It Around are in need of financial stability, mental health services, academic support, and social connection. The grant will fund engagement stipends through physical fitness bootcamps. The funding will also provide volunteers with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to deliver food and basic hygiene items to those impacted by COVID-19. It will also provide grocery store gift cards based on family needs. Union of Minority Neighborhoods: The Union of Minority Neighborhoods will use the grant to continue to manage a trusted community helpline and work with service agencies collaboratively for needs of callers for resource referrals. United South End Settlements: The grant will support the Neighbor2Neighbor Food Access and Delivery Program, an emergency food assistance and access effort available to the residents of Boston with a focus on those living in the South End and Lower Roxbury.  The Neighbor2Neighbor Food Access and Delivery Program provides nutritious and healthy dry groceries, fresh produce, and prepackaged prepared family style dinners each week to help fill the food gap many families are experiencing. In addition, it will support providing families access to SNAP, WIC and other related benefits, and provide cash assistance in the form of gift cards for local food and other essential purposes.   Urban Guild Inc.: The Guild will use the grant to pay for continued holistic community support, with a portion of the funds to steward communal Guild gardens for residents to tend and harvest vegetables, fruits, and herbs. The grant will also allow for additional food distribution as well as children's diapers, adult diapers, baby wipes, and feminine hygiene products.  Vietnamese American Initiative for Development, Inc. (VietAID): VietAID will use the grant to continue providing hot meals from a Dorchester Vietnamese restaurant to older adults and groceries distribution to over 500 families. VietAID utilizes a network of volunteers and staff to deliver and distribute food items that are culturally appropriate to the families being served.   Youth on Board (YOB/BSAC): YOB/BSAC serves the needs of 18,000 high school students by actively engaging them to advocate for student rights, equitable schools, stronger youth-adult partnerships, and environmental justice within and beyond their schools. YOB will use the grant to safely engage youth during the summer months by providing stipends for program alumni and program coordinators.

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Baker-Polito Administration Announces $20 Million to Support Vital Social Services, Small Businesses

Baker-Polito Administration Announces $20 Million to Support Vital Social Services, Small Businesses

Community Development Block Grant funding will address emergency needs in 181 communities

BOSTON – Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced $19.6 million for municipalities to address emergency needs in light of the Coronavirus pandemic. This funding will support 181 communities in their work to provide vital services to low-income residents and small businesses affected by the recent outbreak.

Local governments and regional consortiums will fund social services, including homelessness prevention, food pantries and assistance, and job training for in-demand health care workers and technicians. Many communities will also make grants available for local small businesses with five or less employees. 36 lead awardees will organize within their respective municipality or region to deliver services.

The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) made this $19.6 million award through the federally-funded Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Congress allocated new emergency funding for the program through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act – the CARES Act – to address substantial needs in low and moderate-income communities affected by the pandemic. DHCD has received $46 million in special CDBG funds so far, and is distributing funding across municipalities and stakeholders to meet increased needs, with a focus on helping households maintain housing stability.

In June, the Baker-Polito Administration announced a $20 million Emergency Rental and Mortgage Assistance program, which is also funded in part through this federal allocation. This new fund will help more low-income households who have lost employment or income due to the pandemic maintain stable housing, and builds on DHCD’s existing homelessness prevention program, RAFT. In March, Governor Baker announced a $5 million infusion for the fund to address increased need.

DHCD has received more than $160 million in federal funding through the CARES Act, including more than $20 million that has been distributed to Community Action Agencies for anti-poverty work, and is preparing to allocate additional funding for shelter providers. DHCD continues to be in close contact with the stakeholder network, and is working with CHAPA and Mass Housing Partnership to track local emergency rental assistance programs and other resources available to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

This month, the Baker-Polito Administration unveiled a COVID-19 economic recovery package to respond to challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The $275 million package, designed to promote equity across the Commonwealth, includes $85 million for housing efforts, including investments in neighborhood stabilization and sustainable, climate resilient affordable housing, as well as $50 million in targeted relief for small and minority-owned businesses.

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES SUMMER YOUTH JOBS PROGRAM INCLUDES NEW RESOURCE GUIDE AND COLLEGE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES SUMMER YOUTH JOBS PROGRAM INCLUDES NEW RESOURCE GUIDE AND COLLEGE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Over 500 Boston youth are enrolled in college level coursework  BOSTON - Thursday, July 16, 2020 - Bolstered by increased funding support, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the Mayor's Summer Youth Jobs program will add two new features this year to support long-term workforce preparedness: a Learn & Earn Career Development Internship that pays participants for college-level coursework, and an online resource guide that includes a primer on workers' rights compiled by the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO). Both projects are collaborations of the Mayor's Office of Workforce Development and the Department of Youth Engagement & Employment.  "The disruptions of COVID-19 have made this summer a critical one for Boston's youth, who need our support now more than ever," said Mayor Walsh. "But the Summer Youth Jobs program is never just about one summer. We want young people to come away with a lasting impact - whether that's coursework that unlocks new career paths, or the ability to protect themselves long-term from potential abuses in the workplace."  "A young worker's first job is critical in teaching them about workplace rules, responsibility, and safety," said Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. "This online resource guide that we developed with Mayor Walsh's Office will help our young people understand their rights to earned wages and a safe, healthy workplace. We are pleased to provide these resources to support young workers in Massachusetts."  The online guide, Resources for youth employees, connects Summer Youth Jobs participants with valuable resources for young people who are new to the workforce. The guide covers immediate needs, such as technology access and COVID-19 safety protocols, as well as vital information for the years ahead, such as financial empowerment services and job training and education opportunities.  The guide also includes a Know your rights page devoted to familiarizing young people with their rights and responsibilities as workers. The Massachusetts AGO's office compiled the information for the City to ensure that Boston's young workers have easy access to these legal guidelines, which range from workplace safety to wage payment to anti-discrimination laws. "During these unprecedented times no population is less important - especially our young people," said Rashad Cope, Director of the Department of Youth Engagement & Employment. "The City of Boston Department of Youth Engagement & Employment stands in the gap to ensure Boston remains a city who values and prioritizes opportunities for its youth. We are proud to be a partner among many strong youth serving organizations and institutions that cares about responding to the interest, equitable access and needs of Boston's youth and creating quality learning, employment and engagement experiences." The Learn & Earn internship, which has enrolled over 500 participants, pays young people for their engagement in college-level courses that lay the foundation for a career pathway. The 26 available classes are offered by four local colleges: Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology, Bunker Hill Community College, Roxbury Community College, and Urban College of Boston. These classes span the following subjects: business, communications, early childhood education, human services, social sciences, and technology. Most of the classes confer 3-6 college credits, which provide a head start to a college education for the program's high school juniors and seniors. For the program's older participants who are high school graduates or HiSET/GED completers up to age 24, the classes can serve as a gateway to college or a continuation of their classwork toward a degree.   Like other tracks of the Summer Youth Jobs Program, the Learn & Earn internship pays participants an hourly wage of $12.75 for 25 hours per week. This time is divided among class time and homework, group study sessions, and a job readiness and financial education curriculum led by a career coach, who also works with young people on their career plans. These components will be held virtually for participant safety. The internship runs from July 13 to August 21 for most participants. The Mayor's Summer Jobs Program works to empower youth by connecting them to jobs that provide mentorship and guidance, and promote skill building and networking opportunities that create lasting professional pathways to success. In recognizing the importance of keeping Boston's youth active and engaged through meaningful opportunities, the City of Boston partners with a host of private and nonprofit partners, including Action for Boston Community Development, the Boston Private Industry Council, John Hancock's MLK Scholars, Youth Options Unlimited, and others to make these summer opportunities available to Boston's youth. Due to the impact of COVID-19 on many private businesses, which has impacted their ability to host a youth summer job program, Mayor Walsh has committed to bolstering investments in the program by investing an additional $4.1 million, making the total funding for Youth Engagement and Employment $11.9 million. This additional funding comes at a time when other large cities have scaled back their summer jobs program, and will allow the City of Boston to have a more robust jobs program within city departments, expanding to new opportunities that previously had not been part of the program. As part of hiring and onboarding 8,000 youth in summer jobs, the City of Boston will coordinate personal protective equipment for all youth workers.

AG HEALEY SUES DISPOSABLE E-CIGARETTE COMPANY “PUFF BAR” FOR ILLEGALLY SELLING FLAVORED PRODUCTS IN MASSACHUSETTS

AG HEALEY SUES DISPOSABLE E-CIGARETTE COMPANY “PUFF BAR” FOR ILLEGALLY SELLING FLAVORED PRODUCTS IN MASSACHUSETTS

Office Seeks Court Order to Prevent Illegal Sales and Delivery to Massachusetts

BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey has sued online disposable e-cigarette company Puff Bar for illegally selling and delivering flavored tobacco products to consumers in Massachusetts, in violation of a state law that went into effect in November 2019.

In a complaint filed in Suffolk Superior Court on Wednesday, AG Healey alleges that Puff Bar and Cool Clouds Distribution, Inc. (together “Puff Bar”) violated state laws and regulations by selling flavored tobacco products to Massachusetts consumers and failing to protect against delivery of these products to minors.

“This company’s practices – selling flavored products and delivering products to minors – are plainly illegal under Massachusetts law,” said AG Healey. “These products are dangerous, addictive and particularly appealing to young people, which is why Massachusetts moved quickly to regulate them. Companies that blatantly violate these laws will face legal action from my office.”

The AG’s Office is also seeking a preliminary injunction in court to prevent the illegal sale of these products while litigation is ongoing. A hearing on the AG’s motion for a preliminary injunction will be scheduled in Suffolk Superior Court at a later date.

The AG’s investigation of Puff Bar revealed the company has continued to advertise and sell flavored tobacco products, specifically disposable e-cigarettes, to consumers in Massachusetts, in violation of state law. On November 27, 2019, Massachusetts became the first state in the country to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and e-liquids. The law went fully into effect on June 1, 2020, also banning all menthol flavored tobacco products. AG Healey testified in support of the legislation to ban flavored tobacco products.

Flavored vaping products are popular among young people and they are a reason why many of them start and continue using nicotine vaping products. As the federal government moves to restrict the sale of some flavored e-cigarette products, disposable e-cigarettes like those sold by Puff Bar are growing in popularity with young people. Puff Bar’s disposable e-cigarettes are especially attractive to youth because they cost less than other e-cigarettes and they are available in more than 20 flavors, including “O.M.G.,” described on its website as “a triple medley of Orange, Guava, and Mango,” and “Blue Razz” described as “candy…making vaping feel like a blue and red raspberry.” The AG’s investigation revealed that Puff Bar continues to sell flavors into Massachusetts that appeal to young people, such as “Menthol (Spearmint)” and “Watermelon.”

The AG’s Office also alleges that Puff Bar does not use a method of mailing, shipping, or delivery of these tobacco products that requires the signature of a person who is of the minimum legal age before the package is released. State regulations instituted by AG Healey in 2015 require sellers to ensure shipments of these products are received by a person 21 years or older.

The AG’s Office alleges that Puff Bar violated An Act Modernizing Tobacco Regulations, the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, and the AG’s e-cigarette regulations. AG Healey’s complaint seeks injunctive relief preventing Puff Bar from continuing to engage in these illegal practices and also seeks civil penalties.

In January, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released guidance describing how the agency will prioritize e-cigarette enforcement resources, including that it will focus on cartridge-based e-cigarettes. The FDA’s focus on cartridge-based products creates a loophole for self-contained, disposable products—like those sold by Puff Bar—that are popular among young people. In Massachusetts, An Act Modernizing Tobacco Regulations prohibits all flavored products from being sold in the state – both in cartridge-based and disposable forms – but this loophole allows these disposable products to more easily make their way into the hands of young people in the state and across the nation. In February, AG Healey joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general urging the FDA to expand and strengthen its enforcement guidance to include menthol flavors and products that are not cartridge based.

Preliminary data from the 2019 Massachusetts Youth Health Survey from the spring of 2019, show that the percentage of high school students in Massachusetts who have used vape products is at an all-time high, at over 50 percent, with over 30 percent reporting that they had used vape products in the past month. Young people are exposed to e-cigarette marketing on social media at growing rates and are often unaware that these vaping products contain nicotine, a substance that can interfere with adolescent brain development, and other ingredients that are harmful to their health. The full range of health impacts of e-cigarettes is still unknown, and the public health system is struggling to develop and implement effective cessation methods to meet the needs of young people and their families.

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, AG Healey and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) issued a warning to the public about the potential increased dangers and risks associated with smoking and vaping for young people and adults.

AG Healey was the first Attorney General to announce an investigation into JUUL Labs Inc., and in February, sued the company for creating a youth vaping epidemic by intentionally marketing and selling its e-cigarettes to young people. The AG’s Office also sued eight other online e-cigarette companies for selling flavored products in Massachusetts and obtained court orders to halt those sales and deliveries while the cases are pending. The Office sued Eonsmoke LLC for marketing and selling products to young people with flavors like “gummy bear” and “cotton candy.” The AG’s Office also sent cease and desist demands to Direct Eliquid LLC and Kilo E-Liquids, ordering the retailers to stop selling electronic cigarettes in Massachusetts without an adequate age verification system. As a result of the lawsuit and cease and desist letters, these companies are no longer selling to Massachusetts residents. The AG’s Office continues to investigate e-cigarette companies that it suspects are violating state law.

The Puff Bar matter is being handled by Assistant Attorneys General Samantha Shusterman and Division Chief Max Weinstein of the AG’s Consumer Protection Division, and Investigator Ciara Tran of the Civil Investigations Division.

食物卡車將可一週七天穿梭波士頓市23個地點

                (Boston Orange)伴隨波士頓市的戶外用餐和”健康街道”計畫，明天週五(7月17日)開始，一週七天的每天中午到晚上7點，波士頓市將有23個地點可見到食物卡車身影。

                   凡是已在波士頓市府登記有案的食物卡車，將可以深入波士頓社區，開到包括公園，遊樂場，以及許多公共空間的這23個地點的任何一個地點，更方便為民眾提供食物選擇。

            查詢食物卡車的詳細地點，可從本週五起，在boston.gov/reopening這網址內查找。

                   禁用塑膠袋命令的暫緩執行，也將延續至9月30日。不過市府仍建議市民外出採買時，自行攜帶可重複使用的袋子。

                  從7月23日起，波士頓市府容許市民預約後，親自出席辦理事務的時間，將增加為每週3天，週二，週四及週五。市內居民仍然必須先打電話311辦理預約。據悉有不少市民還不知道必須先打電話預約，並取得約見同意後，才能在市府開放的這三天內踏進市政府大樓。

波士頓市目前還不會在市府內舉行公聽會。

由市長指派的美國檢察官Wayne Budd率領，以及黑人、棕色人種社區領袖，民權領袖，活躍份子等組成的波士頓市警察改革工作小組，將舉辦一系列公聽會，7月22日下午3點至5點的主題是警察穿戴相機(body camera)，23日是培訓辨識含蓄的偏見，29日及30日平民監督及武力使用政策。

礙於疫情，今年為青少年提供暑期工作的雇主少了，但波士頓市府動用創意，募集到1200萬元的更多經費，來為有需要的青少年提供機會。波市府還設計了”學與賺(Learn & Earn)”職業發展實習計畫，付錢給青少年上大學程度的課，還可取得真正的大學學分。對高中生來說，這可增加他們上大學的機會。這計畫估計可讓500名青少年研修26門課，包括企業，溝通，早期兒童教育，人民服務及科技等領域。

7/28，8/5兩場講座介紹市府專業服務及工程招標流程

                     (Boston Orange)波士頓市長經濟發展辦公室將於7月28日和8月5日舉辦兩次研討會，以幫助企業更好地了解招標書（RFP）文件和招標要求以及流程； 聆聽市代表和企業主小組的最佳做法； 並建立市政府部門聯繫網絡，並與志趣相投的企業主建立關係。

                   7月28日（星期二）將舉辦一個關於良好和專業服務的研討會，而8月5日（星期三）將舉辦一個關於建築合同的研討會。

                   所有講習班都是免費的，並向公眾開放，但需要註冊。 可以進行商品/專業服務和建築合同研討會的註冊。

                報名可上網Goods/Professional Services，Construction Contracts

THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO HOST TWO WORKSHOPS ON CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BOSTON - Tuesday, July 14, 2020 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today will host a media availability to discuss updates relating to COVID-19. BOSTON - Wednesday, July 15, 2020 - The Mayor's Office of Economic Development will be hosting two workshops on July 28 and August 5 to help businesses gain a better understanding of the Request for Proposal (RFP) document and Bid requirements, and process; hear best practices from a panel of City representatives and businesses owners; and create a network of City department contacts and build relationships with like-minded business owners. A workshop on good and professional services will be hosted Tuesday, July 28th, and a workshop on construction contracts will be hosted Wednesday, August 5th. All workshops are free and open to the public, but require registration. Registration is available for Goods/Professional Services and Construction Contracts workshops. WHEN:    3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.                  Tuesday, July 28, 2020         Goods/Professional Services          3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.           Wednesday, August 5, 2020          Construction Contracts WHERE:  Registration for the both workshops is available Eventbrite   Goods/Professional Services   Construction Contracts WHO:       Mayor's Office of Economic Development                  Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services

波士頓僑界歡送經文處長徐佑典，僑教中心主任歐宏偉圖片輯

麻州州長議會議員Terrence W. Kennedy (右)代表州長送
表揚狀給波士頓經文處處長徐佑典。(周菊子攝)

波士頓市議員愛德華費林(Ed Flynn)(右)送表揚狀給波士頓經文處
處長徐佑典。(周菊子攝)

左起，余寶愛，張青梅，黃元輝，鄭慧民，阮鴻燦，珠蘇珊等
紐英崙中華公所幹部送銀盃給波士頓經文處處長徐佑典。(周菊子攝)

右起，黃周麗桃，翁宇才，周樹昂，曹品慈等波士頓至德三德公所主席，
元老們送紀念品給波士頓經文處處長徐佑典(左二)。(周菊子攝)

右起，黃元輝，陳文浩，周暢，余國華代表華埠退伍軍人會送紀念牌
給波士頓經文處處長徐佑典(中)。

中華書法會會長黃周麗桃(右)，林卓培(左)送了一幅字給波士頓
經文處處長徐佑典(中)。(周菊子攝)

紐英崙婦女新運會會長張青梅(右一)等人送愛國者隊球衣給波士頓
經文處處長徐佑典(右二)。(周菊子攝)

朱沛國堂的朱紹昌寫了一首詩，祝福即將回台的波士頓經文處長徐佑典
(左三)，波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉(右三)更上層樓。

伍胥山公所主席伍輝民(右起)和太太主席伍輝民和太太伍美貞
送小禮物給波士頓經文處處長徐佑典。伍輝民還感謝僑教中心主任當年
幫他找港澳之友資料。(周菊子攝)

左起，鄭增壽，李若蘭，張韻蘭等人送禮物給波士頓經文處處長
徐佑典'波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉。(周菊子攝)

右一，陳家驊，左起，蔣宗壬，梅錫銳等波士頓僑務委員歡送波士頓
僑教中心主任歐宏偉，經除處處長徐佑典(右三)，歡迎新到任
波士頓僑教中心主任潘昭榮。(周菊子攝)

左起，曾任波士頓洪門致公堂美東總理的黃國威，現任主席湯偉業
，波士頓洪門前主席余麗媖，攜手歡送徐佑典，歐宏偉。新到任
的僑教中心主任潘昭榮。(周菊子攝)

紐英崙昭崙公所主席謝如鍵(右二)歡送徐佑典，歐宏偉。新到任的僑教中心主任潘昭榮。(周菊子攝)

紐英崙余風采堂的(右起)余寶愛，余宗濤，余積堯，余國豪和波士頓
經文處長徐佑典(中)，僑教中心主任歐宏偉(右三)，新到主任潘昭榮。
(周菊子攝)

波士頓經文處處長徐佑典(中)，右為新到波士頓僑教中心主任潘昭榮，
左為卸任主任歐宏偉。(周菊子攝)

波士頓經文處同仁歡送處長徐佑典，波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉。
(周菊子攝)

台灣龍舟隊和波士頓經文處處長夫婦徐佑典，杜麗雲的合影照片，
在網路歡送會中播放。(周菊子攝)

在網路歡送會中，波士頓經文處處長夫婦徐佑典，杜麗雲特地在身後
放著中華民國國旗，彰顯了他們是駐外人員代表國家的身分。

網路會議中的群英圖。(周菊子攝)

波士頓經文處新聞組組長施維鈞(左)代表經文處同仁送上紀念品給
離任處長徐佑典。(周菊子攝)

哈佛大學同學會前任會長，本屆波士頓台灣電影節核心團隊成員
藍凡耘為網路會議任主持。

哈佛大學台灣同學會會長許佑湉擔任網路會議的共同主持人，感謝
徐佑典處長在她接任會長時給她的鼓勵，協助。

Kelly Hsu代表Friday Mom這個以專業人士家屬為主要成員的團體，
代表其他成員們表達對杜麗雲的依依不捨。

紐英崙玉山科技協會會長蘇皓瑋在網路會議中負責播放照片輯。

波士頓交響樂團首名華裔助理指揮張宇安夫婦，雖然目前人在柏林，
也特地熬時差，來參加網路會議，送別。

蔡翰寧做的話像海豹，每個人都說好像。

紐英崙客家鄉親會早在7月3日就在香滿園為波士頓經文處長徐佑典
舉行了歡送會。(客家鄉親會提供)

波士頓波克萊台灣商會歡送徐佑典處長，歐宏偉主任，歡迎新到的
僑教中心主任潘昭榮。(石明軒攝，商會提供)