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星期五, 11月 20, 2020
City of Boston funding update
星期四, 11月 19, 2020
全美最貴的100個郵遞區號 有4個在麻州
(Boston Orange 周菊子綜和報導)根據為地產業提供數據的「鯊魚物業(Property Shark)」報導，以郵遞區號劃分，麻州有不下4個區號是全美最貴地區之一。
這幾個郵遞區號分別座落在南特基(Nantucket)，衛斯理丘(Wellesley Hills)，畢肯丘(Beacon
Hill)，以及衛斯頓(Weston)。
麻州最昂貴的地區是郵遞區號02554的南特基島，當地房屋的中位售價為182萬5000元。在全美最貴地區中排名第54位。這地方上一次擠入全美最貴郵遞區號時是2018年，中位售價148萬元。
郵遞區號02481的衛斯理丘，座落在諾福克郡(Norfolk)，排名第68位，房屋中位售價為170萬3000元。這是該地區近5年來曾經出現過的最高價格。
郵遞區號02108的畢肯丘在波士頓市內，房屋中位售價為160萬元，在全美排名第81位。
郵遞區號02493的衛斯頓，房屋中位售價150萬4000元，在全美排名第93。
根據「鯊魚物業(Property
Shark)」，值得注意的是，波士頓最貴的社區之一，後灣(Back Bay)，今年因為銷售活動大減，沒能擠入榜單。
紐英崙地區還有康州的2個郵遞區號，新罕布夏州的1個郵遞區號，擠進了這一榜單的前100名。
康州的Riverside，房屋中位售價為185萬元，排名第52，Greenwich，房屋中位售價150萬5000元，排名第92。新罕布夏州的Rye Beach房屋中位售價148萬5000元，排名第96。
在「鯊魚物業(Property
Shark)」的121個郵遞區號中，有107個不是在紐約，就是在加州，另外有11州擠進了名單。
「鯊魚物業(Property
Shark)」以出售了得房屋的中位售價來排榜單。
2020「我們是波士頓」強調韌性與平等 波士頓移民進步辦公室明年將擴大
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| 「我們是波士頓」今年以韌性和平等為主題。(周菊子攝) |
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| 波士頓市長Martin J. Walsh強調他重視移民。(周菊子攝) |
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| MOIA主任Yusufi Vali說明年將擴大服務。(周菊子攝) |
MOIA2019年才新聘Yusufi
Vali當主任。他強調這每年一度的晚會，今年以「從韌性到平等(From Resilience to
Equity)」為主題，藉以強調「我們」團結可以怎樣的帶動所有居民邁向公平，並特別向前線工作人員，以及服務移民社區的非牟利組織致敬，感謝他們在新冠病毒大流行期間的不倦不怠工作。
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| Maverick Landing社區服務執行主任Rita Lara獲頒「我們是波士頓 社區冠軍獎」。(周菊子攝) |
今年的「我們是波士頓社區冠軍獎」頒給在新冠病毒大流行期間，統籌東波士頓各組織合作，為有需要者，尤其是那些不符合任何福利資格的人提供食物的Maverick Landing社區服務執行主任Rita Lara。
「我們是波士頓企業領袖獎」頒給致力服務多元社區，協助非牟利機構及企業申請「薪資保護項目(PPP)」，每年舉辦社會正義慶祝活動的東方銀行(Eastern Bank)
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| Quincy Miller代表東方銀行領「我們是波士頓企業領袖獎」。(周菊子攝) |
上個月，MOIA把2019年「我們是波士頓」活動獲得的企業贊助款10萬元，以迷你補助款發給20個機構，
Yusufi Vali也特地感謝包括他的幕僚長Angus
Chang在內的MOIA工作人員。他透露去年該辦公室只有員工5人，現在他們有全職員工8人，很快的，MOIA將成為有10個人的團隊，強調MOIA將繼續舉辦「移民帶領波士頓(Immigrants
Lead Boston)」這為期12週的公民參與課程等等，協助民眾了解波士頓市政府運作，在各自社區中發揮領導作用。
晚會在不同族裔兒童們大合唱「你有朋友(You got a friend)」聲中落幕。
「我們是波士頓(We Are Boston)」這MOIA的網上年度晚會，也將放在臉書上供民眾欣賞，facebook.com/BOSImmigrants。
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| 晚會在不同族裔兒童們大合唱「你有朋友(You got a friend)」聲中落幕。 |
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| 波士頓「公平與包容內閣(Equity and Inclusion Cabinet)」執行長 Karliyn Crockett也在會中分享了她個人的移民故事。 |
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| 在「我們是波士頓｣晚會中敘述個人移民故事者。 |
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| MOIA在新年度將推出新計畫。 |
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| MOIA將推出「夢想者獎學金」。 |
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| MOIA培訓居民成為社區領袖。 |
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| MOIA培訓居民成為社區領袖。 |
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| MOIA說明工作方向之一。 |
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| 「我們是波士頓」播放影片中的波士頓華埠居民感謝BCNC協助。 |
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| 「我們是波士頓」活動中播放影片中的鏡頭。 |
MAYOR WALSH AND
IMMIGRANT ADVANCEMENT
HOST WE ARE BOSTON 2020: FROM RESILIENCE TO EQUITY
BOSTON - Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA) hosted We Are Boston 2020: From Resilience to Equity on November 19, 2020. The annual end-of-the year reception celebrates Boston immigrants and their contributions to the City. This year’s virtual program focused on honoring frontline workers and immigrant-serving nonprofits for their tireless work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. It also highlighted how together we can move towards equity for all residents.
“This year we have been tested in every way imaginable and our immigrant friends and neighbors have played a vital role in our response to the COVID-19 crisis, here in Boston and all across the United States,” said Mayor Walsh. “But I’ve always said that a city shows its true colors during the hard times. We’ve got a long road ahead of us, we’re going to keep supporting one another, and we’re going to keep fighting to protect the wellbeing, the rights, and the dignity of everyone who calls our City home.”
The Mayor awarded the 2020 “We Are Boston Community Champion Award” to Rita Lara, Executive Director of Maverick Landing Community Services, for her instrumental role in the coronavirus response. Lara organized a collaborative of East Boston organizations to provide relief and food to those in need, including those who do not qualify for any benefits. The 2020 “We Are Boston Corporate Leadership Award” went to Eastern Bank for their commitment to diverse communities by helping nonprofits and businesses apply for PPP and for their annual Social Justice celebration.
Before the reception MOIA hosted workshops with corporate sponsors and community partners exploring the roots of systemic racism and ways to build inclusive cultures in the workplace and everyday life.
“Our work to root out systemic racism and elevate the power and agency of residents, workers and families who have been excluded from the City’s prosperity begins with each of us. Opportunities to learn together, to strategize, organize and advocate is the bedrock of a just democracy,” said Chief of Equity Dr. Karilyn Crockett, the keynote speaker for the reception.
Thirty-three corporate sponsors funded this year’s We Are Boston. Their donations totaling more than $159,000 will go towards capacity-building for immigrant-serving nonprofits. This year’s champion sponsors are Arbella Insurance Foundation and State Street Corporation and the visionary sponsors are Eastern Bank and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. Last month, MOIA awarded $100,000 in mini-grants to 20 diverse nonprofits funded by We Are Boston 2019 corporate sponsors.
“Thank you to the Mayor and my colleagues at City Hall for prioritizing our immigrant communities. Thank you to our nonprofits for helping families survive this pandemic, to our sponsors and those who bought tickets for your heart and generosity, and to our immigrant residents for keeping Boston diverse and making it this wonderful City that we love,” said MOIA’s Director Yusufi Vali.
Director Vali spoke about MOIA’s work over the past year and the City’s goal to keep moving forward on equity this next year.
“We Are Boston 2020: From Resilience to Equity” is available to watch on MOIA’s Facebook page: facebook.com/BOSImmigrants. (From City of Boston)
Greater Boston Chamber Announces Pacesetters Statewide Program Expansion
Greater Boston Chamber Announces Pacesetters Statewide Program Expansion
Chamber leads business community in efforts to close the racial wealth gap in one generation
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce announces today the statewide expansion of the Pacesetters initiative in order to intensify the business community’s efforts to address systemic inequities and racism. As the convener of the business community, the Chamber is harnessing the collective buying power of companies in Massachusetts to fulfill a bold and necessary vision to close the racial wealth gap in one generation.
While there are many ways to ensure economic opportunity, the Chamber is committed to utilizing procurement as an equity tool. The business community’s purchasing power cannot be underestimated, and the new statewide expansion adds business associations from across the Commonwealth and their members from a variety of industries to the Pacesetters buyer pool. This programmatic expansion ensures that the Pacesetters procurement opportunities for 90,000 minority business enterprises in Massachusetts substantially increase.
“When the Chamber created Pacesetters in 2018, we presented the private sector with the opportunity to commit to using procurement as an equity tool. With the new Pacesetters statewide expansion, we are unlocking the buying power across the state to substantially increase the opportunities for businesses of color. Our convening power and strong relationships with our partner Business Associations allow us to recruit even more buyers. We can close the racial wealth gap in one generation, and Pacesetters can help us create systemic opportunity,” said James E. Rooney, President & CEO of the Greater Boston Chamber.
By
joining the Pacesetters program, companies and business associations from a
variety of industries commit to measuring, reporting, and increasing their
spend with local and state minority business enterprises (MBEs) year over year
for five years. In addition to measuring, reporting and increasing spend, each
Pacesetter tier has unique purposes and commitment.
Pacesetters
commit to sharing best procurement practices and hosting programming to support
and network with businesses of color.
Business
associations commit to recruit their member companies to the Pacesetters
program
Signatories commit to engaging with MBEs throughout Massachusetts
In addition to convening the buyers in the private sector, Pacesetters is now partnering with government at the state and city levels to highlight the important role of the public sector. “While not members of the private sector, when government engages in buying goods and procuring services, they are practicing business and commerce. Government buying power has to be part of the equation,” said Rooney.
The Chamber’s long-standing relationships with Governor Charlie Baker, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, and Dr. Karilyn Crockett, Chief of Equity for the City of Boston, are integral to make sure that the government’s supplier diversity efforts are a success.
“Our administration is committed to expanding economic opportunity for people of color across the Commonwealth, which is why we have worked to build on the success of the state’s supplier diversity program by meeting and raising benchmarks and proposing significant new reforms like elevating the Supplier Diversity Office,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “We are pleased the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce is pursuing this same goal for the private sector through the Pacesetters initiative and look forward to working together to increase contracting opportunities for minority-owned businesses.”
“The
City of Boston is proud to join the Chamber’s Pacesetters program, expanding
our work to make sure that this is a city of opportunity for everyone,” said
Mayor Walsh. “I’m grateful for the the bold vision of Jim Rooney and his
leadership at the Chamber to ensure that we create a more equitable business
community at both the local and state level,” said Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Mayor
of the City of Boston.
“The business community can make an enormous difference in building a more equitable economy by using our combined purchasing power to lift minority business enterprises. We are grateful to our many partners for their commitment to this important and timely effort,” said Micho Spring, Chair of Weber Shandwick’s Global Corporate Practice and New England President and Chair of the Chamber’s Board of Directors.
“I like the fact that the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce continues to make racial economic equity a central part of its core values. When we invest in Black and Brown businesses, we all win and the Commonwealth wins. Pacesetters has the ability to make systemic change as a respected business organization in Greater Boston. I commend Jim Rooney for his tenacity and his bold vision on ensuring that all of us thrive. I am looking forward to seeing the best of the Pacesetters in the coming years,” said Herby Duverné, CEO & Principal of Windwalker Group and Chamber Board Member.
“The Eastern Bank Foundation has been a proud sponsor of the Pacesetters program since the beginning and applaud the efforts of the Chamber to take a fresh look and grow. Now more than ever, the business community needs to do its part to lift up small businesses owned by people of color. The success of the Pacesetters program is critical to achieving a more equitable economy,” said Bob Rivers, Chairman & CEO of Eastern Bank and Chamber Economic Opportunity Committee Co-Chair.
To ensure accuracy and accountability, every Pacesetter will submit data on local, state, and national spend with businesses of color. The data collection process is administered with Boston University’s Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering, a neutral third party to ensure data privacy and anonymity. With the annual submission of data from the Pacesetters, the Chamber will measure the Pacesetters’ spend, including number of new MBE contracts, dollars spent with MBEs, and year over year growth in MBE spend. The aggregated data and findings will be published and shared annually to ensure accountability for the stakeholders.
The Pacesetters program is supported by Presenting Sponsors Eastern Bank and John Hancock.
Participating Pacesetters
Greater
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Berkshire
Bank
Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Boston
Children’s Hospital
Boston
Red Sox
Citizens
Bank
Comcast
Dentaquest
Eastern
Bank
Emerson
College
Encore
Boston Harbor
Federal
Reserve Bank of Boston
Fidelity
Gilbane
John
Hancock
Mass
General Brigham
National
Grid
Nutter
McClennen & Fish
P&G
Gillette
State
Street
Tufts
Health Plan
University
of Massachusetts
Verizon
Vertex
Participating Business Associations
Alliance
for Business Leadership
Massachusetts
Biotechnology Council (MassBio)
Massachusetts
Business Roundtable
Massachusetts
Competitive Partnership
NAIOP
Massachusetts, The Commercial Real Estate Development Association
Western
Mass Economic Development Council
Worcester
Regional Chamber of Commerce