中華耆英會康樂樓19日以午餐會慶祝益士石街上的耆英活動中心啟用。
耆英會行政主任梅伍銀寬表示，擴建的新康樂樓，歷經多年籌備，施工，今年終於全部落成啟用，新大樓內為60歲以上耆英提供服務的耆英活動中心，不但地方更寬敞，所有設備也煥然一新。19日，該會特地邀請波士頓老人局，各老人照顧服務單位，國泰銀行，僑界人士共進午餐，參觀新場地。
中華耆英會白禮頓樓昨（20）日中午在天天自助餐廳為6名壽星辦生日會，發獎狀、禮品，表揚12名義工，感謝他們過去一年來的無私奉獻，帶給老人家們許多歡樂。
中華耆英會醫護主任張青梅昨日應邀出席，頒獎給義工們。
中華耆英會白禮頓樓的生日會，除了享用自助餐，欣賞節目也是一大重點。昨日表演的節目包括唱歌班演唱“高山青”，“友誼之歌”，鄧東慧及莊明坤跳交誼舞，男女生合唱“荷塘月色”，鄧東慧指導，楊遠青，徐勤杰，張秀蘭，羅予禮等人表演的舞蹈“北江美”，“珊瑚頌”。
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緬因州路易斯頓市（Lewiston）的市長寶座之爭，因歧視性語言，引來全國性媒體報導，備受矚目。11月3 日的大選，兩名主要候選人的得票數都未過半，在12月8日第2次選舉前，他們兩人11月19日先辦一場辯論。
MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF BOSTON'S SUCCESSFUL REENTRY PROGRAM, OPERATION EXIT
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Resilient Coders Pre-Apprenticeship Program Offers Residents Pathway to Tech Careers
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BOSTON - Friday, November 20, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today joined Delegated Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education John King to announce the expansion of Boston's successful reentry program, Operation Exit, to include opportunities in the technology industry through a partnership with Resilient Coders. The announcement was part of a roundtable discussion on Operation Exit and closing opportunity gaps through the My Brother's Keeper Initiative in Boston.
"Operation Exit is a true example of what can be achieved when people are given second chances and opportunities for a fresh start," said Mayor Walsh. "I am proud to see the success of this program, and am confident that its expansion will continue to further our goal of increasing public safety in Boston. I thank our partners for their support as we work to address the root causes of violence and create generational change. The young men and women who excel in this program are not defined by their set of circumstances, and will ultimately lead our City to a better future."
Operation Exit was established by Mayor Walsh in 2014 to help at-risk residents, or those with a criminal background, by providing the knowledge and skills required for entry into an apprenticeship program. Through career readiness and occupational skills training, the intensive training program provides hands-on learning experiences with peer-to-peer mentorship to prepare participants for good careers.
"Operation Exit should serve as an example of the type of smart and collaborative approaches other cities can take to improve reentry outcomes and strengthen communities," said Delegated Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education John King. "Boston and other cities who are part of My Brother's Keeper Community Challenge are taking the important steps to invest in high-wage job training and education. I am proud to stand with Mayor Walsh to announce the expansion of Boston's Operation Exit program and their innovative partnership with Resilient Coders."
Operation Exit currently includes apprenticeship opportunities in the building trades and culinary arts, and now the technology field. In addition, coordinated case management and placement services are provided to assist participants in achieving career goals. To date, Operation Exit has helped place 26 residents into careers.
Through the expansion of Operation Exit, Resilient Coders will teach young people from traditionally underserved communities how to code. The multi-tiered program utilizes co-working sessions to teach students how to use HTML coding. The eight-week program will launch in January 2016 and will offer participants the opportunity to learn to design, build and market websites. Based out of MassChallenge, the program will be taught by professional software engineers and will help bring participants one step closer to a good paying career in the tech field.
"I'm proud to live in a city that understands that public safety is not about keeping people "inside," it's about keeping them out," said David Delmar, Executive Director of Resilient Coders. "At the same time, our tech community is making an effort to reach out to communities traditionally underrepresented in an otherwise vibrant tech ecosystem. This alignment across sectors is what makes this more than an initiative. It's a movement. This is the time and the place."
Mayor Walsh created the Office of Public Safety Initiatives with the mandate of establishing cross-agency and cabinet coordination to tackle the challenging and complex problems in our neighborhoods that lead to and perpetuate violence.
Part of this overall strategy includes the President's national initiative, My Brother's Keeper, which seeks to actively engage the community to promote positive outcomes for all youth, especially Black and Latino boys and young men. In September 2014, Mayor Walsh established the MBK Boston Advisory Committee and in May 2015, he released "Opportunity * Access * Equity: MBK Boston Recommendations for Action," a collaborative action plan to increase pathways to opportunities.
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華夏文化協會日前在摩頓市高中舉辦第二屆稻香感恩杯乒乓球賽。17支參賽隊伍分三個類別競比，各取冠亞季軍一名。摩頓市長葛帝生（Gary
Christenson）應邀頒獎。
摩頓市今年的這屆乒乓球賽，有摩頓高中，摩頓耆英中心，勒星頓中文學校和華夏文化協會合作，分女子組，以及男子組的54歲以下，54歲以上等三個類別，優勝者獲發獎牌及餐館禮券。17支參賽隊伍中有許多以贊助機構命名，讓觀賽者有如出席認識摩頓市著名食肆活動。
