MAYOR JANEY ANNOUNCES REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FROM LOCAL AND REGIONAL PROVIDERS INTERESTED IN PROVIDING LOW-THRESHOLD TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IN BOSTON

MAYOR JANEY ANNOUNCES REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FROM LOCAL AND REGIONAL PROVIDERS INTERESTED IN PROVIDING LOW-THRESHOLD TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IN BOSTON  The City is seeking partners for staffing and programming sites secured by the City of Boston. Providers who specialize in - or want to expand into - homeless services and harm reduction are encouraged to reply.

 

BOSTON - Wednesday, November 10, 2021 - Mayor Kim Janey and the Office of Health and Human Services today announced a Request for Information for providers who can help scale transitional housing and stabilization models for individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness and substance use and mental health disorders. These models will include: ·    Sobering center - Sobering centers provide up to 24 hours of medical monitoring for individuals with acute mental health or substance use needs and help individuals connect to the next level of care. ·    Overnight respite/low-threshold shelter - Shelters that are low-threshold for individuals with a substance use disorder – otherwise referred to as overnight respite - allow individuals to bring in harm reduction supplies, allow individuals to leave and return during the night, and have clinical expertise for supporting the needs of individuals with a substance use disorder.  ·    Transitional housing - This housing is short-term, typically less than six months. Supportive services assist individuals with transitioning and stabilizing from the street. These services help residents access behavioral health care, maintain their housing, and prepare for a permanent placement. The Request for Information is now open, and responses are due by Monday, November 22, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. “In Boston, we are working to ensure individuals who are living unsheltered have safe and supportive alternatives to living on the street,” said Mayor Janey. “Last month, we declared unsheltered homelessness, substance use disorder, and mental illness a public health crisis in Boston. We must meet the urgency of this moment with more resources for individuals facing these challenges.” Potential partners do not need to have experience with all elements of transitional housing and stabilization models and can specialize in one or several types of service areas. The short RFI asks providers to share their experience delivering services to this population, the capacity they have to scale services in Boston, and the support they would need to do so. Responses to this RFI will inform a Request for Proposals later this month. Providers selected through the RFP will be awarded contracts to expand overnight low-threshold models in Boston. “Providers in Boston have been on the front lines delivering critical services to individuals navigating homelessness and behavioral health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Chief of Health and Human Services Marty Martinez. “We are seeking providers from Boston and beyond - including those who have not worked with the City of Boston before - to add to our capacity to serve this population.” Boston has a long history of serving our most vulnerable residents. In 2015, Boston created the first municipal Office of Recovery Services to coordinate the City’s response to substance use and addiction. Since then, the City has invested in harm reduction services, Narcan and overdose prevention programming, treatment referral programs, and low-threshold drop-in space for accessing substance use services.  The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating impacts on individuals navigating homelessness, substance use, and mental health challenges. For example, the pandemic fueled an increase in overdose deaths nationwide, statewide, and citywide, due to factors including using substances as a means to cope with extreme levels of social isolation, socioeconomic hardships, and disconnect from services. Overall, the pandemic led the volume, complexity, and acuity of need on Boston’s streets to increase. On October 19, 2021, Mayor Janey issued an executive order to address public health and encampments in Boston. Among other priorities, the executive order calls for increasing the availability of housing and treatment resources for individuals living unsheltered.  ABOUT THE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES The Mayor's Office of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the largest cabinet in the City with ten departments and offices that span work across multiple communities all striving to create a healthier Boston. Committed to promoting and ensuring the health and well-being of the City's most vulnerable residents, HHS provides a wide array of critical programs and services all while advocating for systemic change to tackle root causes of some of our most pressing challenges in the City. HHS departments work with and for the populations with the greatest needs in our city, including Veterans, youth, persons with disabilities and our aging residents.

波士頓候任市長吳弭公佈3閣員級指派名單 房屋長Dillon留任

Monica Bharel 博士。(右，檔案照片)

             (Boston Orange 編譯) 波士頓代市長吳弭(Michelle Wu)在今(10)日早上10點多公佈2舊1新的新政府3名閣員級指派名單，包括處理公共衛生、住宅議題，以及重心放在”美沙酮英里 (Mass and Cass)”的資深顧問，

             在公共衛生議題上，吳弭指派前任麻州公共衛生部門首長Monica Bharel博士為新任資深顧問，在未來6個月內，率波士頓市處理與毒品使用紊亂，精神健康，公共安全及流離失所等有關的錯綜複雜危機。

             在更廣泛的公共衛生議題上，吳弭將把波士頓公共衛生局行政主任Bisola Ojikutu博士提升至閣員層次，把她的職權擴大至包括因應新冠病毒(COVID-19)大流行。她也要求監管市府健康，防制暴力及其他事務的波士頓市長辦公室的健康及人民服務長，

Bisola Ojikutu博士。 (MGH 網站截圖)

Marty Martinez，以資深顧問身分支持這一過渡交接。

Sheila A. Dillon。 (圖片來自波士頓市府網站)

             吳弭還宣佈她打算指派Sheila A. Dillon，繼續擔任房屋長暨鄰里發展局(DND)局長。Sheila A. Dillon將和Bharel博士緊密合作，在涵括完整的健康及社會服務中，爭取波士頓市所需要的低門檻及永久性的支持性房屋，同時也支援候任市長在全市增加可負擔住宅的這更大目標。

             吳弭誓言將經由市政府的協調努力來處理迫在眉睫的危機。(更新版)

Mayor-Elect Michelle Wu Announces First Cabinet Appointments, Core Team Charged With Advancing City’s Public Health and Housing Agenda

Mayor-Elect Michelle Wu Announces First Cabinet Appointments, Core Team Charged With Advancing City’s Public Health and Housing Agenda

 Dr. Monica Bharel to serve as Cabinet-level Senior Advisor to coordinate city's ongoing response to the overlapping crises centered around Mass Ave and Melnea Cass Blvd

 Boston, MA, November 10, 2021 -- Following a meeting with housing and health care providers at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) on Albany Street, Mayor-elect Michelle Wu will announce her first three Cabinet appointments, including a new Cabinet-level senior advisor, to lead the City’s response to urgent public health and housing challenges, including the ongoing public health emergency related to substance use disorder, homelessness, and mental illness, centered around the area known as “Mass and Cass.”

 Consistent with her stated commitment to a public health-led approach to the crisis, Mayor-elect Wu intends to appoint Dr. Monica Bharel, MD, MPH, former Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), as a new Cabinet-level Senior Advisor to take charge of the city’s efforts over the next six months to address the intersecting crises of substance use disorder, mental health, public safety, and homelessness.  

 Mayor-elect Wu also announced that she will elevate Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, MD, MPH,  Executive Director of the Boston Public Health Commission, to her Cabinet, expanding her role in leading the city’s broader public health efforts, including response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mayor-elect has asked Chief Marty Martinez of the Mayor's Office Health and Human Services, who has overseen the city’s health, violence prevention, and other efforts, to support the transition as a senior advisor.

 The Mayor-elect also announced her intention to reappoint Sheila A. Dillon, the City’s current Chief of Housing and Director of the Department of Neighborhood Development. Chief Dillon will coordinate closely with Dr. Bharel on securing the necessary low-threshold and permanent supportive housing, with full wraparound health and social services, to address the urgent need, while spearheading the Mayor-elect’s broader agenda to increase the availability of affordable housing throughout the city. Standing alongside the three leaders, Wu pledged to tackle the immediate crisis with a coordinated city response. 

 “The humanitarian crisis at Mass and Cass demands urgent, bold solutions that create genuine pathways to recovery and stability for our most vulnerable residents––and we need the right team to get it done,” said Mayor-elect Wu. “Dr. Bharel, Dr. Ojikutu, and Chief Dillon have dedicated their careers to serving the public and each brings a track record of results. This is the team that we need for Boston as we prioritize public health and housing and center the safety and dignity of all those struggling with substance use disorder, mental health, and housing instability.” 

 “This ongoing crisis of substance use disorder, mental health issues, and homelessness requires a coordinated response from government, service providers, and our communities,” said Dr. Bharel. “Mayor-elect Wu is committed to working with our state and regional partners to secure the lasting public health-led solutions that this moment demands and our residents deserve”

 “I’m honored to continue to serve the City through Mayor-Elect Wu’s cabinet in my role as Executive Director of the Boston Public Health Commission and leader of Boston’s public health department,” said Dr. Ojikutu. “I look forward to joining Mayor-Elect Wu in addressing health inequity in Boston and tackling the critical issues our communities face every day, from substance use disorder and mental health, to COVID response and recovery, to gun violence.”

 “It’s been a great honor to serve as the City of Boston’s Chief of Housing and Director of the Department of Neighborhood Development, and I’m thrilled to continue this work under the leadership of a Mayor who recognizes that safe, accessible, and affordable is the foundation of healthy communities,” said Chief Dillon. “We urgently need to create new low-threshold housing to meet the immediate needs of the people living at the intersection of these crises, while using every lever of City power to build deeply affordable housing across all our neighborhoods. I’m grateful to Mayor-elect Wu for her partnership on this urgent agenda, and I’m eager to get to work alongside the dedicated expertise of Dr. Bharel and Dr. Ojikutu.” 

 To learn more about Mayor-elect Wu and the transition, visit www.AllAboardBoston.com or connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

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Monica Bharel, MD, MPH

 

As Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Dr. Monica Bharel served as the Commonwealth’s chief physician from 2015-2021. She helped lead the state’s aggressive response to the opioid crisis and is dedicated to reducing health disparities and developing data-driven, evidence-based solutions for keeping people healthy. Most recently, Dr. Bharel led the Massachusetts public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

As Commissioner, Dr. Bharel oversaw a public health workforce of nearly 3000 and an expansive department addressing issues, from environmental health to injury prevention to infectious diseases.  Under her leadership, Massachusetts ranked nationally as among the healthiest states in the nation.

 

Dr. Bharel is a board certified internist who has practiced general internal medicine for more than 20 years, including at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Medical Center, neighborhood health centers, the Veterans Administration and nonprofit organizations. She has served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School, Boston University Medical School, and Harvard School of Public Health, and has been recognized for her dedication to underserved and vulnerable populations. Prior to becoming Commissioner, she was Chief Medical Officer of Boston Health Care for the Homeless.

 

She holds a Master of Public Health degree through the Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy. She holds a medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and completed a residency and chief residency in internal medicine at Boston City Hospital/Boston Medical Center.

 

Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, MD, MPH

Bisola Ojikutu MD MPH is a nationally recognized physician leader, health equity researcher, community advocate and expert in the prevention, care and treatment of infectious diseases. Dr. Ojikutu was appointed Executive Director of the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) in September 2021. 

As Executive Director of the BPHC, the city's health department, Dr. Ojikutu manages a budget of $162M and leads 1,200 employees to protect, preserve, and promote the health and well-being of all Boston residents, particularly the most vulnerable. Dr. Ojikutu is a key advisor to Boston's Mayor on health issues and builds innovative partnerships across city departments and within Boston’s communities to positively impact the health of all city residents. Among other public health priorities, she is committed to addressing racism as a public health crisis and advancing health equity.

Dr. Ojikutu is a faculty member within the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She also holds appointments within the Infectious Disease Division at Massachusetts General Hospitals and is an adjunct faculty member at The Fenway Institute. She has led research and developed programs focused on increasing access to health care among marginalized populations funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HIV/AIDS Bureau). Most recently, Dr. Ojikutu served as Director of the Community Engaged Research Program and the Associate Director of the Bio-Behavioral and Community Science Core for the Harvard Center for AIDS Research. She is widely published in peer-reviewed journals including, the New England Journal of Medicine and the American Journal of Public Health, and is the co-editor of two comprehensive textbooks detailing strategies to address the ongoing HIV epidemic with Black and Latinx communities, HIV in US Communities of Color. In 2018, she was appointed co-Chair of the Getting to Zero Statewide Campaign Comprehensive Care Committee to reduce HIV infections in Massachusetts. In recognition of her efforts, she was named a Hero in Action by AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts and a Community Hero by Action for Boston Community Development.

Dr. Ojikutu also has significant international experience. As a Senior Advisor at John Snow Inc, Dr. Ojikutu directed a $30 million project that provided program management, strategic planning and technical assistance to improve HIV care and treatment to 15 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. She is also the former Director of the Office of International Programs at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Ojikutu graduated from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She completed internal medicine

residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell and Infectious Disease Fellowship at Massachusetts General/Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is a former Commonwealth Fund Fellow in Minority Health Policy and has a Master’s in Public Health in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard School of Public Health. She is board certified in internal medicine and infectious diseases and is a Fellow of the Infectious Disease Society of America.

Sheila A. Dillon

Sheila A. Dillon currently serves as the Chief of Housing for the City of Boston -- a member of the Mayor’s Cabinet, and a key advisor to the Mayor on housing issues in Boston. In this role she oversees the management of the Boston Home Center, Neighborhood Housing Development, Real Estate Management and Sales, and spearheads the City’s efforts around housing Boston’s homeless. In addition, she leads the Office of Housing Stability, which is charged with protecting residents’ tenancies in Boston’s competitive real estate market.

Prior to her current appointment, Sheila served as the Director of the Bureau of Rental Assistance at the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development. In addition to her work in government, Sheila was the Director of Real Estate at the Massachusetts Housing Partnership and the Director of Development for the Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation.

She received her undergraduate degree from the State University of New York, an M.B.A. from Suffolk University, and a M.A. in Psychology from Pepperdine University. She currently lives in Boston with her husband and two children.

麻州吸毒過量死亡率 2021前9個月上升1%

Massachusetts Opioid-Related Overdose Death Rate Up 1 Percent in the First Nine Months of 2021

BOSTON (November 10, 2021) – Opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts rose slightly in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the same time last year, according to preliminary data released today by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH). In the first nine months of the year, there were 1,613 confirmed and estimated opioid-related overdose deaths, approximately 21 more deaths than in the first nine months of 2020, or a 1 percent increase. Data released earlier this year noted that Black non-Hispanic men made up the largest increase in opioid overdose death rates, a finding reinforced by today’s report, and which underscores the importance of the Commonwealth’s continued investments to address this issue with a focus on equity.

Throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and related public health challenges, the Commonwealth has continued to focus on the opioid epidemic, most recently investing over $45 million in federal dollars to support prevention, treatment, and recovery programs for vulnerable populations. This includes a combined $19 million for early childhood and youth substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery programs; $9 million for low-threshold access to treatment for people struggling with opioid use disorder; $2.8 million for treatment for people experiencing homelessness; and a combined $11.3 million to support transitional and permanent housing programs for adults, families, and young adults in treatment and recovery from substance abuse disorder.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated substance misuse not only in Massachusetts, but across the country. Our Administration has continued to tackle both the opioid epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on equity,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “Since 2015, we have more than doubled spending on substance misuse programs across state government, boosted the number of treatment beds, and signed two landmark laws to respond to this public health crisis. We continue to invest in treatment, support, intervention, and education programs, primarily for residents experiencing the highest burden of this epidemic.”

“We remain committed to increasing resources to battle the opioid crisis amid the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past 20 months, particularly for those struggling with substance use and mental health disorders,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. “We will continue to work collaboratively with all stakeholders to ensure residents struggling with addiction have access to necessary supports.”

The Baker-Polito Administration has continued to build on its work and funding to address this crisis, more than doubling investments in this area since 2015. The Fiscal Year 2022 budget includes a total investment of $408 million across various state agencies to address substance misuse, a 22 percent increase over last fiscal year, and an increase of $288.8 million (242%) since FY15.

Since the early days of the pandemic, the Administration has continued to expand overdose-targeted initiatives to ensure uninterrupted substance use treatment and support. DPH has distributed more than 124,000 naloxone kits to opioid treatment programs, community health centers, hospital emergency departments, and houses of correction since March 2020. With a blanket exception from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 35 percent of Massachusetts opioid treatment program patients have been receiving take-home doses of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) as of September 2021, compared to the pre-pandemic average of 16 percent in December 2019.

Massachusetts is among the states with the smallest increases nationwide in all drug overdose deaths between March 2020 and March 2021, according to the latest preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data show that while drug overdose deaths surged by 31 percent nationally in that time period, Massachusetts’ increase was in the single digits.

“We have seen the impacts of the intersecting COVID-19 pandemic and opioid epidemic on some of our most vulnerable communities,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders. “As the Commonwealth emerges from the pandemic, we must engage with trusted community-based health care providers to provide culturally responsive support and treatment.”

“Prior to the pandemic, opioid-related overdose death rates in Massachusetts had been stable. Unfortunately, the pandemic exacerbated the opioid crisis, particularly in communities of color which have also been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19,” said Acting Public Health Commissioner Margret Cooke. “Our goal is to reverse this troubling trend by continuing to build on our aggressive, data- and equity-based public health approach to prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery.”

Overall, there were 2,106 opioid-related overdose deaths in 2020, a 5 percent increase over the previous year and just shy of the 2016 peak of 2,110 deaths, according to the latest preliminary data. The 2020 opioid-related overdose death rate of 30.2 per 100,000 people was approximately 1.6 percent lower than in 2016 (30.7 per 100,000), the latest data show.

In 2021, the powerful lethal synthetic opioid fentanyl continues to be the main driver of opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts. In the first half of 2021, fentanyl was present in 92 percent of opioid-related deaths where a toxicology report was available, preliminary data show.

Cocaine is the next most prevalent drug among opioid-related overdose deaths after fentanyl, present in 52 percent of toxicology reports in the first six months of 2021 – a 13 percent increase over 2020. In 2017, cocaine was present in 39 percent of opioid-related overdose deaths.

The rate of heroin or likely heroin present in opioid-related overdose deaths was 9 percent and has been declining since 2014. The presence of benzodiazepines, amphetamines, and prescription opioids in opioid-related overdose deaths remained stable in the first half of the year, toxicology screens show. The percentage of benzodiazepine has been declining since 2018.

In the first half of 2021, males ages 25-34 continued to represent the greatest number of suspected opioid-related incidents treated by Emergency Medical Services (EMS), accounting for 22 percent of opioid-related incidents with a known age and sex.

Among the other findings of the latest opioid report:

• Between 2019 and 2020, the confirmed opioid-related overdose death rate for white non-Hispanic residents decreased slightly: 33.4 per 100,000 in 2019 to 33.1 per 100,000 in 2020. Meanwhile, the rate for all Black non-Hispanic residents increased 63 percent from 22 to 36 per 100,000.

• The confirmed opioid-related overdose death rate for Asian Pacific Islander non-Hispanic residents increased about 27 percent from 2.6 to 3.3 per 100,000 between 2019 and 2020. For Hispanic residents the rate increased over 12 percent from 32 to 36 per 100,000.

• In the same time period, the confirmed opioid-related overdose death rate per 100,000 for Black non-Hispanic, Asian Pacific Islander non-Hispanic, and Hispanic men increased, while it decreased for white non-Hispanic men.

• Between 2019 and 2020, the opioid-related overdose death rate among all females increased by 15 percent, from 14 to 16 per 100,000.

• In the same time period, the confirmed opioid-related overdose death rate increased for Black non-Hispanic, Hispanic, and white non-Hispanic women:
• Black non-Hispanic up 32 percent from 12 to 16 per 100,000
• Hispanic up 68 percent from 8 to 14 per 100,000
• White non-Hispanic up 8 percent from 17 to 19 per 100,000

• Males comprise 73 percent of all opioid-related overdose deaths occurring in 2020. 

• In 2020, 50 percent of opioid-related deaths occurred in people who were between 25 and 44 years old; 40 percent were between 45 and 64 years old.

• Naloxone was administered in 96 percent of acute opioid overdoses during the first six months of 2021. Of all opioid-related EMS incidents in the first half of 2021, 53.1 percent were categorized as acute opioid overdoses.

• Approximately 469,000 individuals in Massachusetts received prescriptions for Schedule II opioids in the third quarter of 2021, a 44 percent decrease from 841,990 in the first quarter of 2015.

The following cities and towns experienced a notable decrease in opioid-related overdose deaths in 2020 compared with 2019.

Towns Experiencing a Notable Decrease in Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths from 2019 to 2020 that Meet Criteria
Town	Residence	Occurrence	Both
Attleboro	X
Lawrence			X
Leominster		X
Lynn		X
Northampton		X
Taunton	X
Westfield	X

The following cities and towns experienced a notable increase in opioid-related overdose deaths in 2020 compared with 2019.

Towns Experiencing a Notable Increase in Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths from 2019 to 2020 that Meet Criteria
Town	Residence	Occurrence	Both
Boston			X
Brockton		X
Holyoke		X
Malden			X
Salem		X
Springfield	X
Stoughton	X
Weymouth			X
Worcester	X

臺灣體驗營進紐英崙中華公所 波士頓文教中心推動青年與傳統僑社連結

2021「i臺灣體驗營」學員與紐英崙中華公所主席、職員及孫儉元處長、謝水龍組長、潘昭榮主任合影

         ( Boston Orange )波士頓文教服務中心11月6日在紐英崙中華公所舉辦「110年度i臺灣體驗營」，說明僑委會「i臺灣窗口」所提供服務內容和科技部最新攬才政策，既藉以鼓勵青年社群彼此認識，加強與臺灣連結，更推動來自台灣的年輕世代走進波士頓華埠傳統僑社。

波士頓經文處處長孫儉元到會致意。

紐英崙中華公所主席鄭慧民等人這天也應邀出席，和到場僑青座談、交流。

波士頓文教服務中心主任潘昭榮指出，蔡英文總統因應僑界青年需求，指示僑委會在海外各文教中心特別設立「i臺灣窗口」這單一服務窗口，為海外僑提供有關臺灣產業、科技研發及學術研究等各類客製化或整合的資訊，以及諮商服務，讓海外青年能更加瞭解臺灣的各方面資訊，鼓勵海外僑青回臺就學、就業。

在活動中，潘昭榮以視頻介紹僑委會「i臺灣窗口」官方網頁所彙整，各政府部門提供的各項資訊內容。

波士頓文教中心主任潘昭榮介紹i臺灣窗口連結各部會服務資訊

駐波士頓臺北經濟文化辦事處科技組組長謝水龍當天出席，介紹科技部業務，以及科技人才培育與延攬的最新相關政策。

謝水龍簡述了臺灣目前生命科學研究發展、工程技術研究發展、自然科學及永續研究發展、科教發展及國際合作、人文及社會科學研究發展、前瞻及應用科技、各產學與科學園區現況，以及政府相關政策等。他強調，政府鼓勵女性、優秀年輕學者、傑出國際學者訂計畫，做科學及技術研究專案，支持年輕學者長期投入創新構想，引領並鏈結國際學術社群，以深化臺灣與國外學術機構交流合作，讓相關資訊得以流通。

波士頓經文處科技組組長謝水龍介紹台灣延攬科技人才資訊。

「110年度i臺灣體驗營」還特別請紐英崙中華公所安排了一場與青年座談會。當天出席的紐英崙中華公所人員包括主席鄭慧民、英文秘書阮鴻燦、行政主任朱蘇珊、朱沛國堂主席朱健威與僑務諮詢委員陳家驊等人。

在分享經驗中，本身還是年輕人，曾任律師的中華公所行政主任朱蘇珊和出席的台灣青年，因年齡接近，互動尤其熱絡。

駐波士頓臺北經濟文化辦事處處長孫儉元當天原本正在休假，特地趕到會場向出席青年及僑領致意，感謝紐英崙中華公所提供場地，派出人員與台灣青年分享僑社工作經驗，並鼓勵僑界年輕朋友踴躍參加類似活動。

華人協選會宣佈支持 Lydia Edwards 競選麻州參議員

CHINESE PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL ACTION ENDORSES 

LYDIA EDWARDS 

FOR FIRST SUFFOLK & MIDDLESEX SENATE DISTRICT RACE

Chinese Progressive Political Action

(CPPA) announces its endorsement of Lydia Edwards for the First Suffolk and Middlesex Senate District Special Election on December 14, 2021. 

“Lydia Edwards has fought for housing, economic,  and environmental justice by our community’s side for more than a decade and half,” said CPPA member Karen Chen. “We first met Lydia when she was a civil rights attorney fighting wage theft and to pass the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. We worked with her as Director of Housing Stability to ensure residents had the resources and protections to stay in their homes and community. She worked with housing justice advocates to craft a comprehensive list of anti-displacement policies, which she continued to work on when she was elected as Boston’s District 1 City Council in 2017.”  

As city councillor, Lydia fought for affordable housing in District 1 and throughout the city.  She worked to embed fair housing law into the city’s zoning code and to codify affordable housing requirements of developers. Most recently, she worked for passage of Question 1 to  create a more democratic and accountable budget process. 

“Now more than ever, it is essential that our elected officials work to invest in stable, affordable housing, a healthy environment, strong workers’ protections, immigrant rights, and equitable economic relief,” said Chen. “Lydia is the fearless leader we need to stand up for working-class residents as we work towards an equitable recovery. She will be a leader who represents all voices.” 

Long-time activist and Chinatown resident Suzanne Lee stated: “We are proud to endorse Lydia Edwards as our next State Senator.  The work we have done with Councilor Lydia Edwards has always been defined by raising the voices of those who often go unheard. She has the experience and passion to get things done. Lydia understands that government is driven by people, not elected officials. Let’s get Lydia to the State House. ” 

陽明交大11/10日PodCast 邀吳錦成談ICT產業及台杉基金角色

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【環宇廣播電台 FM96.7 – 陽明交大幫幫忙 節目預告＋贈書活動】

播出時間：2021年11月10日 19:00~20:00

重播時間：2021年11月17日 07:00~08:00

吳錦城日前接受矽谷網路節目訪談。(檔案照片)

主持人：林宏文

來賓 ✏️ 台杉投資科技基金合夥人 吳錦城

主題 ✏️ ICT產業趨勢變化及台杉創投基金的角色

    台杉科技基金合夥人吳錦城表示，創投通常是從未來市場需求看到技術缺口，再找公司進行投資，但有時即使有市場需求，也不見得有企業願意投入。因此，台杉則是採取「投創」的模式，也就是在投資前，已確認是以填補技術缺口為目的，並確保產業發展的關鍵技術能為台灣所用，因此從投資人才的角度出發，結合具有國際產業經驗的優秀技術團隊，鎖定包括5G、資安等未來重點產業，與創業家共同創業的方式，從軟硬體及系統整合出發，打造新的團隊。

    「投創」通常比「創投」更早期，投創者要對市場的發展有主見，比創業者更早看到機會，甚至有更深的洞察。投創者也不會單從技術角度來看事情，因為已累積多年市場觀察、自己有創業經驗，或曾在大公司做過高階經理人工作，因此會從技術、市場、趨勢及資金等做整合，並且主動找適合的創業家來合作。這種「投創」式的創投，角色和創業家同等重要，會是現階段台灣要進行轉型升級很重要的模式。

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