Great News:
You can now directly support the transformation of the former Doyle Playground through the Doyle Patronicity Site!
Patronicity, is a special crowd sourcing site just for community projects like this one. Give to turn this dead site into a new park with seating, a beautiful new mural, and paths down to the Neponset River.
And – if we meet our $6,000 goal — MassDevelopment will match all donations 100%! Please give before June 6th to have your gift doubled by the match.
Click Here and donate today!
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Southwest Boston Community Development Corporation works to build and sustain a thriving, racially and economically equitable community in Hyde Park and Roslindale. We work to prevent displacement, create and preserve affordable housing, strengthen the commercial base of the neighborhoods, ensure access to good transit and green spaces, and develop local leaders whose voices are not otherwise heard.
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Our programs include:
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Affordable Housing
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Community Organizing
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Green Team
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The Resource Connection – jobs, housing & more
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Fairmount Indigo Transit Equity
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ACTION ITEMS
The bill for better service on the Fairmount Line is in the Ways and Means Committee — and it needs YOUR help!
Next stop — a favorable vote by the Legislature — this has to happen by July 31st. But we need calls TODAY.
Bill H2723 that would finally give us the service we need and deserve on the Fairmount Line.
If it this bill passes:
Take Action!
Please pick at least 5 members of the Ways and Means committee. Send them a short email to ask them to move bill H2723 favorably out of Ways and Means. Let them know why you want to see better service on the Fairmount Line — the only rapid transit available for many Boston families!
Find the members of the committee, with links to their email addresses here.
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SWBCDC is a Proud member of:
We organize around local issues, including the preservation of affordable housing.
The Hyde Park Green Team – our youth jobs and environmental stewardship program – where youth learn teamwork and build confidence.
The Residences at Fairmount Station will be the first affordable rental housing developed in Hyde Park in nearly 25 years. It will revitalize a downtown lot — and bring more customers to local businesses!
We bring residents together to work on local issues…and have a good time!
Taking signage into our own hands to connect riders to the improved Fairmount Indigo Line
The Hyde Park Green Team has been providing youth employment and environmental stewardship operating in partnership with the City of Boston since 2009.
The Annual Sherrin Woods Community Meeting – Hyde Park Green Team youth lead tours and develop public speaking skills by educating neighbors, local law enforcement, and family members about their work to preserve urban wilds.
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