Hyde Park Neponset River Access Committee Meet-n-Greet
Join the committee working for a safe and accessible Neponset River! Learn how you can make a difference on greenspace and the Neponset riverbank in Hyde Park.
Meet-n-Greet with tour and free food: Sunday, October 1, 2023, 2-4pm in Doyle Park, 940 River Street, Hyde Park. (rain date: Oct 8) RSVP to shinton@swbcdc.org.
Click here for Spanish and Haitian Creole.
Climate & Health Summer Workshops #3: Food Justice
Join us and your neighbors for an interactive conversation about how food justice impacts our daily lives and health, and what climate change has to do with it. Interactive activity on a local urban farm and dinner will be provided!
Please RSVP & find more info here (RSVP appreciated but not required!).
If you have any questions, please reach out to Andrealis Martinez, Climate Justice Community Organizer, at amartinez@dbedc.org or (617) 533-9572.
Boston Green New Deal Coalition Monthly Meeting
Join the members of the Boston Green New Deal Coalition — a broad grassroots coalition of over 50 organizations and numerous individuals representing environmental, advocacy and community-based groups with a shared mission to advance a just transition to a Green New Deal in Boston that centers the needs and rights of frontline and marginalized communities. All are welcomed, even if you haven't been to a meeting before.
These meetings are typically hosted online via Zoom, on the second Tuesday of every month from 5:00-6:30pm.
Email boston.gnd.coalition@gmail.com with any questions and for the Zoom link.
MassSave Renter and Landlord Workshop
MassSave is having a Weatherization and Energy Justice Workshop via Zoom for both renters and landlords on July 19th from 6:30PM to 8:00PM. There are pdf’s in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole along with the registration link.
Bridgefest Cultural Festival
Bridgefest Cultural Festival
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Make sure to check out Hyde Park Main Streets Bridgefest!
This cultural event would leverage the diversity of the Hyde Park neighborhood and create a fun family friendly entertainment event with a different culture featured each weekend. It continues a series of great summertime Hyde Park events following its Juneteenth and Celebrate Hyde Park festivities over the last month.
Live music acts would be featured on the Friday evenings from 7 PM to 9 PM with a different live DJ from Spark FM each of the 4 Fridays during the event. Saturdays during the 4 weekends would feature a pop up market from 3 PM to 7 PM, consisting of 11 or 12 vendors.
A way to support the businesses is the Passport Card program. A grand prize drawing consisting of a $500 package
including gift cards to the local businesses as well as a free iPad will be drawn at the end of the 4 week event
To enter the contest Bridgefest attendees need to frequent 4 participating businesses and have their passport stamped. There will be both a QR code driven guide to those participating businesses as well as a paper copy version available. Many of the local businesses will be offering discounts and promotions to the attendees upon showing their passport and those discounts will also be listed via the QR code.
U.S. EPA Lower Neponset River Superfund Site Hybrid Public Meeting
EPA will be hosting a hybrid public meeting on Monday, June 12th from 6:30-8pm at the BCYF Hyde Park Community Center located at 1179 River Street Hyde Park, MA 02136.
They will discuss Lower Neponset River Site updates, site timeline, community involvement resources, and environmental justice resources followed by a Q&A session. Please see the attached flyer with more information. Haitian Creole and Spanish versions of the flyer will soon be made available upon request.
For current and future site updates please visit: epa.gov/neponsetriver
World Asthma Day
On May 2nd, join the Green Justice Coalition, Fairmount Indigo CDC Coalition and allies at Dudley Cafe in Boston for our annual rally on Asthma Justice! In Massachusetts, low-income and communities of color have a high prevalence of asthma and are disproportionately impacted by pollution and climate change. Now more than ever, we need to fight for clean air, affordable transit, and equitable legislation that will address our health and environmental concerns. This free event will bring to light the expertise of health professionals, legislators, and inspiring grassroots leaders who are working to improve the health of Massachusetts’ environmental justice communities. Learn how you can take action on these intersecting issues on World Asthma Day!
April 13th Dale St. Meeting
Meeting April 13 at 6:30pm at Weider Park tennis courts on Dale St.
Learn about proposed development of 28 townhouses on 0 Dale St, the one-acre wooded parcel that abuts Sherrin Woods Urban Wild. We need strong attendance to show this developer we are against this project, which will damage Sherrin Woods.
Follow-up meeting to discuss the proposal and what we can do to stop it.
For more information contact: Pat Alvarez palvarez@swbcdc.org, 617-990-4498
April 11th Dale St. Meeting
Zoom Meeting Tuesday, April 11 at 7 pm
Learn about proposed development of 28 townhouses on 0 Dale St, the one-acre wooded parcel that abuts Sherrin Woods Urban Wild. We need strong attendance to show this developer we are against this project, which will damage Sherrin Woods.
Link Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81650050745
Meeting ID: 816 5005 0745
A live zoom link can also be accessed on Facebook, “Friends of Sherrin Woods” or “Dale Street Crime watch”.
Follow-up meeting to discuss the proposal and what we can do to stop it.
For more information contact: Pat Alvarez palvarez@swbcdc.org, 617-990-4498
Sherrin Woods Phase II Design Briefing
The City of Boston Parks and Recreation invites you to their virtual meeting coming up on 2/15.
Fairmount Line Bill
Now is a critical time to let our state legislators know what policies we want them to prioritize in this Legislative Session!
Please join Southwest Boston CDC, our Fairmount Indigo CDC Collaborative (FICC), and the Fairmount Indigo Transit Coalition in advocating for a safe, electric, accessible, affordable, and equitable Fairmount Line by filling out the quick and easy form below (it takes just a couple minutes!). The form will find your legislators for you, provide you with an already-drafted message (which you can edit & add to), and send the letter to your representatives. All you have to do is fill in your address and click a few buttons.
See more info on what benefits the Fairmount Line Bill would bring to the environmental justice communities of Dorchester, Mattapan, Roxbury, & Hyde Park (and beyond!).
Links to the exact bill language here.
They're also hosting a casual drop-in session about the Fairmount Line Bill tomorrow evening from 6:30-7:30pm if you want to pop in and chat about questions or ideas. The zoom link for that meeting is: tinyurl.com/fairmountdropin
Neponset to Blue Hills Feasibility Study
The goal is to establish a tree-lined walking and biking route from Mattapan Square all the way to the Blue Hills Reservation which everyone can feel totally safe using.
Fairmount Line Bill Community Action Hour!
Hello!
You can't miss this opportunity to learn and advocate for a better Fairmount Line!
Join the FICC team on the Fairmount Line Bill Community Action Hour on Thursday, January 26th, 6:30-7:30 pm, via Zoom. During the action hour, we will describe the contents of the Fairmount Line bill and why it’s important. Then, we will walk attendees through how to find their political representatives, and share customizable templates for them to reach out to their representatives with and ask for their support of the Fairmount Line bill.
Register here: tinyurl.com/fairmountact & share with your neighbors!
Bridges to Green Jobs Program - Apply Through 12/26!
Bridges to Green Jobs - Cohort 3 Coming January 2023
Do you or someone you know want to learn a new trade and the opportunity to earn over $1,500/week in just 6 months? They might be a great fit for a career in the clean energy industry!
LISC and community partners are thrilled to announce a third cohort of Bridges to Green Jobs. This program provides industry-specific technical and soft skills training to residents interested in entering the clean energy sector through weatherization. The skills gained through this training are in a field that is in high-demand as companies aim to meet the state’s climate goals, and can open doors to new career pathways.
Interviews will take place December 27th - January 4th and the program will run from January 5th - 23rd, 2023 in Nubian Square, 9am - 3pm (most days).
For details and to fill out an application, visit our website [lisc.org/greenjobs]
Deadline to Apply is December 26th, 2022.
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Please contact Silvana Bastante [sbastante@lisc.org] with questions.
What To Expect:
Weeks 1 & 2: Hands-on technical training (ladders, attics, power tools, and more), soft skills training, and financial coaching
Weeks 3-6: Job placement with paid training
Requirements:
Must be 18 years or older
Must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation
Must be comfortable on ladders, with tight spaces, and crawling
Must be able to lift 60 lbs
High School diploma not required
2022 Annual Celebration Sponsorship Page
Southwest Boston Community Development 2022 Annual Celebration Sponsorship Opportunities
AS A CITC SPONSER YOUR SUPPORT WILL GO TWICE AS FAR! SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS…
Champion - $10,000
Listed on materials handed out at the event
Hyperlinked on SWBCDC’s website & mentioned on event Facebook posts
Special mention at the event Reserved Table for 8 at the event (seats are free, but a table will be reserved)
$5,000 rebate via SWBCDC’s Community Investment Tax Credits*
Leader - $5,000
Listed on materials handed out at the event
Hyperlinked on SWBCDC’s website & mentioned on event Facebook posts
Special mention at the event
$2,500 rebate via SWBCDC’s Community Investment Tax Credits*
Builder - $2,500
Listed on materials handed out at the event
Hyperlinked on SWBCDC’s website & mentioned on event Facebook posts
$1,250 rebate via SWBCDC’s Community Investment Tax Credits*
Partner - $1,000
Listed on materials handed out at the event
Hyperlinked on SWBCDC’s website
$500 rebate via SWBCDC’s Community Investment Tax Credits*
Ally - $500
Listed on materials handed out at the event
Listed on SWBCDC’s website
Opportunity to increase to $1,000 & receive a $500 CITC rebate*
Friend - $499 & below
Listed on materials handed out at the event
Listed on SWBCDC’s website
*Southwest Boston CDC has an award of MA Community Investment Tax Credits.
Gifts of at least $1,000 are eligible for a %50 tax credit from the Commonwealth.
Call MC Brown at 617-364-7300 for more information.
Crane Ledge Woods Coalition City-wide Community Meeting
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkcemoqjsqH9e5bgGGaVbu5vzgON-T4-cW
Doyle Park Community Day
Bring your neighbors! Free food, music, kids activities, resources & more!
First Virtual Meeting!
Please join us on February 16th as we celebrate 20 years of building stronger neighborhoods in Hyde Park and Roslindale!
This event will honor our two decades of achievements as a community! Over 80 affordable apartments and 200 families serviced, over 150 Boston youth recieving job training, the preservation of 13 urban wilds, the creation of Doyle Park & organizing where it’s needed most!
Join us as we vote on three new board members, honor our long serving members & partners, and thank our donors & funders for making it happen!
Please respond here to register for the event.
World Wetlands Day
Boston is celebrating World Wetlands Day throughout the month of February with a series of self-guided walks at inland wetlands and urban wild sites at Canterbury Brook, the Roslindale Wetlands, and Sherrin Woods. Boston’s wetlands are a critical part of green infrastructure contributing to climate resiliency and reducing heat island effects. Mayor Walsh and the Boston City Council have proclaimed February 2nd as World Wetlands Day. The day commemorates the signing of the Ramsar Convention, an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands and this year is the 50th anniversary.
Become A Volunteer
Email us at jdubois@swbcdc.org
or palvarez@swbcdc.org