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Boston city councilors speaking at the Jackson Mann Community Center hearing on Tuesday. Allston-Brighton residents voiced their frustration over the lack of community resources from the city despite the neighborhood being the second-largest in Boston. PHOTO BY NATHAN METCALF

Residents express anger, hope at Jackson Mann Community Center City Council hearing

Nathan Metcalf November 6, 2024
The City Council Committee on Strong Women, Families and Communities held a hearing Tuesday to discuss the future of Boston Centers for Youth and Families’ services in Allston-Brighton.
A mural on the side of the Jackson Mann school in Allston. The Boston Center for Youth and Families will resume services at the Jackson Mann Community Center amidst a delay in building a new Allston-Brighton community center. ZACH SCHWARTZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston delays new Allston-Brighton community center, resumes services at Jackson Mann site

Nathan Metcalf October 16, 2024
In spring, the City of Boston promised Allston-Brighton a new community center to replace the aging Jackson Mann Community Center building by the fall, but the project has not materialized.
McKinley Middle School, a public school in Boston. The City of Boston is providing free breakfast and lunch to public school students, many of whom would otherwise go hungry, while schools remain closed due to the coronavirus. CONOR KELLEY/ DFP FILE

City and residents make efforts to feed those in need during pandemic

Jane Avery March 25, 2020
As schoolchildren, the elderly and the immunocompromised face hardships accessing food during a pandemic, communities around them have stepped up to help.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker issued an emergency order Sunday that prohibits gatherings of more than 25 people and requires Boston restaurants to cut their capacities in half in order to quell the spread of the coronavirus. RACHEL SHARPLES/ DFP FILE

Here’s how coronavirus is affecting operations in Boston

Angela Yang March 16, 2020
Get the rundown on what's happening with the T, food establishments and other public spaces.
The City of Boston’s Economic Mobility Lab is developing a pilot program to incentivize city employees to save money by depositing part of their paychecks in savings accounts. COURTESY OF UNTERBAU VIA FLICKR

City of Boston is helping employees build up savings

Daily Free Press Staff February 27, 2020
City employees have been testing out a method to save more money, and the results seem promising.
The city of Boston hosts “Help for Houston” drives around the city to provide help for victims of Hurricane Harvey the week of Aug. 28. PHOTO BY BILLY BEVEVINO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts residents come together for “Help for Houston” drive

Gabrielle Turi September 4, 2017

Mayor Martin Walsh announced on Aug. 28 a city-wide “Help for Houston” collection drive to aid those in Texas impacted by Hurricane Harvey. The drive, originally set to take place from Aug....

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh has partnered with the Samaritans group to promote suicide prevention. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Boston mayor partners with suicide prevention group

Andres Picon October 5, 2016

In an effort to raise public awareness about suicide prevention, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced the city’s partnership with a support organization called Samaritans of Boston on Saturday during...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced a public safety plan on Saturday to make Boston’s neighborhoods safer and stronger, including building upon Boston Foundation and Boston Centers for Youth and Families initiatives. GRAPHIC BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Walsh’s public safety plan will merge preexisting programs to prevent violence

Alexandra David December 10, 2014

The Boston Foundation and the Boston Centers for Youth and Families will collaborate to create a comprehensive public safety strategy, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Saturday. The Boston Foundation...

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