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.

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.

In the years that lifelong Allston-Brighton resident Maria Tempesta has worked at the Jackson Mann Community Center, she remembers a time when the city of Boston provided the center with large amounts of funding for the afterschool programs she ran. 

Boston Centers for Youth and Families held a community meeting Thursday for the residents of Allston and Brighton to discuss options for a new community center. The meeting contributes to a current study put in place, where BCYF will examine the Jackson Mann Community Center and create plans for its improvement or complete replacement.