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The Boston Foundation gives a $150,000 grant Thursday to Boston Saves, the city's children's savings account program, to fund the next two years of the program's three year pilot. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY RUI HUANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

The Boston Foundation donates $150,000 to Boston Saves

Breanne Kovatch May 1, 2017

Boston Saves, the Boston’s children savings account program, received a $150,000 grant from The Boston Foundation, according to a press release from Mayor Martin Walsh’s office on Thursday. Walsh...

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Boston neighborhoods of color have higher incarceration rates among residents, report states

Shannon Larson November 16, 2016

Lower-income Boston residents in communities of color are disproportionately impacted by incarceration, according to a report presented Thursday titled “The Geography of Incarceration.” Roxbury...

At the third New England Regional Gun Violence Meeting Wednesday, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, along with Boston Police Department Commissioner William Evans, announced that heightened measures will be taken to fight gun violence. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mayor Walsh partners with Arms With Ethics to curb gun violence

Joseph Martorana April 10, 2016

In an effort to curb gun violence and the flow of illegal firearms into New England, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston Police Commissioner William Evans announced a partnership with Arms With Ethics...

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