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Grove Hall Center Design Meeting 4 - May 15, 2024

This meeting will wrap up the discussion of the design of a new community center in the Grove Hall section of Dorchester. 

May 15, 2024
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • This meeting will be held via zoom link to the left.
    Boston, MA
  • Contact:
    Public Facilities
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2024-05-15T18:00:00 - 2024-05-15T19:30:00

Please join Boston Centers for Youth & Families, the City of Boston’s Public Facilities Department and the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services for the fourth community meeting to explore options for the design of a new community center in the Grove Hall section of Dorchester. The meeting will be held via Zoom on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 6 p.m. 

Join the meeting.

BCYF is committed to a transparent, inclusive community process through all phases of this project. To learn more about this project, how the location was selected, review the final presentation from the first phase of this process, and view the presentation and recordings from the previous design meetings, visit the BCYF Grove Hall page.

Interpretation, translation, and disability accommodation services are available to you at no cost. Interpretation will be available in Spanish, Vietnamese, Haitian Creole and Cape Verdean Creole. If you need other accommodations, please contact LCA@boston.gov or 617-635-4864 by May 1. 

May 15, 2024
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • This meeting will be held via zoom link to the left.
    Boston, MA
  • Contact:
    Public Facilities
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2024-05-15T18:00:00 - 2024-05-15T19:30:00
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Americans with Disabilities Act Celebration Day

Join the Boston Disability Commission, local organizations, and the disability community to celebrate the 34th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

 

July 17, 2024
2024-07-17T12:00:00 - 2024-07-17T14:00:00

Thirty-four years ago, in July of 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law, enshrining and protecting the rights of people with disabilities throughout the country. The ADA has improved the lives of people with disabilities immensely, and that is worth celebrating!

You are enthusiastically invited to join us for The Mayor's Commission for Persons with Disabilities annual ADA Day Celebration on Boston City Hall Plaza! Come to celebrate and honor the rights of people with disabilities. There will be a speaking program with City officials, a disability resource fair with local organizations and programs, food, music, and free t-shirts (while supplies last — so get there early)

 

July 17, 2024
2024-07-17T12:00:00 - 2024-07-17T14:00:00

Preregister to attend

Preregistration for ADA Day 2024 will open soon. Check back for updates. 

What ADA Day means to the community

DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS

ASL and CART have been requested. Interpretation, translation, and disability accommodations are available at no cost to you. If you need them, please contact us at disability@boston.gov or 617-635-3682.

This event will be held in a high traffic outdoor location and microphones will be connected to large speakers for the speaking program. We invite you to bring any sensory accommodations you may use such as noise canceling earplugs. An MBTA bus will be on-site to preview accessibility features and to offer a cooling location.

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Immigrant Advancement Community Office Hours

Join us for our in-person Community Office Hours! 

May 9, 2024
2024-05-09T16:00:00 - 2024-05-09T19:00:00

Looking for support getting connected to resources and navigating City services? Meet with the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement during our community office hours at the East Boston Branch of the Boston Public Library. 

Office hours will take place on the following days:

  • First Thursday of every month from 4 - 7 p.m.
  • Third Tuesday of every month from 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Registration is not required, and interpretation and disability accommodations will be available.

Community office hours flyer

May 9, 2024
2024-05-09T16:00:00 - 2024-05-09T19:00:00
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Columbia Road Transportation Action Plan Kick-off

May 2, 2024
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • Grove Hall Library
    41 Geneva Ave
    Boston, MA 02121
  • Contact:
    Xavier Lopez
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2024-05-02T18:00:27 - 2024-05-02T19:30:00

Join us for a free event to kick off the Columbia Road Transportation Action Plan project. Stop by and share your thoughts on the future of transportation along Columbia Road.

The event will be held at the Grove Hall Library on Thursday, May 2 from 6 - 7:30 p.m.

May 2, 2024
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • Grove Hall Library
    41 Geneva Ave
    Boston, MA 02121
  • Contact:
    Xavier Lopez
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2024-05-02T18:00:27 - 2024-05-02T19:30:00
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Resilient Bennington Street and Fredericks Park Project Coffee Hour

Please join the Boston and Revere project team for a coffee hour to ask questions about the project!

May 23, 2024
2024-05-23T11:00:13 - 2024-05-23T12:00:00

The City of Boston and the City of Revere are partnering to design flood protection and recreational improvements along Bennington Street in East Boston and Fredericks Park in Revere. This in-person coffee hour at Toretta's Bakery and Ice Cream in Revere is an informal setting for you to chat with members of the project team about the work. Join the session any time and stay for as long as you would like. Come with questions or just to say hello!

If you have any questions, please contact: 

For more information about the project and to learn about other upcoming engagement events:

PROJECT WEBSITE

May 23, 2024
2024-05-23T11:00:13 - 2024-05-23T12:00:00
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Bennington Street and Fredericks Park Virtual Office Hours Session #2

Please join the Boston and Revere project team for virtual office hours to ask questions about the project!

May 16, 2024
2024-05-16T12:00:25 - 2024-05-16T13:00:00

The City of Boston and the City of Revere are partnering to design flood protection and recreational improvements along Bennington Street in East Boston and Fredericks Park in Revere. This virtual office hours session is an informal setting for you to chat with members of the project team about the work. Join the session any time and stay for as long as you would like. Come with questions or just to say hello!

REGISTER HERE

If you have any difficulty registering for the meeting or if you have any questions, please contact: 

For more information about the project and to learn about other upcoming engagement events:

PROJECT WEBSITE

May 16, 2024
2024-05-16T12:00:25 - 2024-05-16T13:00:00
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Bennington Street and Fredericks Park Virtual Office Hours Session #1

Please join the Boston and Revere project team for virtual office hours to ask questions about the project!

May 7, 2024
2024-05-07T12:00:33 - 2024-05-07T13:00:00

The City of Boston and the City of Revere are partnering to design flood protection and recreational improvements along Bennington Street in East Boston and Fredericks Park in Revere. This virtual office hours session is an informal setting for you to chat with members of the project team about the work. Join the session any time and stay for as long as you would like. Come with questions or just to say hello!

REGISTER HERE

If you have any difficulty registering for the meeting or if you have any questions, please contact: 

For more information about the project and to learn about other upcoming engagement events:

Project website

May 7, 2024
2024-05-07T12:00:33 - 2024-05-07T13:00:00
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Mayor's Office of Housing Consolidated Plan and PY24 Action Plan In Person Hearing #4

The Mayor’s Office of Housing (MOH) is hosting hearings and taking comments from residents and other interested parties on a five-year plan for an estimated $143 million in funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The funds may be invested in housing, homeless assistance and community development programs that serve low to moderate income residents.        

MOH is taking comments through June 7, 2024. 

May 28, 2024
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • This is a virtual
    event,
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office of Housing
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2024-05-28T18:00:00 - 2024-05-28T19:30:00

Join Zoom Meeting:  https://boston-gov.zoom.us/j/84860087721 

Meeting ID: 848 6008 7721        Or dial:  16465588656

Registration is NOT required to participate. Interpretation for the hearings is offered in Spanish, Mandarin and Cantonese. To arrange for interpretation in other languages, including ASL, email mohcomments@boston.gov or call 617-635-0363 at least seven (7) days prior to the hearing date. Every effort will be made to accommodate your request.

The purpose of the Hearing is to comment on the 1-year spending plan 7/1/24 to 6/30/25.

PUBLIC TESTIMONY BEGINS AT 6:30PM

May 28, 2024
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • This is a virtual
    event,
  • Contact:
    Mayor's Office of Housing
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2024-05-28T18:00:00 - 2024-05-28T19:30:00
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E-Branch Accessibility Project Virtual Meeting

We are working with the MBTA to design accessible Green Line boarding platforms on Huntington and South Huntington Avenue from Brigham's Circle to Heath Street. Join us for a virtual public meeting to hear more about the project. 

May 2, 2024
  • 6:30pm - 8:00pm
  • Online
    Zoom,
  • Contact:
    Boston Streets Cabinet
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Jamaica Plain
    Mission Hill
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2024-05-02T18:30:33 - 2024-05-02T20:00:00

We are working with the MBTA to design accessible Green Line boarding platforms on Huntington and South Huntington Avenue from Brigham's Circle to Heath Street.  We'll also reconstruct the street to create a safer, more accessible street for all.  We want to hear your thoughts on transportation, public space, and safety. Whether your trips are made on foot, by bike, by car, or on a bus, we want to hear from you.   

 

 

 

May 2, 2024
  • 6:30pm - 8:00pm
  • Online
    Zoom,
  • Contact:
    Boston Streets Cabinet
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Jamaica Plain
    Mission Hill
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2024-05-02T18:30:33 - 2024-05-02T20:00:00
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Highland Park Walking Tour

MOH is looking for feedback from the community. Join us to see the proposed plans and share your thoughts.

November 4, 2023
2023-11-04T11:00:00 - 2023-11-04T12:00:00

MOH and the Highland Park PRC will be walking through Highland Park to view and gather feedback about City-owned parcels in the neighborhood.

November 4, 2023
2023-11-04T11:00:00 - 2023-11-04T12:00:00
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