We Are Boston
Celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month with us this June.
We Are Boston is an annual initiative by the Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA) that celebrates immigrants and immigrant contributions to Boston. This year's We Are Boston includes:
- A reception on June 12 to celebrate Immigrant Heritage Month and recognize community partners that tirelessly and innovatively serve immigrant communities
- A workshop on June 12 for local cities and towns to collaborate on best practices for supporting immigrant residents
- Events during Immigrant Heritage Month in June for residents and families to get more connected to immigrant communities in Boston - Details coming soon!
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Have questions? Contact:
Immigrant Advancement -
1 CITY HALL SQUARE, ROOM 806
BOSTON, MA 02201-2030
Immigrant Heritage Month Events
MOIA is currently accepting applications for our 2024 Immigrant Heritage Month mini-grants. Boston-based community organizations are invited to join us in building a City of Belonging by hosting a community event during the month of June. Events must be within Boston city limits that are free and open to the public. The deadline for proposals is Friday, May 3 at 5 p.m.
Interested in attending an event? Check back soon for an updated list!
Grant History
2024 Grants
This year's We Are Boston fundraising efforts will support MOIA's community-based participatory action research to help shape the future of our initiatives to support immigrants in the City. To become a sponsor, contact Paola Reyes (paola.reyes@boston.gov).
2023 Grants
Funds raised in 2023 went to supporting community-embedded mental health programming and to host events during Immigrant Heritage Month in June.
18 nonprofits received funding of up to $10,000 to enhance the well-being of immigrants in Boston, destigmatize mental health challenges, and encourage non-clinical, culturally and linguistically sensitive practices as a form of therapy, through the Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement Weaving Well-being Grants. 14 community events were hosted across the City's neighborhoods throughout the month of June, including a soccer tournament, a film festival, and food festivals, amongst others.
PROGRAM HISTORY
Since 2015, thousands of constituents have benefited from programs funded by our grants, including:
- ESOL classes
- legal screening clinics
- citizenship application assistance
- mental health and wellness
- immigrant youth mentoring, and
- civic engagement classes.
These grants are made possible by the generous contributions from our annual We Are Boston Reception.
Become a sponsor
We invite you or your company to be a sponsor for We Are Boston. Sponsorship funds are given directly to immigrant-serving nonprofits in the form of grants.
Email Finance & Administrative Manager Paola Reyes (paola.reyes@boston.gov) to discuss this opportunity. Thank you for supporting the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement. We appreciate your commitment to immigrant communities.
We Are Boston Reception
We Are Boston 2020
From Resilience to Equity
This year's annual reception on November 19, 2020 honors frontline workers and immigrant-serving nonprofits during COVID-19 and highlights how together we can move towards equity for all residents.
We Are Boston 2022
From Dreams to Action
On March 3, 2022, Mayor Wu addresses her goals for the upcoming year and talks about how this is the time for action so immigrant dreams can become reality.
We Are Boston 2023
Visionary Courage
This reception on May 19 is to launch Immigrant Heritage Month and celebrate immigrants who show visionary courage
Press Releases
Press
Who's Involved:
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Have questions? Contact:
Immigrant Advancement -
1 CITY HALL SQUARE, ROOM 806
BOSTON, MA 02201-2030
