Spectacle Island Tuesday, August 16Wednesday, August 17 Tuesday, August 23 Wednesday, August 24 | Georges Island Thursday, August 18 Thursday, August 25

 

We will kick off each day with a presentation about the Boston Harbor Islands from our Harbor Historian before embarking on our journey. On the islands, program participants explore the environment and take part in activities led by our program staff including hiking, swimming, sports, fishing, and archaeological treasure hunts.

August 20, 2022  12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Town Field and Doherty-Gibson Playground, 1565 Dorchester Ave, Boston, MA 02122, USA

We are Excited to be United for our 7th Annual Peace B’Que! Join us for a day full of fun, games, food, music and dancing as we come together to celebrate community and the peace that we continue to work towards daily.

I trust that everyone enjoyed the summer, always too short :-)

Please join us for our kick-off to the PRI year with an orientation for students and parents (new and returning), Sept 24 at 9:00 am at the John D. O'Bryant African-American Institute (40 Leon St.)

Applications and Consent to Participate forms are posted on our website:

Please complete and email to me or bring in-person on the 24th.

Blessings and Peace,

LUKE

Applications for the first METCO lottery are now open. The current METCO lottery application window is open now through December 31, 2022.

 

Rob Consalvo

State Representative 

14th Suffolk District

Dear Elected Officials and Friends:

The Boston Red Sox is partnering with Boston Praise Radio & TV, Global Ministries Christian Church, Boston Black News, Dunk the Vote and WBPG-LP 102.9 FM to host a dinner for familes in need during this holiday season on Thursday, December 29, 2022, from 4 pm to 7 pm at the Global Ministries Christian Church, 670 Washington Street, Dorchester, MA  02124.

My wife, Pastor Karin Wall and Ron Bell, from Dunk the Vote, will be hosting the event.

Our goal is to let people know about the free meal and encourage them to come to the church to eat and be cared for at this event.

We need your help and assistance to get the word out to your constituency.  You can also drop by and say hello to those who will be eating with us.

The Consortium for Professional Development is pleased to announce an upcoming Info-Session about a local college degree pathway program available through Duet/Southern New Hampshire University. This program is flexible, affordable and is a great option for working adults to attain their Bachelor or Associate degrees at an accelerated pace. Degrees and concentrations are available in healthcare management, communications, public administration and more. A representative from this program will provide more in-depth information regarding costs, supports and success stories from this innovative educational pathway. Join for the discussion and provide your feedback on some important questions that we here at the Consortium are considering such as: Would this program work for you?  Would you consider participating in this program if BPHC provided financial support? This info-session will hopefully be the launch of a stronger collaboration between BPHC and this degree pathway as a support for our staff’s professional and educational goals. Email learning@bphc.org if you’d like to be added to the calendar event invitation.

Experts said the United States’ ongoing maternal mortality crisis was compounded by Covid-19, which led to a “dramatic” increase in deaths.

The number of women who died of maternal causes in the United States rose to 1,205 in 2021, according to a report from the National Center for Health Statistics, released Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s a sharp increase from years earlier: 658 in 2018, 754 in 2019 and 861 in 2020.

That means the US maternal death rate for 2021 – the year for which the most recent data is available – was 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, compared with rates of 20.1 in 2019 and 23.8 in 2020.

The new report also notes significant racial disparities in the nation’s maternal death rate. In 2021, the rate for Black women was 69.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, which is 2.6 times the rate for White women, at 26.6 per 100,000." -CNN