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Reimagining Fiscal Sponsorship in Service of Equity
Blog post by TSNE In April, TSNE and the National Network of Fiscal Sponsors hosted a conversation to explore how fiscal sponsors could...

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Apr 6, 20222 min read


WTS San Antonio Region - "From NIMBY to YIMBY: Getting to Yes!"
MFFC's Executive Director, Shavel'le Olivier, speakers on a panel about transportation. View the video below (start at minute 39) Women...

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Apr 6, 20221 min read


Collaboration for Community Health Racial Equity Shared Learning Session
Health Care for All and the Children’s Mental Health Campaign shared their next policy and advocacy learning session on racial equity in...

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Apr 6, 20221 min read


Mattapan to get mini-forest with berry and nut trees; East Boston to get new community farm
By adamg on Wed, 03/10/2021 - 10:48am The Boston Public Facilities Commission this morning approved handing over a quarter-acre parcel...

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Apr 6, 20221 min read


The Mattapan Food & Fitness Coalition: A Community Group Making a Difference
https://www.neponset.org/watershedwednesday/ Mattapan Food & Fitness Coalition (MFFC) Executive Director, Shavel'le Olivier, presented...

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Apr 6, 20221 min read


MBTA, Boston seek federal funds to put bus lanes in center of Blue Hill Ave.
By Adam Vaccaro Globe Staff,Updated August 31, 2020, 6:21 p.m. A rendering shows how new dedicated bus lanes might look on Blue Hill...

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Apr 6, 20223 min read


Black Boston: Building Healthy Communities
Hosted by WBUR City Space + Boston University Boston is home to some of the country’s leading community health centers and partners...

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Apr 6, 20221 min read


NACTO x BBSP Bike Share & Cities for Cycling Virtual Roundtable: The Community Videos You Must See
by: Farrah Daniel, Better Bike Share Partnership Writer Cascade Bicycle Club BBSP and the National Association of City Transportation...

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Apr 6, 20222 min read


In A Time Of Uncertainty, Bostonians Embrace Their Community Gardens
Article written by Liz Neisloss via WGBH In Dorchester, where the clatter of a passing train gives way to the scrape of a rake, the...

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Apr 6, 20224 min read


Communities of color hit hardest by heatwaves
Article written by Reann Gibson via The Boston Globe Communities of color in Boston are bearing the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic —...

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Apr 6, 20223 min read


I'm Hungry Food Panel Recording
Exciting news, 158 people registered for AARP MA's June 20, 2020 "“I’m Hungry” A Panel Discussion on Food Insecurity in the...

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Apr 6, 20221 min read


COVID-19 and the Mattapan Community- A Virtual Community Meeting
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Apr 6, 20221 min read


GUIDELINES FOR MUNICIPALITIES: ADAPTING STREETS FOR PANDEMIC RESPONSE AND RECOVERY IN MASSACHUSETTS
Taken from Vision Zero Coalition As Massachusetts continues moving through its four-phase reopening plan, municipalities across the state...

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Apr 6, 20221 min read


MFFC Statement on Police Brutality
Like many of you all, we at Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition are angered by the continued displays of police brutality, systemic...

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Apr 6, 20222 min read


Asian Women for Health and Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition Named Finalists for Small Nonprofit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Fernando Martinez (617) 391-9173 fmartinez@massnonprofitnet.org Asian Women for Health and Mattapan...

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Apr 6, 20223 min read


Exploring the Intersection of COVID-19, Food Justice, & Insecurity, and Obesity
Vivien Morris, moderated a panel on the pandemic, food, and health hosted by the Resilient Sisterhood Project. From the Resilient...

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Apr 6, 20221 min read


Weathering COVID-19’s Disruptions Across the Sector: How Nonprofit Leaders Are Managing This
May 12 2020 | TSNE's Consulting Team Left to right: Nick Adams, Sue Chandler, Jessica Cohen, and Shavel'le Olivier Our consulting team at...

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Massachusetts communities with dirty air are coronavirus hotspots
Article By Zoe Greenberg,Globe Staff "Experts and activists say it’s no coincidence that communities contending with higher pollution in...

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Apr 6, 20221 min read


MNN Excellence Award Finalists
Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition has been selected as a finalist for the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network Excellence Award in Small...

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Apr 6, 20221 min read


Vivien on Voice of Reason Boston
Voice of Reason Boston is a broadcast that will address the Social and Criminal Justice issues in our cities. We believe the public needs...

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Apr 6, 20221 min read
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