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Food Access Agenda to End Food Insecurity by 2030 Release
Article written by the City of Boston BOSTON - Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the release of his Food...

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Apr 6, 20223 min read
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Millennials Rising: Nonprofit POC Leaders - Fierce Urgency of Now!
Event hosted by TSNE Mission Works Article taken from TSNE web page Sep 09 2019 | Ning Jun Yuan and Jessica Sáenz ABOUT THE EVENT TSNE...

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MFFC Featured During Boston25 ZipTrip to Mattapan
On Friday, August 9th, members of the Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition got a chance to share what the organization is about. MFFC...

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AG Healey Funds Summer Jobs for Young People Across the State
Written by CAPECODTODAY STAFF BOSTON – Attorney General Maura Healey today announced that her office is awarding nearly $322,000 in grant...

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MFFC 2019 Calendar of Events
MFFC has lots of awesome events happening in the Mattapan community for the 2019 summer that is sure to get you moving! See below for...

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Vigorous Youth Christopher Awarded MYC Youth Civic Award
On May 10th one of our Vigorous Youth, Christopher, was awarded a youth civic award for the work he has done while working for Mattapan...

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Invigorating Mattapan: Youth Making a Difference at the Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition
Article by Lori Manzelli, Communications Associate at TSNE Mission Works The Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition was formed after Vivien...

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Vivian Oritz Awarded at League of American Byclists Annual Bike Summit
Vivian of Mattapan Food and Fitness coalition was awarded with the Susie Stephens Joyful Enthusiasm Award at the 2019 Bike Summit in...

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Vickey Siggers named Board Member & Treasurer of the Greater Mattapan Neighborhood Council
Article Written by Jennifer Smith of Dot News Almost 150 Mattapan residents cast ballots in late February to begin filling out the...

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Perceptions of Residents Familiar with Higher Crime/Lower Income Neighborhoods in Boston
Abstract- While studies of bicyclist’s perceptions of crime and crash safety exist, it is also important to ask lower-income...

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Vickey Siggers Presents at Summer Eats Kick Off Conference
On January 24th Vickey presented at the 2019 Summer Eats conference on her role in the Mattapan Summer Eats meal spots. MFFC currently...

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Community Conversation About Cannabis​​
After attending a December community meeting where a proposal was made to put a cannabis shop on Blue Hill Ave and speaking with...

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Boston Foundation announces $4.3 million in grants to Greater Boston organizations
Boston – The Boston Foundation announced its quarterly discretionary grants after the December meeting of the Foundation’s Board of...

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2018 Grant Makers in Aging Annual Conference
Attending this conference was a great experience for me! It was amazing to see how many organizations are interested in the health of...

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MFFC Co-Chair nominated 2018 Mattapan Community Hero at 2018 ABCD Gala
10/26/18 MFFC co-chair, Shavel'le Olivier, received the 2018 Community Hero Award for Mattapan. Shavel'le sat along 19 other ABCD...

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Vivien Morris awarded Dr. T. Leon Nicks Exemplary Service Award
10/17/18 Vivien Morris was awarded with the Dr. T. Leon Nicks Exemplary Service Award at Mattapan Community Health Center's Annual...

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MFFC Chair Person, Vivien Morris, Recognized For Her Community Work
Vivien Morris was recognized at the Southwest Boston Community Development Corporation annual meeting for her work to clean up the...

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Help MFFC Win $50K!
VOTE FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS COX CONSERVES HERO - OUR VERY OWN MATTAPAN RESIDENT Boston 25, in partnership with our parent company, Cox...

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MFFC Awarded $150K Grant From Boston Children's Hospital
Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition is so proud to announce that we have been selected as a funded partner through @Boston Children’s...

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Mattapan Finally Celebrates the Opening of the Ne​ponset River Greenway Trail!
On Saturday 9/28, we celebrated the opening of the Neponset River Greenway Trail in Mattapan since it's opening May, 19, 2019. This...

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