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Voter Engagement
In coordination with a nationwide nonprofit, TBF shares an app to help voters register and stay up to date on election times and polling places.
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About The Pathway FAQs and ResourcesThis spring, the Boston Foundation is pleased to highlight the work of our newest class of Boston Neighborhood Fellows - fifteen community leaders nominated for their commitment and contributions to community. The Community Spotlight Series is a series of videos capturing the essence of their identities and important work. Watch the videos, or read more about them on the Boston Neighborhood Fellows page.
This report strives to capture the scope and timeline of the COVID-19 Response Fund's work, and the lessons we have learned over the past two years that are helping us reshape our work with community leaders and nonprofits as we venture out on Our New Pathway, TBF's new strategic plan.
Download the reportThe new report by Boston University Professors Katherine Levine Einstein and Maxwell Palmer takes a unique look at how Massachusetts housing policy is shaped by those with the time and access to take part - and the impact that has on bringing diverse voices to the table to address critical housing needs.
Download the reportThe tenth annual edition of the Boston Opportunity Agenda report card finds that the pandemic had a significant impact on a number of key education indicators from early childhood to college graduation rates, but the level of impact varied between levels
Download the reportThe new report by Boston Indicators, in partnership with the Gastón Institute and the Latino Equity Fund, explores the historic and demographic qualities that make Massachusetts Latinos unique, and provides critical insights into the opportunities to improve Latino equity in the post-pandemic era.
Download the reportSkillWorks and the Boston Foundation launched the inaugural cohort of the SkillWorks Fellowship Solution & Design Lab for Workforce Innovation and introduced the first round of SkillWorks Fellows, followed by a discussion moderated by President & CEO, Dr. Lee Pelton, on the future of workforce and economic equity.
View videoThe report and forum highlighted the disconnect between the traditional methods of developing and implementing housing policies and the needs and wants of the communities for whom these policies are developed.
View videoThe final installment of the 2022 Early Childhood Coffee and Conversation series looked at the policy landscape moving forward for early education, and the possible paths forward to create the sustainable, affordable, accessible child care system that the Commonwealth critically needs.
View videoThe third and final session of the Boston School Committee series focused on the possibilities for expanding parent access and engagement in school governance, at both the school and citywide levels.
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