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The Boston Foundation's Open Door Grants program supports dozens of Greater Boston nonprofits each year, with renewable grants of up to $50,000. Applications are accepted twice each year, with deadlines of August 1 and February 1.
Our 16th exploration of Greater Boston housing finds that efforts to undo the legacy of redlining have not been enough to fix the region’s housing equity and segregation issues.
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A new report from Boston Indicators and the Greater Boston Immigrant Defense Fund explores the impact of changes to federal immigration policies on legal immigration channels for thousands of immigrants and their families in Massachusetts.
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The 8th Annual Boston Opportunity Agenda Report Card examines how Boston public school, charter and Catholic school students are performing on key metrics from early childhood through college. New this year: an examination of how ready Boston high school graduates are for postsecondary work.
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Producer in partnership with children's HealthWatch, this report demonstrates how enacting policies to reduce child care costs and raise the Earned Income Tax Credit, among others, can be a powerful complement to lowering housing costs to reduce family homelessness and improve health.
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A full house at the Edgerley Center for Civic leadership explored the implications of local control when it comes to addressing Greater Boston's pernicious housing challenges.
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A large crowd gathered at the Edgerley Center to hear from Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and take in a summary from Boston Indicators of how a growing number of restrictions on legal immigration are affecting thousands of lives and families.
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The new WBUR CitySpace served as the perfect setting for the 2019 Boston EdTalks, a series of brilliant presentations by Boston-area educators on the challenges, opportunities and rewards of life in and around the classroom.
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A capacity crowd filled the Edgerley Center as researchers from Boston Indicators, UMass Boston and the UMass Donahue Institute rolled out new research on the rapid demographic change in Greater Boston - and a panel of local leaders reacted.
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The Massachusetts Commissioner of Higher Education and Board Chair led a discussion of what plans are in place to manage the challenging times for small private colleges and their students - and laid out a framework for accountability and support.
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