Mattapan

On Friday, April 25 Mattapan United will host a Stand Against Racism event. This event will take place at the Mattapan Family Service Center located at 531 River Street in Mattapan beginning at 3:30 pm until 6:00 pm. This is an open forum that will include live performances, presentations, great food and more. Racism still exists in our communities and affects youth drastically. This event seeks to bring members of different communities to this open forum to discuss the elimination of racism. Help Mattapan United make sure the youth of Mattapan’s voices are heard.

To RSVP to this event, please contact either Widlynn Louis at widlynn.louis@bostonabcd.org or Eva Huston at eva.huston@bostonabcd.org or by phone at 617-298-2045.

Join the Center for Women and Enterprise and the Resilient Communities Resilient Families for the Business Innovation Challenge Entrepreneur Training & Contest. This event will take place on Tuesday, March 4th until June 27 from 6-9 pm.

Interested participants will have the opportunity to work with other entrepreneurs and experts to build a business plan, find options to finance your business and manage your finances, learn to market yourself and your business to target customers, win money to start your company. Priority will be given to residents of Roxbury, Dorchester, and Mattapan.

For more information, contact Junior Gustavo by email at BostonSmallBusiness@lisc.org or by phone at 617-372-2228.

Do you have clothes hanging in your closet that you do not wear or use anymore? Do you want to get rid of the old items so that you can be in with the new items for 2013? Would you like to support a good cause and help out another? Then this event is for YOU! "Swap and Donate" is Compassion Act Heal's first free family event and will take place on January 12 from 10am to 2pm (at 1350 Blue Hill Ave in Mattapan). There will be music, light refreshments, door prizes and raffles. To RSVP, click HERE. For more info, email compassionactheal@hotmail.com.

Join Mattapan United to kick-off a Summer of Action! Mattapan United is organizing action groups, including: Business development, Community fabric, Jobs, Safety, Open, clean spaces, Housing, and Health.

The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 27th from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the Young Achievers School, 20 Outlook Road, Mattapan, MA 02126

FFor the past year, Mattapan United has engaged in a neighborhood feedback process and has gathered information on what residents and stakeholders envision for an improved Mattapan community. In this meeting, you will learn about these recommendations and have the opportunity to join an action group to bring about these changes. For more information, contact Karleen Forcena, Mattapan United Lead Organizer, at karleen.forcena@bostonabcd.org or at 617. 298.2045 ext. 240.

The Jubilee Christian Church, located at 1500 Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan will  be hosting an event called: "MS: The Multicultural Connection. Connect to Research, Connect to Others, Connect to Stay Well!" Explore how MS affects YOU through presentations and round table discussions. Meet others from your community and empower yourself to live well with MS every day. Free! Light breakfast and lunch will be provided.

The event will be held on Saturday, June 9, from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. Pre-registration is required. To register, contact Amber Stalker at amber.stalker@nmss.org or at 800.344.4867.

Co-hosted by the Multicultural Council of the National MS Society, Greater New England Chapter for Africans, African-Americans, and those of Caribbean descent living with MS.

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