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The Boston Tree Party is a collaborative campaign to plant 100 pairs of heirloom apple trees in publicly used spaces across Greater Boston. The tree plantings will take place in partnership with a diverse range of institutions, organizations, businesses, and communities. As an urban agriculture project, the campaign will create vital gathering places, build community connections, and improve community health. As a conceptual art project, the Boston Tree Party engages with metaphor and symbolism, and playfully reimagines patriotic and political language, imagery, and forms of association. Like the Boston Tea Party, the Boston Tree Party is a symbolic political act. The project takes a stand for universal access to fresh, healthy food; for greening our cities; cleaning our air and waterways; reducing our city’s carbon footprint; creating habitat for urban wildlife; and for protecting the biodiversity and heritage of our food. Collectively, the 200 apple trees will become a decentralized public urban orchard that crosses social, economic, political, and geographic boundaries.

The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded in the United States in 1882, it is named in honor of Christopher Columbus. The Order is dedicated to the principles of Charity, Unity, Fraternity and Patriotism.

To provide shelter and a positive force in young mothers lives and to empower pregnant and parenting women and eliminate racism. Aswalos House's aim is to empower young homeless mothers to become self-supporting members of the community, and also to provide educational opportunities, life training skills, sex education, and parenting education.

Peace First is dedicated to building effective school climates by focusing on two major efforts within a school: teaching children the skills of conflict resolution and civic engagement; and providing educators with the critical skills and knowledge to integrate social-emotional learning into the school’s curriculum and culture. Combined, these efforts strengthen schools’ social and academic environments, creating stronger schools and more successful students. This is accomplished through an innovative, weekly curriculum taught by young adult volunteers and reinforced by intensive coaching for principals and teachers.

1) To ensure that Fields Corner continues to be a thriving, welcoming, secure district comprised of diverse businesses serving residents and attractive to visitors. 2) To promote Fields Corner encouraging more people to live, work, shop, and dine in the district.