URBAN.Boston Event in Mattapan

On Monday, October 28th URBAN.Boston held another networking event, this time in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston.  This event included small group round tables where researchers and community members had the opportunity to connect, share ideas and resources, and plan possible research + action strategies around issues facing Boston communities.  Housing, community development, and transportation are examples of the types of issues discussed.

Donna Haig Friedman of the Center for Social Policy (CSP) at UMass Boston and Karleen Porcena of Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) and Mattapan Family Services Center led a capacity building presentation about how to create successful research + action partnerships between academics and community organizations.

URBAN.Boston has continued its network development through a series of meetings with community members and community organizations around the Boston area, including the Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance, the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative,Viet-AID, and the Boston-area Youth Organizing Project (BYOP). Over 200 scholars, community members and graduate students are now members of URBAN.Boston.