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Docket #0666
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of Two Hundred Sixty-Two Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-Three Dollars ($262,763.00) in the form of a grant for the 2019 Senior Companion Program, awarded by the Corporation for National and Community Service, to be administered by the Elderly Commission.
Docket #0667
Message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend the amount of One Hundred Thirty Thousand Two Hundred Fifty-Three Dollars ($130,253.00) in the form of a grant for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), awarded by the Corporation for National and Community Service, to be administered by the Elderly Commission
A
The
Committee
on
healthy
women,
families
and
communities
we
are
here
today
to
discuss
two
dockets
docket:
zero:
six,
six,
six
and
zero
six
six
seven
I
want
to
remind
our
viewers
that
this
is
a
public
hearing
and
it's
being
broadcast
recorded,
broadcast
and
streamed
on
cable
television,
as
well
as
the
website
city
of
Boston,
gov
or
fosston
gov,
slash,
City,
Council,
TV
I'd.
Ask
everyone
to
please
silence
their
cell
phones
and
other
devices
and
if
folks
have
conversations
too,
please
take
them
outside,
because
the
acoustics
can
be
challenging.
At
times.
A
The
first
is
dock
at
zero:
six,
six,
six,
which
is
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston,
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
two
hundred
sixty
two
thousand
seven
hundred
and
sixty
three
dollars
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
2019
senior
Companion
program
awarded
by
the
Corporation
for
National
and
Community
Service
to
be
administered
by
the
aged
strong
Commission
and
docket
zero.
Six.
A
Six
seven,
which
is
a
message
in
order
authorizing
the
city
of
Boston,
to
accept
and
expend
the
amount
of
one
hundred
sixty
five
thousand
three
hundred
and
three
dollars
and
sixty
cents
in
the
form
of
a
grant
for
the
retired
senior
volunteer
program,
RSVP
awarded
by
the
Corporation
for
National
and
Community
Service
to
be
administered
by
the
elderly
Commission.
Now
it's
important
to
note-
and
this
has
happened
before
that-
sometimes
these
grant
numbers
can
either
be
increased
or
decreased
from
when
they
were
originally
awarded.
Those
who
are
watching
this.
A
This
was
originally
listed
as
a
grant
of
a
hundred
and
thirty
thousand
two
hundred
and
fifty
three
dollars.
That's
what
was
presented
before
today.
We
learned
this
morning
that
the
grant
has
actually
been
increased
by
thirty
five
thousand
dollars
to
165
303
point.
Sixty
the
Commission
will
explain
why
that
is
when
we
get
to
it,
but
suffice
to
say
that
we
will
be
voting
on
this
and,
what's
known
as
a
new
draft
when
it
comes
before
the
council
in
several
weeks,
so
always
delighted
to
be
with
you
both.
Thank
you
very
much,
Commissioner
Shadid.
B
I'm
so
so
happy
to
be
here
today,
I'm
here
with
my
colleague,
Frances
Thomas
who's,
our
Deputy
Commissioner
for
finance
at
the
age,
strong
Commission.
These
two
dockets
are
focused
on
our
volunteer
programs
through
the
Corporation
for
National
and
Community
Service.
We
have
over
400
people
over
55,
older
adults
over
55,
serving
throughout
the
city
of
Boston,
in
our
volunteer
programs
and
they're,
really
providing
just
amazing
energy
and
experience
and
really
giving
back
to
the
community
in
ways
that
are
are
benefiting
the
whole
city.
B
So
I
just
want
to
start
by
thanking
our
volunteers
and
obviously
thinking
the
Corporation
for
National
and
Community
Service
for
giving
us
these
grants
as
well.
We've
run
these
programs
for
a
long
time
here
at
the
city
of
Boston
and
they
do
great
work
in
the
community.
It's
really
all
about
impact
driven
volunteer
work.
That's.
A
A
A
B
B
Sure
so
the
senior
Companion
program
I
can
start
with.
That
is
a
program
that
is
designed
to
help
frail
older
adults
in
the
community
to
help
them
live
independently.
So
our
volunteers,
who
are
volunteering
for
us
at
the
same
time
it's
also
an
anti-poverty
program.
So
all
of
our
volunteers
are
under
200%
of
the
federal
poverty
level
and
they
get
a
tax-exempt
stipend
to
volunteer
of
two
dollars
and
sixty-five
cents.
B
An
hour
has
not
been
increased
by
the
federal
government
in
a
long
time,
but
they
volunteer
at
least
20
hours
a
week
with
us
and
they're
matched
with
more
frail
older
adults
in
the
community,
who
need
some
supports
in
order
to
stay
in
the
community
and
stay
out
of
a
nursing
home.
So
they're
doing
things
like
helping
people
sort
through
mail,
getting
groceries
getting
medications
for
people
helping
maybe
with
some
light
meal
prep
with
you
know,
maybe
some
whatever
household
chores
they
may
need
some
assistance
with
and
at
the
same
time,
they're
providing
that
companionship.
B
That's
really
essential
to
someone
living
well
in
the
community.
We
know
that
when
folks
are
socially
isolated,
that
has
it
has
the
health
impact
of
smoking
15
cigarettes
a
day,
and
so,
in
addition
to
really
helping
the
these
folks,
get
their
medications
and
a
lot
of
other
things
they're,
providing
that
essential,
companionship
and
support
to
people.
That's.
A
B
C
A
It
affect
one
of
the
things
that
I,
love
and
I
know.
My
colleagues
and
I
really
encourage
many
of
our
older
residents
to
take
advantage
of
particularly
those
who
are
homeowners,
that
there
are
some
great
tax
abatements
that
the
city
offers
for
volunteerism.
So
would
this
go
into
that
in
other
ways?
It
could.
One
of
these
ambassadors
also
take
advantage
of
a
city
property
tax,
break.
B
A
C
B
So
this
one
we
have
about
66
volunteers
right
now
we
are,
we
recruit
all
through
all
throughout
the
city,
so
we
were
out
tabeling
at
probably
30
different
community
events
this
year
recruiting
we
pretty
much
will
go
anywhere
that
we're
able
to
go
and
really
talk
to
people
about
this
program.
This
program,
our
funding
limits
us
to.
B
C
B
A
B
Nope,
so
it
sits
under
our
Deputy
Commissioner
Melissa
Carlson,
our
deputy
for
partnerships,
and
she
does
a
lot
of
our
work
that
involves
partner
agencies.
So
the
other
thing
I
didn't
say
about
this
grant-
and
this
is
also
true
of
that-
the
RSVP
grant
we
partner
with
organizations
throughout
the
city
so,
for
example,
councilor
in
your
neck
of
the
woods
we
partner
with
ethos
they
serve
as
a
volunteer
site
for
us,
and
so
we're
able
to
place
volunteers
at
ethos
and
then
ethos
we'll
match
them
with
the
older
adults
that
they
know
in
the
community.
B
That
needs
assistance.
So
for
this
program
we
have
about
a
little
over
15
somewhere
between
15
and
20
partner
sites
that
serve
as
volunteer
stations
for
us
and
similar
bless.
You
similar
for
RSVP.
We
have
over
40
partner
sites
that
serve
as
volunteer
stations
where
we're
able
to
place
RSVP
volunteers
who
then
do
their
work
from
there
fair.
A
C
B
B
So
sometimes
if
the
Corporation
for
National
and
Community
Service
gets
additional
funds
in,
they
may
give
us
more
money,
and
they
may
say
this
is
because
we
want
you
to
send
your
people
to
the
National
Conference,
or
this
is
so
that
you
can
provide
additional
training
for
the
volunteers
or
or
purchase
additional
equipment
for
the
program
or
recognition
items
for
the
volunteers,
so
they're
very
directive,
typically
when
they
give
funds
for
the
rest
of
the
year.
But
the
7500
is
an
increase
to
our
base
amount.
Okay,.
A
C
C
C
A
A
A
A
A
B
A
B
B
B
The
the
interesting
thing
about
this
grant
is
it's
set
up
so
that
a
certain
percentage
of
your
volunteers
have
to
be
in
impact
driven
work
plans
that
you've
you've
said
you're
going
to
do
and
they
have
to
fit
some
national
impact
measures,
and
so,
if,
if
a
property
tax
work
off
volunteer
was
going
to
also
be
RSVP,
they
would
have
to
fit
within
the
percentage
of
kind
of
flexible,
volunteer.
Sure.
A
E
Thank
you,
councillor
O'malley,
and
thank
you
to
commissioner
Shay
and
to
Deputy
Commissioner
Thomas
fee
our
outstanding
work,
and
we
want
to
ask
you
if
you
could
let
the
let
your
staff
know
that
we're
proud
of
the
hard
work
they
also
put
in
throughout
the
neighborhoods
of
Boston
I.
We
see
them
almost
every
day
at
various
events
representing
representing
the
city,
but
making
sure
that
our
elderly,
our
seniors,
are
treated
fairly
and
treated
with
respect.
So
we
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
staff
at
your
department
for
excellent
work.
Thank.
E
B
I
can't
sir
I
mean
I,
think
I
think
that
this
is
something
we
think
about
every
day
at
the
Commission.
You
know
we're
not
doing
our
jobs
unless
were
reaching
people
and
finding
people
and
touching
people
and
having
them
access
all
that
we
have
to
offer
and
all
that
the
aging
Network
has
to
offer
here
in
Boston,
and
so
we
take
it
very
seriously.
B
B
We
also
have
funds
that
we
utilize
for
translation
services
and
also
for
interpretation
services
and
I
think
you
might
have
seen
our
interpretation
headsets
that
we
purchased
over
the
last
couple
of
years,
where
we're
able
to
simultaneously
translate
when
we're
when
we're
meeting
with
and
talking
to
groups
of
older
adults
throughout
the
community.
So
a
lot
of
times,
if
we're
going
out
to
a
housing
building,
we
might
talk
to
someone
there.
B
First,
the
manager,
the
resident
service
coordinator,
understand
kind
of
what
languages
are
spoken
in
the
building
and
then
work
to
have
that
type
of
translation
available
for
people.
So
we
also
just
we
just
you
know
we
rebranded,
which
we're
really
excited
about
the
aged
strong
Commission.
We
have
new
brochures
that
have
been
finalized
and
we
just
had
them
translated
into
seven
languages
which
we're
excited
about,
and
so
we
are
waiting
with
bated
breath
for
those
to
come
back
from
the
printer
they're
at
the
printer.
Now
so
we
will
have.
B
We
will
have
that
available,
which
we
did
the
five
basic
languages
that
the
city
does,
and
then
we
also
did
French
and
Portuguese,
because
a
lot
of
our
Haitian,
older
adults
actually
read,
might
read
French
and
a
lot
of
our
kid
40
and
older
adults,
their
schools
and
was
in
Portuguese.
So
so
we
did
those
languages
as
well
and
then
finally,
I
would
say
that
we
we
have
a
contract
with
a
language
line
in
our
office.
E
You
Commissioner
night,
if
there's
one
issue
that
I've
spent
as
much
time
on
its
language
access
and
making
sure
that
our
immigrant
community
and
those
that
don't
speak,
English
are
able
to
access
the
same
level
of
basic
city
services
as
anyone
else,
and
so
just
going
forward.
I'm
gonna
I'm
gonna
ask
a
lot
of
questions
to
departments
on
something
you
highlighted,
which
I'm
very
grateful
that
you
did
new
brochures.
E
You
know
our
our
the
brochures
translated
into
the
many
languages
that
we
speak
here
in
Boston
and
you
know
we
might
be
able
to
print
them,
but
I'll
be
printing
enough
brochures
and
how
are
we
going
to
run
out
of
pro-choice
at
a
time?
But
can
we
have
a
system
where,
if
we
think
we're
running
out
of
brochures
instead
of
running
out
of
the
brochures
place
an
order
in
so
that
our
services
aren't
interrupted?
B
Constituents
sure
I
mean
I,
think
I
think
that
makes
sense,
certainly
we're
waiting
for
these
to
come
from
the
printer,
because
they're
a
brand-new
design
and
we
have
other
materials
that
we're
using.
But
these
are
newly
translated
brochures,
but
I
would
say
that
we
do
have
a
tracking
system
for
all
of
our
things
down.
E
B
I'm
sure
so
we
work
with
the
Commission
on
persons
with
disabilities.
We
work
with
them
very
collaboratively,
so
we
work
a
lot
with
them
around
different
housing
issues:
accessibility,
Universal
Design.
We
also
they
they
know
about
our
programs
and
they're
able
to
promote
our
programs.
We
know
about
their
programs
were
able
to
promote
programs.
I
would
say
that
we
also
have
as
part
of
our
Area
Agency
on
Aging
work
where
we're
distributing
older
Americans
act
funds
into
the
community.
B
We
also
have
specific
grants
with
mass
Association
for
the
blind
and
deaf
Inc,
where
we're
able
to
partner
with
them
to
better
serve
those
communities
and
make
sure
that
people
are
getting
what
they
need
and
getting
access.
And
so
you
know
I,
and
we
recently
had
the
disability
Commission
come
in.
The
Commissioner
came
in
and
met
with
our
leadership
team
to
help
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
everything
that
we
can
both
in
our
materials,
but
also
at
all
of
our
events
to
make
sure
they're
accessible.
B
So
we
we've
always
done
things
like
walkthrough
of
event,
spaces
to
make
sure
that
bathrooms
are
accessible
and
there
are
no
stairs
and
things
like
that.
But
now
we
have
a
more
structured
list
of
things
that
we
look
for
every
time,
thanks
to
the
disability,
Commission,
so
they're,
a
great
partner,
yeah.
E
I
think
the
your
office
in
in
the
Commission
for
persons
with
disabilities
are
doing
excellent
work
and
I.
Even
during
these
development
projects,
I
always
ask
the
develop,
is
if
you'll
coordinate
with
the
aged
strong
Commission.
Will
you
coordinate
with
the
mayor's
Commission
on
persons
with
disabilities
because
a
construction
project
in
a
various
location?
What
impact
will
that
have
on
an
elderly
person?
That's
trying
to
navigate
the
the
sidewalk
with
the
dumpster
via
what
impact
will
it
have
on
a
person
in
a
wheelchair,
a
person
that
that
is?
E
That
is
blind,
so
you
know
just
going
forward.
Those
are
some
of
the
issues
that
are
very
important
to
the
quality
of
life
of
residents,
but
especially
our
residents
that
really
need
government
to
to
be
in
the
Econo,
so
I'm
I'm,
proud
of
the
the
work
that
you
are
doing,
commissioner
and
again,
mr.
Thomas
as
well.
Thank
you
thank.
D
You
so
much
thanks
to
the
panel
for
being
here
and
for
all
your
good
work
throughout
the
year.
Just
a
couple
of
questions
to
follow
up
on
some
of
the
earlier
questions
from
my
colleagues
around
recruitment.
Can
you
speak
a
little
more
specifically
about
how
you
recruit
and
participate
as
volunteers,
and
if
you
could
also
speak
to
how
you
identify
seniors,
who
may
want
to
get
a
companion
and
help
them
sure.
B
Sure
so
so
I
can
um
I
can
speak
to
recruitment.
I
would
say
if
you
know
of
anyone
send
them
our
way,
but
where
we
are
always
brainstorming
and
always
trying
to
try
new
things
with
recruitment.
So,
as
I
said,
we're
tabling
throughout
the
community
we're
also
going
out
and
speaking
to
different
groups,
we
have
we
have
over
50
front-facing
staff.
B
So
all
of
our
team
members
know
about
the
programs
and
when
they're
out
there
doing
their
own
specific
work
if
they're
identifying
someone
who
might
be
a
good
volunteer
they're
bringing
that
back
to
the
volunteer
program.
We
also
advertise
the
program
in
our
boss
and
seniority
magazine
to
let
people
know
it's
an
opportunity,
and
we
recently
for
the
first
time,
had
a
little
bit
of
extra
funds
and
we
target,
and
we
did
for
the
first
time
ads
on
buses
on
a
like
30,
different
bus
routes
or
30.
You.
D
B
B
So
so,
and
then
for
the
property
tax
work
off
program,
I
think
it's
60
and
over
each
syllable
it
could
be
65,
but
I
think
it's
60
yeah
it
is,
and
then
the
last
one
we
have
is
our
the
last
volunteer
program.
We
have
is
our
senior
greeter
program,
the
folks
that
sit
up
at
the
front
desk
and
help
people
navigate
where
they're.
D
B
We
do
we
certainly
do.
We
both
recruit
there
and
we
also
have
some
volunteer
placements
there.
So
we
have
some
of
our
RSVP
companionship
places
and
some
of
the
senior
buildings
where
they're
trying
to
get
folks
out
of
there
out
of
their
apartments
and
to
come
down
and
do
some.
You
know
some
type
of
card
game
or
some
type
of
activity
together.
So
we're
doing,
but
we
are
out
there
recruiting
in
those
buildings
and.
D
B
You
know
it's
something.
That's
honor.
We
do
a
lot
of
programs
that
do
that,
but
define
the
people
that
are
really
truly
isolated,
that
don't
have
a
lot
of
connections
that
may
not
be
coming
out
of
their
homes
is,
is
a
hard
thing
to
do,
and
so
we're
constantly
thinking
about
new
ways
to
try
to
reach
people
can.
D
Activity
is:
are
there
other
resources
that
that
volunteer
then
can
tap
into
to
really
try
to
connect?
What
I'm
finding
is
I,
really
try
to
connect
with
more
and
more
seniors
in
my
district
is
kind
of
seniors
who
are
socially
isolated,
who
can't
really
get
beyond
that
first
step
to
take
to
kind
of
wanna,
you
know
get
dressed,
get
out
of
the
house
go
down
so
I'm
wondering
if
there
are
other
resources
within
the
aged,
strong
commission
or
throughout.
D
Maybe
it's
the
Health
and
Human
Services
Commission
that
we
can
really
tap
into
if
there's
like
a
depression
grabbing
hold
some
of
our
more
seasoned
adults.
How
do
we
then
intervene?
I,
guess
surely
on
the
companionship?
Well,
if
we
see
that
someone's
really
struggling
with
depression
or
isolation,
sure.
B
If
they're
worried
about
somebody
and
then
there
are
a
lot
of
resources
in
the
community,
so
I
think
sometimes
you
have
to
try
a
lot
of
different
things
and
see
what
it
is
that
that
you
can
reach
somebody
around.
So,
for
example,
there
is
that
friendship.
Works
is
an
organization
that
we
contract
with
around
older
Americans
Act
dollars
and
they
have
friendly
visiting
programs,
so
they
will
actually
send
a
volunteer
into
somebody's
home,
and
so,
if
you
can't
get
the
person
out,
maybe
you
can
get
somebody
in
to
connect
with
them.
There
also
are.
B
We
also
have
a
contract
with
ethos
to
do
evidence-based
programs
across
the
state,
and
there
is
an
evidence-based
program
called
healthy
ideas
that
they're
running
that
helps
to
target
older
adults
who
may
have
depression,
and
so
you
know
I
think
it's
I,
think
the
the
major
thing
is
getting
the
volunteer
to
kind
of
bring
that
imprint,
helping
them
training
them.
So
you.
D
A
month
per
month,
yeah,
let
me
ask
this
so
you
I
mentioned
ethos
a
couple
of
times
and
I
know
that
they're
doing
good
work,
working
with
the
LGBTQ
of
elders
of
color
at
least
I've
gone
to
a
couple
of
events
that
has
been
a
major
partner
working
with
the
LGBTQ
community
elders
of
color.
How,
in
terms
of
the
companionship
program,
are
you
able
to
kind
of
tap
into
kind
of
that
that
community,
as
well
through
the
companionship
program
or.
B
B
So
the
so
that
companionship
program
is
really
mostly
done
in
people's
homes.
So
it's
about
those
volunteer
stations
working
with
us
to
identify
the
older
adults
that
are
kind
of
most
at
risk.
That
may
need
that
companionship
assistance
and
so
I
know.
Lgbt
elders
of
color
ethos
has
been
a
real
leader
on
all
LGBTQ
issues
throughout
the
aging
Network.
B
Really
really,
but
Central
Boston
elder
services
has
actually
been
kind
of
the
host
site
for
the
LGBT
elders
of
color
group,
and
we
also
do
have
a
senior
camp
and
they
are
one
of
our
volunteer
stations
for
senior
companion
as
well.
So
I
think
it's
about
working
to
you
know
identifying
who
needs
assistance,
and
so.
D
For
the
Companions,
if
you
could
speak
just
a
little
bit
more
to
how
you
identify
and
I
think
it
was,
you
mentioned
earlier
tabeling
at
different
events,
you
could
get
both
the
volunteers
who
want
to
be
companions
as
well
as
maybe
some
of
the
older
adults
who
need
a
companion
sure
or
are
you?
Are
you
also
doing
something
more
targeted?
And
if
you
know
I
are
one
of
my
colleagues
on
the
council,
you
know
find
a
resident
who's,
an
older
adult
who
really
could
use
a
companion,
that's
information
we
would
get
to
you.
B
D
B
Not
an
application
to
get
a
senior
companion.
However,
if
there
is
somebody
who
needs
a
senior
companion,
they
certainly
can
contact
us
and
we'll
figure
out
the
volunteer
station,
that's
kind
of
closest
to
them
that
provides
the
you
know
the
type
of
assistance
they
might
need.
What,
if
I'm
could
I
ask
this?
Could.
D
D
I
had
them
in
to
the
nearest
location
the
same
way
that
you
would
and
then
also,
if
in
terms
of
recruitment,
whether
older
adults,
who
want
to
companion
or
older
adults
who
want
to
be
a
companion
either
way,
I'm
sure
you
know
my
colleagues
I,
would
agree
we're
happy
to
kind
of
share
that
information.
I'm
sure
folks
are
already
sharing
that
I.
Do
a
regular
newsletter,
I'm
happy
to
put
that
in
the
news.
Okay,
I
think
you're
doing
great
work.
B
Thank
you,
wonderful,
thank
you
and
I'll
just
add
one
other
thing.
We
are
actually
a
volunteer
station
ourselves
for
one
new
program.
We
started
under
under
senior
companion
this
year,
and
that
is
our
respite
program.
So
we
are
recruiting
and
training
volunteers
to
go
into
the
home
of
somebody
with
dementia
and
their
care
partner
and
provide
a
few
hours
of
respite
care
so
that
that
care
partner
can
get
out
of
the
hole
that
so.
D
That
I
know
who
are
struggling
with
that
very
issue,
and
it
is
so
difficult
because
so
much
of
that
burden
falls
on
that
primary
caretaker
and
often
times
they're,
isolated,
oftentimes,
their
older
adults
as
well
and
they're,
not
necessarily
getting
the
support
that
they
need.
You
know
lots
of
other
people
in
that
family
might
be
working
and
cannot
do
the
the
day-to-day
round-the-clock
care
that
some
folks
need,
and
so
that
I
would
love
some
more
information
on.
B
Yeah
great
so
for
that
program
we
are
recruiting
both
for
people
that
want
to
be
volunteers
and
and
actually
we're
taking
volunteers
of
any
age
for
that
program,
and
we
also
are
recruiting
for
people
that
need
the
service,
and
so
so
that's
a
that's
a
big
thing,
and
there
are
a
number
of
caregiver
supports
that
are
out
there.
The
family
caregiver
program,
a
number
of
other
ways.
We
can
get
caregivers
some
support.
So
if
you're
piecing
people
in
those
situations,
you
can
feel
free
to
call
our
offices.
Thank
you.
Thank.
D
E
You
counselor,
Malley
and
I
just
wanted
to
follow
up
on
some
questioning
from
councillor.
Janey
I
know
the
the
social
isolation
that
you
talked
about
really
really
hit
home
for
me,
as
we
were
talking
about
the
immigrant
community
language
access
issues,
persons
with
disability.
But
can
you
talk
about
social
isolation
for
our
seniors
that
are
living
in
public
housing?
What
programs
or
assistance
e
of
providing
our
residents
in
VHA
property?
What's
your
relationship
with
BHA
in
and
how
can
we
do
a
better
job
of
identifying
seniors
in
public
housing
that
may
need
some
extra
assistance?
E
B
So
I
think
there's
always
more
to
be
done
counselor,
but
what
I
can
say
is
that
we
do
have
some
of
our
RSVP
volunteers
placed
in
public
housing
trying
to
work
with
the
manager
with
the
task
force
to
try
to
identify
people
that
I
want
to
come
out
and
participate
in
something.
We
also
are
funding
through
the
older
Americans
Act
dollars.
Little
brother's
friends
of
the
elderly
who
are
running
they
probably
have
about
20
buildings,
now
not
all
public
housing,
but
a
lot
of
public
housing
buildings
where
they
are
running
groups.
B
Intergenerational
groups
trying
to
trying
to
get
people
out
of
their
homes.
I
know
that
friendship
works
is
also
out
there
in
some
of
the
public
housing
buildings,
they're
funded
through
Goddard
house
to
do
some
music
groups
out
there
and
I
BHA
I
over
the
last
couple
of
years.
Contracted
with
a
number
of
organizations
are
three
Aesop's
here
in
Boston,
Boston
senior,
homecare
ethos
and
central
Boston
elder
services.
B
I
also
know
they
have
a
contract
with
Laboure
to
provide
some
resident
services
support
in
their
in
their
elder
and
disabled
housing,
buildings
and
so
I
think
that
there's
a
lot
going
on
in
the
in
the
different
buildings
and
there's
a
lot
more.
That
needs
to
be
done
in
the
different
buildings,
and
so
we
look
to
identify
buildings
that
need
a
little
extra
assistance,
need
some
programs
and
and
are
trying
to
target
them
for,
for
whatever
we're
running
out
in
the
community.
B
E
E
I
usually
attend
with
them
every
month,
but
are
you
coordinating
with
vets
on
you
know,
prior
to
prior
to
these
volunteers,
going
out
identifying
which
veterans
are
seniors
in
maybe
providing
a
little
bit
of
simple
Shores
or
some
information
that
might
be
available
to
that
veteran
on
services
that
they
could
use
through
your
office?
Sure.
B
And
I
think
that
we
do
have
some
of
our
program
information
in
the
package
that
they
did
they
give
out.
I
haven't
heard
I,
probably
heard
I
knew
that
eight
months
ago
I
should
checked.
We
should
make
sure
that
they
have
our
new
brochures
when
our
new
brochures
come,
because
that
would
be
a
good
thing
to
include
in
the
packet.
We
also
have
some
of
our
RSVP
volunteers.
B
Who've
been
participating
in
some
of
those
think
about
sessions,
as
well
as
a
few
of
our
team
members
downstairs
so
and
we
we
actually
I
just
talked
to
the
Commissioner
last
night.
We
are
going
to
be
meeting
in
the
middle
of
September,
really
to
look
at
our
older
volunteers
and
anything
more
that
they
can
do
to
be
supporting
Boston's
veterans,
Thank.
A
You
councillor
Flynn
well
Commissioner
our
Deputy
Commissioner.
We
appreciate
this
I
think
the
level
of
thoughtful
question
from
my
colleagues.
Even
though
it
was
some
of
it
veered
off
topic,
a
little
bit
underscores
how
important
the
work
is,
that
you're
doing
and
how
we
are
fully
committed
to
being
your
partners
going
forward,
and
obviously
it
goes
without
saying.
These
will
be
easy,
easy
to
vote
favorably
at
our
next
meeting
and
hope
that
we
can
help
you
do
the
work
as
soon
as
possible.