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Ways & Means Hearing - Dockets #0760-0768 FY24 Budget: OBMA, LGBTQ+, Advancement, ORC, and Human Services
A
Thank
you
good
morning
for
the
record.
My
name
is
Tanya
Fredonia
Anderson
to
district
7
City
councilor
I
am
the
chair
of
the
Boston
city
council
committee
on
ways
and
means
this
hearing
is
being
recorded
as
being
live
streamed
at
boston.gov
for
slash
City
Dash
console
Dash,
TV
and
broadcast
on
Xfinity
channel
8
RCN
channel
82
in
FiOS
channel
964..
A
The
council's
budget
review
process
will
Encompass
a
series
of
public
hearings
beginning
in
April
and
running
through
June.
We
strongly
encourage
residents
to
take
a
moment
and
engage
in
this
process
by
giving
testimony
for
the
record,
you
can
do
this
in
several
ways
attend
one
of
our
hearings
and
give
public
testimony.
We
will
take
public
testimony
in
the
middle
of
each
department,
hearings
and
also
adhering
dedicated
to
public
testimony.
The
full
hearing
schedule
is
on
our
website
at
boston.gov
forward,
slash
Council
Dash
budget.
A
And
you
can
give
testimony
in
person
as
well
here
in
the
chamber
or
virtually
via
Zoom
for
in-person
Testimony.
Please
come
to
the
chamber
and
sign
up
on
the
sheet
near
the
entrance
for
virtual
testimony.
You
can
sign
up
using
our
online
form
on
our
Council
budget
review
website
or
by
emailing
the
committee
at
tcc.wm
boston.gov,
when
you
are
called
to
testify.
Please
state
your
name
and
affiliation
or
residence
and
limit
your
comments
to
two
minutes
and
ensure
to
ensure
that
all
comments
and
concerns
can
be
heard.
Email.
A
Your
written
testimony
to
the
committee
at
ccc.wm
boston.gov,
submit
a
two-minute
video
or
of
your
testimony
through
reform
on
the
website
for
more
information
on
the
City
Council
budget
process
and
how
to
testify.
Please
visit
the
city
council's
budget
website
at
boston.gov
forward,
slash
city
council,
Dash
budget.
A
Today's
hearing
is
on
dockets
zero,
seven,
six,
zero,
two
zero
seven;
six:
two
orders
for
the
FY
24
operating
budget,
including
annual
Appropriations,
for
departmental
operations
for
the
school
department
and
for
other
post-employment
benefits.
Opeb
docket0763
docked
it
zero;
seven,
six:
five
to
zero;
seven,
six:
six
orders
for
Capital
fund
transfer,
Appropriations.
A
Docket0764-0767-20768
orders
for
the
capital
budget,
including
loan
orders
and
lease
purchase
agreements.
Our
Focus
area
for
this
hearing
will
be
an
overview
of
the
FY
24
budget
for
the
office
of
blackmail
advancement,
the
office
of
lgbtq
plus
advancement,
the
office
of
returning
citizens
and
the
office
of
Human
Services.
Our
panelists
for
today's
hearing
are
Frank
Farrow
director
of
office,
blackmail,
advancement,
Quincy,
Roberts,
director
of
office,
lgbtq
plus
advancement,
Joe,
sorry,
Jose,
maso,
chief
of
Human
Services
office
of
Human,
Services
and
office
of
returning
citizens
for
before
I
go
into
explaining
our
format.
A
A
We
I
will
go
to
First
my
Council
colleagues
for
30
seconds
of
introduction
or
opening
statements
and
then
quickly,
your
presentation,
you'll
each
have
10
minutes
or
more.
If
you
need
it
for
your
presentation,
we'll
go
to
round
one
five
minutes:
questions
from
the
counselors.
If
there
are
any
in-person
people
signed
up
for
public
testimony,
just
two
minutes
each
for
public
testimony
then
round
two.
We
will
do
a
second
round
of
five
minutes
if
time
allows,
if
not
three
minutes
for
my
Council
colleagues
in
the
order
of
arrival.
A
However,
if
you
leave
for
longer
than
a
period
of
time
and
you've
missed
your
turn,
I
will
put
you
at
the
bottom
of
the
list
and
you
will
go
accordingly
to
the
around
that
we're
in
so,
for
example,
if
you
come
back
and
it's
round,
three
you'll
only
get
three
minutes
as
opposed
to
five
minutes
for
each
so
without
further
ado,
councilor
Murphy,
you
have
the
floor.
Thank.
B
B
So
just
looking
forward
to
hearing
how
it's
going,
some
of
you
are
new
departments,
others
have
been
around
forever
and
just
making
sure
that
I'm
doing
all
I
can
to
support
and
Advocate
the
work
you're
doing
on
behalf
of
the
residents
of
the
city
of
Boston
and
Beyond.
So
thank
you,
chair,
I,
look
forward
to
the
hearing.
C
This
is
an
office
that
works
to
ensure
that
black
men
and
boys
have
Equitable
access
to
all
opportunities
in
the
city
to
improve
outcomes
and
reduce
barriers
for
black
men
and
boys.
I've
been
to
a
number
of
of
meetings
with
my
colleague,
councilor
Brian
Worrell,
and
we're
there
to
listen
and
to
learn
about
the
challenges
faced
by
many
black
men
and
boys
and
just
want
to
say
thank
you
to
to
you
Frank
for
the
important
work
you
are
doing,
but
also
the
the
respect
that
you
show
everybody
at
this
meeting
and
very
inclusive.
C
So
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
to
Quincy
and
to
Jose
as
well,
at
Jose
maso
at
the
office
of
human
Human,
Services,
making
sure
residents
have
access
to
City,
Services,
Public,
Health,
Sports
and
youth
programs.
So
it's
all
of
us
working
together,
so
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
this
team,
that's
here
and
appreciate
the
important
work
you're
doing,
but
also
the
commitment
you're
showing
to
Residents
across
the
city
of
Boston.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
all
so
much
for
your
leadership.
I
have
deep
respect,
admiration
for
everything
that
you
all
have
done
so
far
through
your
various
departments,
especially
you
know,
Quincy,
you
and
I
have
been
in
Partnership
on
many
issues,
so
I
look
forward
to
checking
in
with
some
of
the
things
that
you're
working
on
Frank
I
see
what
your
office
is
doing
on
social
media.
D
You
are
everywhere,
you
all
are
doing
an
incredible
incredible
job,
just
ensuring
black
men-
and
you
know
in
other
departments
returning
citizens
have
Equitable
access
to
Opportunities
and
they're
in
a
city
where
they
feel
loved
and
supported
and
can
Thrive
so
I
do
look
forward
to
diving
into
the
details
and
figuring
out
how
we
can
best
support
you
all.
Thank
you.
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
the
panel
I'm,
a
big
fan
of
the
panels
work
so
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
leadership
and
your
dedication
to
the
city
of
Boston
and
to
making
sure
that
Equity
and
inclusiveness
is
being
you
know,
present
and
Forefront,
and
all
that
you
do.
I
also
believe
that
this
is
most
of.
Are
you
guys
approaching?
You
know
one
year
anniversary,
so
I
just
want
to
say
big.
Congratulations
on
that
and
anything
that
I
can
do
to
be
supportive
of
your
work.
E
Please
just
a
phone
call
email
away,
I've
been
to
the
black
males
blackmails
meeting
on
on
a
consistent
basis,
but
also
Quincy
like.
Let
me
know
how
you
want
to
pull
me
into
the
work
and
chief
mosso
always
singing
out
and
about
in
the
community.
So
yeah.
Let
me
know
how
I
could
be
supportive
of
all
your
work
and
thank
you
for
thank
you
for
joining
us
and
thank
you
for
the
work
that
you
do
for
the
city
of
Boston.
A
F
F
The
office
of
blackmail
advancement,
strives
to
improve
outcomes
and
reduce
systemic
barriers
to
advancement
for
black
men
and
boys
in
Boston
my
office
Works
to
empower
black
men
and
boys.
We
want
to
ensure
they
have
Equitable
access
to
opportunities
in
the
city.
As
part
of
our
work,
we
focus
on
policies,
programs,
resources
and
local
National
Partnerships.
Our
goal
is
to
ensure
black
men
and
boys
have
the
support
to
thrive
and
share
in
our
City's
prosperity.
F
F
F
We
recently
launched
our
community
empowerment,
small
Grant
fund,
totaling,
500
000,
and
this
fund
is
for
community-based,
serving
organizations
serving
the
black
men
and
boys
community
in
Boston
to
scale
up
their
programs
and
deepen
their
impact
serving
black
men
and
boys
in
the
city,
as
well
as
launching
non-profit
capacity
building.
Institute
in
that
Institute
provides
technical
assistance,
community-based
organizations
that
share
our
core
values
and
strategies.
F
The
Institute
provides
capacity,
Building
Solutions
through
a
combination
of
one-on-one,
coaching,
peer-to-peer,
learning,
fundraising,
governance,
board
management,
storytelling
and
compliance
supports,
and
we
created
the
capacity
building
off
of
the
experience
in
this
learning
and
engaging
with
our
non-profits
and
making
sure
that
we
provided
additional
support.
So
they
can
continue
to
grow
and
increase
their
impact
in
supporting
black
men
and
boys
in
the
city
of
Boston
our
goals
for
fy24.
F
We
are
adding
capacity
to
our
team.
We
are
currently
I
have
to
update
the
slider
staff
of
five.
We
were
as
of
Monday.
We
would
be
a
staff
of
five,
so
we
recently
hired
for
our
research
development
manager,
as
well
as
our
black
men's
Initiative
Program
manager.
Previously
myself,
as
well
as
Community
engagement
manager
and
my
brothers,
keeper
manager
we're
doing
a
run
of
the
work
and
over
these
next
few
weeks
we
are
continuing
our
hiring
process.
F
Where
we're
looking
to
hire
a
policy
and
research
manager,
Chief
of
Staff
communication
manager.
In
this
fiscal
year,
we
created
a
position
for
specifically
targeting
support
for
our
black
men
and
boys.
Commission.
All
of
those
positions
are
posted.
We
are
reviewing
applications
and
interviewing
working
closely
with
our
commission
on
black
men
and
boys,
as
well
as
HR,
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
add
capacity.
So
we
can
meet
the
needs
of
black
men
and
boys
in
the
city
of
Boston.
F
And
just
some
brief
demographic
data
Boston
has
approximately
90
000
black
male
residents.
25
percent
of
black
males
are
children
under
18.
blackmail.
Residents
are
represented
in
every
neighborhood
in
Boston,
with
the
higher
concentration
and
Roxbury
Dorchester
Mattapan
and
Hyde
Park.
The
countries
with
the
largest
number
of
foreign
born
black
males
are
Haiti
Jamaica
and
Camo
Verde
and.
F
20
24
of
black
males
have
school
age
children
residing
in
their
residence
94
of
black
males,
have
zero
investment
income
age
over
the
age
of
35,
and
so
we're
going
to
continue
to
work,
to
address
and
close
those
gaps
and
work
with
our
city
partners
and
external
Partners
to
make
sure
we're
making
an
impact
for
black
men
and
boys
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
A
G
Good
morning
good
morning,
thank
you,
chair
and
good
morning
to
all
the
other
counselors
I
am
Quincy,
J,
Robert
senior
and
I
use
he
him
and
his
pronouns
I
am
the
executive
director
for
the
mayor's
office
of
lgbtq
plus
advancement
I
want
to
thank
you
so
much
for
this
opportunity.
It's
been
10
months,
I've
been
waiting
to
come
before
you
all
and
highlight
this
work
that
is
so
important
to
our
lgbtq
plus
Community
I
do
have
a
PowerPoint,
but
I'm
gonna
go
with
my
words.
G
G
In
a
time
where
the
rights,
Liberties
and
very
existence
of
the
LGBT
community
are
being
attacked
across
the
country.
The
city
of
Boston
is
leading
the
charge
to
protect,
Elevate
and
celebrate
the
voices
of
our
vibrant,
diverse
LGBT
community
Boston,
although
not
perfect,
is
a
place
with
Rich
history
for
celebrating
the
LGBT
community,
boasting
some
of
the
country's
most
Pro
lgbtq
Plus
legislation.
G
Parents
of
trans
youth
have
been
threatened
and
ridiculed
our
seniors,
while
creating
a
safe
and
brave
space
with
inclusive
housing
are
met
with
vandalism
and
Story
Time
with
our
children
and
drag
performers
have
been
met
with
resistance,
lgbtq,
plus
individuals
and
the
rest
of
the
country
are
facing
a
Public
Health
crisis.
Specifically
our
youth.
G
G
Mola
has
not
been
afraid
to
engage
in
difficult
conversations,
especially
regarding
the
work
of
LGBT
rights
and
Public
Safety.
Within
the
first
month
of
our
existence,
we
hosted
three
Public
Safety
Town
Halls.
Within
the
third
month
we
hosted
focus
groups
just
to
get
a
pulse
on
what
the
community
actually
wanted
from
this
department.
G
G
G
We
also
are
creating
a
city
service
that
we
can
deliver
dignity
and
respect
to
all
people.
In
addition
to
our
work,
improving
City
inclusivity
and
services.
Our
team
has
focused
on
elevating
and
celebrating
youth
in
two
weeks
in
partnership
with
Boston
Public
Schools,
Chief
maso
in
the
office
of
Youth
engagement
and
so
many
other
partners
too
many
to
name.
We
will
be
hosting
our
first
ever
Amplified
GSA,
Summit,
May,
21st
nine
o'clock.
The
youth
Summit
will
bring
together
youth
leaders.
G
Parents
I
want
to
hold
that
one
second
parents,
because
a
lot
of
summits
always
just
focus
on
youth,
we're
focusing
on
parents
that
have
queer
youth
in
their
houses
as
well.
So
I
really
want
to
shout
that
out
in
this
conference
we
have
workshops,
Network
and
opportunity,
youth
leadership
and
professional
development.
We
also
have
a
really
dope
performance
by
Oompa.
G
The
youth
Summit
is
part
of
a
larger
mola
goal
to
amplify
gender
sexuality
Alliance
at
Boston
Public
Schools.
So
we
will
continue
the
partnership
with
Chief,
maso
and
superintendent
Skipper.
To
make
sure
this
goal
is
met
with
Amplified
GSA.
We
are
supporting
the
development
of
leadership
skills,
creating
safe
and
brave
spaces,
fostering
a
better
school
climate
and
enhancing
inclusive
learning
environments
for
LGBT
Youth
and
their
allies.
G
G
I
am
so
proud
to
announce
here
that
just
last
Friday
our
office
sent
out
our
first
round
of
many
Beyond
Pride
Mini
grants
totaling
over
157
thousand
dollars
to
a
very,
very
diverse
group
of
individuals
and
Grassroots
organizations
with
strong
ties
to
the
community
that
are
invite
providing
safe
spaces.
Innovative
and
critical
services
to
lgbtq
Plus
bostonians
mola
has
also
invested
in
uplifting
our
lgbtq
plus
older
adults
in
the
community,
with
these
mini
grants.
G
Some
of
the
work
I
just
want
to
highlight
that
we
are
focusing
on
in
the
senior
community
is
lgbtq
plus
senior
housing
pride
in
High,
Park,
outstanding
life
and
LGBT
plus
Elders
of
color.
Our
our
office
continues
to
work
in
partnership
with
age
strong
and
the
LGBT
other
LGBT
Advocates
to
ensure
that
this
city
is
a
Boston
that
all
can
age
with
pride.
G
G
We
want
to
continue
to
invest
in
these
individuals
and
these
organizations
to
amplify
again
the
work,
that's
already
being
done
so
counselors.
In
closing.
In
this
last
10
months,
it's
only
been
10
months.
Mola
has
met
the
challenge
of
making
Boston
a
better
place
for
all
the
team
and
I.
We
are
super
honored
and
grateful
to
be
leading
this
work.
We
are
grateful
for
your
continued
support
and
your
resources.
We
look
forward
to
doing
it
even
bigger
and
slaying
even
more
next
year.
Thank
you.
A
I
You
so
much
Madam
chair,
thank
you
for
being
here
today
and
thanks
to
all
the
members
of
who
are
here
in
the
chamber,
Council
Murphy,
Council,
Coletta
out
council
president
Flynn,
it
comes
from
here.
My
name
is
Jose
maso
and
I'm,
the
chief
of
Human
Services.
It's
a
pleasure
to
be
here
with
you
today
to
represent
the
office
of
Human,
Services
and
the
office
of
returning
citizens.
I
Rupert
was
the
first
person
that
many
folks
talked
with
when
they
were
referred
to
the
orc
and
he
maintained
a
great
many
relationships
with
returning
citizens.
He
met
over
his
20-year
career
in
the
field.
Rupert
was
himself
a
returning
Citizen
and
he
knew
when
to
listen
and
empathize,
but
also
went
to
deliver
the
hard
truth.
I
Mississauges
services
are
tomorrow
and
we
extend
our
serious
condolences
to
his
wife,
daughter,
extended
family
friends
and
colleagues.
I
say
all
that
to
explain
that
this
has
been
a
very
difficult
week
for
the
office
of
returning
citizens.
For
that
reason,
we
have
excused
executive
director
David
Mayo
from
this
hearing,
so
I
would
say
questions
about
both
the
office
of
returning
citizens
and
the
office
of
Human
Services
I
will
quickly
go
through
an
opening
statement
and
then
I'm
happy
to
welcome
your
questions.
I
The
Human
Services
cabinet
is
made
up
of
six
departments:
Boston
centers
for
Youth
and
families,
Boston
Public
Library,
a
strong
Commission
Office
of
Veterans
Services
office
of
returning
citizens
in
the
office
of
Youth
engagement
and
advancement.
Today's
hearing
will
cover
the
main
budget
for
the
office
of
Human
Services
and
the
office
of
returning
citizens
or
C.
Most
of
the
other
departments
in
our
cabinet
have
their
own
separate
budgets
and
have
either
already
had
hearings
veteran
services
in
age
strong
or
have
hearings
scheduled
in
a
couple
weeks.
I
Bcyf
and
oh
yeah
I
would
like
to
say
from
the
outset
that
our
budget
is
probably
one
of
the
more
confusing
ones
for
you
to
parse.
In
addition
to
Human
Services
and
orc,
our
budget
also
houses
the
office
of
Youth
engagement
and
advancement,
which
is
a
human
services
department,
as
I
mentioned,
as
well
as
the
staff
and
budgets
for
four
senior
advisors
that
includes
the
office
of
community
safety
under
Isaac
gablow.
I
So
when
you
look
at
the
overall
budget
for
Human
Services
office,
you
see
that
increase
from
5.7
million
to
over
13
million
in
one
year.
Please
keep
in
mind
that
some
of
that
increase
is
also
supporting
the
office
of
Early
Childhood,
Community
safety
and
coordinated
response.
In
addition
to
the
Departments
I
oversee
overall
I
am
very
pleased
with
the
budget
that
the
mayor
has
proposed
for
the
Human
Services
cabinet
in
FY
24.,
our
cabinet
is
where
the
people
are.
I
We
provide
Direct
Services
in
our
libraries,
community,
centers
and
scene
incentives
every
day
and
are
proud
to
have
locations
in
every
neighborhood
in
the
city.
Our
cabinet's
total
proposed
operating
budget
is
103
million.
In
FY
24.
We
will
see
an
increase
of
12.3
million,
which
is
roughly
3.
13.6
percent
over
FY
23..
I
The
primary
drivers
of
this
increase
are
investments
in
Universal
Pre-K
and
in
programming
for
seniors
and
Youth.
In
addition,
there
are
several
Investments
at
the
library,
including
750
000,
to
enable
our
branches
to
stay
open
longer
on
Saturdays
ends.
Since
we
have
a
number
of
facilities,
our
cabinet
has
358
million
dollars
in
the
FY
24th
and
28
Capital
plan
to
maintain
and
renovate
our
many
locations,
as
well
as
to
build
new
facilities.
I
Just
last
week,
I
celebrated
my
one
year
anniversary
as
chief
of
Human
Services
I
am
proud
of
the
year
that
we've
had
and
I'm
proud
of
the
team
that
we
built
over
the
last
year.
We
invested
1.5
million
in
Youth
Development
funds
and
programs
that
provide
Arts,
Sports
and
enrichments
programs
to
young
people
ages,
10
to
24..
I
This
funding
supports
programming
in
every
neighborhood
and
helps
keep
young
people
engaged
in
positive
activities.
During
the
out
of
school
time,
we
hired
three
department
heads
and
supported
the
hiring
of
other
staff
to
make
sure
that
our
departments
have
the
Personnel
Resources
to
best
serve
our
residents,
and
we
created
and
launched
the
office
of
Youth
engagement
and
advancement
with
the
goal
of
making
Boston
a
leader
in
Youth
Empowerment.
I
I
The
office
now
has
a
policy
director,
three
case
managers
and
a
director
of
operations
in
addition
to
the
positions
they
had
before
the
office,
just
relocated
from
the
seaport
to
dimick
Street
and
will
formally
open
the
new
offices
to
the
public
next
month.
In
addition
to
building
the
staff,
the
RC
has
invested
just
over
1
million
in
grant
funding
for
non-profit
organizations
serving
Boston's
returning
citizens.
I
I
This
weekend,
Surgeon
General
vivec
Mercy
released
an
advisory
that
shines,
a
light
on
the
crisis
of
loneliness
and
social
isolation
among
Americans.
The
sergeant
general
report
notes
that
Americans
are
facing
all-time
low
rates
of
social
interaction
and
Community
engagement,
which
is
contributing
to
poor
physical
and
mental
health
outcomes,
as
well
as
impacts
on
our
nation's
social
fabric.
The
data
is
striking
one
in
two
adults
report,
feeling
lonely
or
socially
isolated.
I
Half
of
Americans
say
that
they
have
three
or
four
or
fewer
close
friends
up
from
27
in
2003..
All
Americans
are
spending
much
less
time
with
others.
Compared
to
20
years
ago,
the
starkist
decline
has
been
among
youth
aged
15
to
24,
who
experiences
70
percent
drop
in
Social
participation
and
only
16
percent
of
Americans
say
they
feel
very
attached
to
their
local
community.
I
I
We
provide
opportunities
for
young
people
to
work
in
their
community
and
engage
on
the
issues
affecting
our
city.
We
provide
meals,
transportation
and
health
connecting
resources.
We
offer
spaces
where
all
bostonians
can
meet
be
in
community
with
one
another
and
have
the
conditions
they
need
to
truly
thrive
with
that
I.
Thank
you
for
all
your
attention.
I
look
forward
to
your
questions.
A
B
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
your
presentations.
A
few
things.
Many,
if
not
all,
of
your
cabinets
are
very
forward-facing,
so,
as
we
come
out
of
the
pandemic,
just
want
to
reflect
that
during
covid
in
the
shutdown.
Many
of
your
offices
were
like
on
the
front
lines
supporting-
and
you
just
mentioned
the
social
social
isolation,
which
is
something
we
talk
a
lot
about
with
our
seniors
and
when
we
had
the
hearing
with
Emily
Shea,
and
she
often
refers
to
the
same
thing.
B
You
were
mentioning
those
help
risks
that
isolation
causes
it's
the
same
as
like
obesity,
or
you
know
smoking
so
many
cigarettes
a
day,
but
there's
also
a
50
risk
of
dementia
for
many
people.
If
we
continue
on
this
path
of
not
connecting
with
people,
so
your
entire
cabinet
and
all
of
the
Departments
under
you
definitely
are
doing
such
important
work.
I.
Also
many
of
you
mentioned
it.
Many
of
the
Departments
too
are
new
right.
B
It's
like
a
proud
mom
we're
celebrating
birthdays
and
when
a
birthday,
especially
your
first
birthday,
I,
think
it's
a
time
to
celebrate,
but
also
to
pause
and
reflect.
So
it's
kind
of
timing
up
nicely
with
the
budget
and
look
back
at
what
have
we
accomplished
and
where
do
we
want
to
go
from
here
so
always
celebrating
the
good
but
really
digging
into?
What
can
we
do
better
and
I
think
this
is
a
time
to
then
reflect
in
the
budget
like?
B
Where
do
we
need
to
grow
and
what
kind
of
programming
or
supports
do
you
all
need?
I
know
that
during
the
Opera
funding,
some
departments
were
given
a
lot
of
money
which
was
great,
but
then
maybe
that
growth
was
too
quick
or
I
noticed
you
have
many
positions
still
open.
So
how
can
we
support
on
the
council
ways
to
make
sure
that
you
know
it's
one
thing
to
add
money
to
increase
Staffing,
but
if
we
then
can't
fill
the
positions
and
they
go
unfilled,
it's
a
different
type
of
Burden.
B
So
if
there's
anything
there,
you
think
we
could
help
with
making
sure
that
if
it's
the
wages
or
what
what
is
it,
that's
holding
back
I
know
it's
a
national
problem.
It's
not
just
any
of
your
departments
facing
it,
and
one
last
thing
just
to
touch
on
you
mentioned
Quincy
about
the
events
coming
up
and
how
you're,
including
the
family
and
I,
often
think
to
you,
know
the
recovery
world.
It's
it's
the
family
and
officer
recovering
services.
B
That's
saying
like
when
one
person
Goes
to
Jail
the
whole
family
does
when
one
person
is
struggling
with
substance
use
disorder.
The
whole
family
is
so
I
appreciate
that
you
are
already
thinking
about
making
sure
the
family
is
involved
in
a
lot
of
the
programming.
We
do
so,
and
maybe
that's
something
we
need
to
add
into
these
departments
at
you
know
different
funding
levels
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
just
targeting
those
directly
affected,
but
those
who
are
their
support
around
them
or
departments
or
non-profits
that
are
stepping
up
and
helping.
B
C
Thank
you,
gentlemen,
for
the
important
work
you're
doing
for
testifying
and
for
your
leadership,
especially.
Let
me
let
me
start
with
with
Frank
office
of
blackmail,
advancement
and
I
wanted
to
try
to
attend
as
many
monthly
events
as
I
can.
Thank
you
for
letting
me
listen
Frank.
What
is
the
biggest?
What
is
the
biggest
challenge
for
young
black
men
growing
up
in
Boston?
Maybe
the
in
the
late
teens
early
20s?
F
C
C
C
Quincy
with
with
rise
of
hate
speech,
bullying
against
the
lgbtq
lgbtq
community
here
in
Boston
in
across
the
country.
What
is
what
is
the
public
message
to
to
residents
about?
What
can
they
do
just
average
regular
citizens
of
Boston?
What
can
they
do
to
to
get
involved
to
say
something
positive
to
to
write
to
somebody,
but
is
there
a
role
for
just
regular
people
to
if
they
see
something
wrong?
Is
there
an
opportunity
for
them
to
get
absolutely.
G
Absolutely
and
we're
all
regular
people
by
the
way
counselors
so
I.
What
I
would
advise
individuals
to
do
is
ask
questions
respectful
questions
obviously,
and
a
Shameless
plug
for
mola.
We
are
well
on
our
way
to
offer
organizations
our
lgbtq
plus
competency
training,
so
when
people
put
resources
and
time
into
taking
trainings
I
think
that's
the
step
in
the
right
direction.
G
This
bullying
is
nothing
new.
It's
just
exacerbated
with
the
legislation
across
the
country,
so
I
think
I'm
almost
certain
that
Boston
is
well
on
its
way
to
be
doing
the
polar
opposite
and
be
a
model.
So
continuing
just
to
ask
a
legitimate
questions.
I
mean
Frank
was
just
talking
about
having
these
difficult
conversations
when
we're
just
about
to
put
on
in
the
next
fiscal
year
is
homophobia
within
a
black
and
brown
community
so
again
approaching
those
difficult
conversations
asking
those
questions
and
having
open
dialogue.
C
Thank
you
Quincy
and
Quincy
I,
especially
like
so
many
things
about
your
department
but
I.
Also
like
the
close
partnership,
you
have
with
the
city
of
Boston
veterans,
making
sure
that
lgbtq
veterans
are
also
treated
with
respect
and
dignity.
I
know
you
have
a
great
partnership
with
commissioner
Santiago.
So
thank
you.
Yes,.
C
Thank
you,
Quincy
and
finally,
for
for
for
Jose
Jose
could
I
ask
a
question
about
returning
citizens.
Sure,
okay,
when
when
governor
Patrick
in
the
legislature
had
Quarry
reform
years
ago,
it
was
a
great
great
legislation.
I
don't
think
it
went
far
enough,
but
but
what
is
what
exactly
is
the
city
of
Boston
doing
now
to
to
recruit
to
hire
young
people
young
men,
young
men,
especially
but
everybody
that
has
a
quarry?
Is
there
a
place
for
them
in
in
city
government?
In
a
lot
of
these
young
men
want
to
work?
C
I
That's
a
great
question:
Council
I
appreciate
that
so
I
within
the
office
of
returning
citizens,
the
actual
the
directive
policy,
has
been
working
closely
with
the
office
of
Human
Resources,
to
review
the
hiring
practices
of
the
city
of
Boston.
To
ensure
that
we
have
Equitable
measures
that
those
that
have
quarries
that
are
interested
in
employment
have
the
means
to
be
able
to
to
be
able
to
be
gainfully
employed.
C
And
we
do,
but
are
we
doing
major
recruitment
efforts,
publicizing
events
in
the
community
where,
if
you
do
have
a
quarry,
maybe
you
can
buy
this
pack
on
a
certain
Saturday
there's
the
seven
or
eight
different
city
departments
that
will
be
here.
We
are
actively
encouraging
young
people
or
men
and
women
to
that
have
a
query
to
come
to
the
park.
Sign
up.
There
might
be
a
job
for
you.
Are
we
doing
that
type
of
Outreach
yeah
I
have
yeah.
F
C
D
You
have
before
thank
you,
madam
chair
and
I
only
have
five
minutes
and
I
can't
stay
long,
so
I'll
try
to
be
as
succinct
as
possible.
There's
so
much
going
on
so
much
great
work,
that's
happening!
So
just
thank
you
so
much
for
your
work
again
and
your
presentations
I
want
to
say
thank
you
chief
for
clarity,
pool
that
was
a
long
time
coming,
those
Decades
of
neglect,
and
so
it
was
necessary
for
that
investment
just
seeing
that
that
Community
had
had
been
neglected
for
it
for
so
many
years.
D
D
D
D
Year,
returning
citizens
only
for
this,
but
not
under
the
the
Human
Services
cabinet,
that's
not
just
where
under
Human
Services
the
best
returning
citizens.
Okay,
thank
you
chair.
So
when
it
comes
to
returning
citizens,
something
that
Council
of
Flinders
brought
up
reminded
me
just
to
encourage
right
now
or
just
ask
I
guess
what
what
is
happening
in
the
sense,
but
when
I'm
in
conversations
with
major
companies
with
they
want
something
out
of
the
city.
D
Verizon
eversource,
National,
Grid,
Mass
bio
was
telling
me
about
some
of
the
things
that
they're
doing.
One
of
the
questions
that
I
ask
is:
are
you
taking
folks
with
quarries
and
they're,
saying
oh
well,
internal
policies
this
this
and
this
and
they're
very
they
they're
they
waver
and
so
I'm
wondering?
If
have
you
talked
to
the
Greater
Boston
Chamber
of
Commerce?
What
does
that
partnership
look
like
with
some
of
our
our
private
companies,
major
companies
that
should
be
doing
this
work
internally
within
their
own
companies.
D
Yeah,
just
let
me
know
how
I
can
be
helpful
in
that
sense
too.
They
are
open
to
it.
They're
committed
to
it.
I
was
talking
to
somebody
from
Verizon
who
is
bringing
it
back
to
the
team
and
that's
something
that
I
think
you
know
not
just
for
entry-level
jobs,
though
mid-level
management.
If
we
really
want
to
reform
the
space
I
think
we
need
to
bring
in
our
private
Partners.
D
Thank
you
for
for
Frank.
Thank
you.
So
much
I
noticed
in
getting
really
technical
contractual
services
are
at
727
000,
but
there's
also
an
increase
in
staff
capacity,
which
is
great.
We
got
to
get
you
folks
to
to
help
you
out,
but
there's
it's
a
consistent
spending
item,
despite
the
fact
that
you're
growing
and
Staffing,
what
do
you
expect
to
spend
on
contractual
services
for
that?
For
that?
Within
that
line
item.
F
We
are
working
on
strategic
planning
right
now
for
the
office
as
we're
a
new
office
and
we're
looking
at
a
three-year
strategic
plan
that
we
are
in
the
process
of
working
on
that
our
plan
is
to
make
sure
that
we're
updating
it
and
then
every
year
we're
looking
back
to
see
what
impact
we
have
made.
Where,
where
do
we
need
to
revisit
so
we're
not
waiting
three
to
five
years
to
say:
something's,
not
working
or
something
is
working,
and
we
need
to
have
an
increased
investment
in.
H
D
D
Invite
you
to
come
out
to
some
of
our
race
and
Equity
dialogues
that
you
know,
I
think
we
need
to
be
a
little
bit
more
intentional
in
going
into
BPS
and
and
saying
that
that
we
care
about
you
too,
so
I
look
forward
to
that
partnership
and
continuing
that
lgbtq
advancement,
director,
Roberts
you're,
doing
an
incredible
job.
I
know
that
it's
only
been
10
months,
but
thank
you
so
much
for
helping
us
with
Jack's
law
and
in
requiring
all
city
employees.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
your
for
your
support.
D
This
is
so
that
somebody
could
have
their
chosen
name
on
all
their
legal
forms
rather
than
their
dead
name.
So
it's
reaffirming
their
dignity
that
it
was
something
that
was
brought
to
my
attention
through
one
of
my
staffers
in
the
North
End.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
them.
For
being
so
courageous
and
brave,
how
is
that
going?
How
is.
G
The
partnership
going
very
well-
don't
quote
me
on
this
number,
but
I
think
we
have
two
additional
city
hall:
employees
that
took
advantage
of
Jack's
law.
I
know
one
of
our
staff
Candice
Nguyen.
She
took
a
full
advantage
of
that.
So
thank
you
for
bringing
that
to
our
attention
and
thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
work
with
you
on
that.
J
J
Frank
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
taking
what
was
something
an
ordinance
and
really
developing
a
whole
movement.
I.
Just
think
that
you
guys
have
taken
the
work
to
a
whole
other
level,
and
that
is
something
that
we
really
see
and
under
your
leadership,
you
took
some
words
and
put
them
into
action
in
ways
that
have
been
incredibly
Innovative.
J
So
I
really
do
appreciate
that
work
and,
as
we
did
in
the
last
year's
budget,
we
fought
for
more
I
honestly
will
have
to
say
that
the
men
that
are
in
front
of
us
are
I
believe
the
the
pathway
towards
alleviating
all
of
the
issues
that
we
see
here
in
the
city
of
Boston.
But
yet
still
that
budget
does
not
reflect
the
dollars
that
you
need
to
be
able
to
move
our
people
forward.
J
So,
let's
dive
in
a
little
bit
deeper,
I'm
curious
in
regards
to
there
was
a
slide
around
for
the
black
men's
advancement
Department
around
foreign
born
black
males,
and
you
know,
as
a
foreign-born
individual
anything
that
deals
with
immigrants
I'm
all
in
so
I'm
just
curious.
If
you
could
talk
to
me
a
little
bit
more
about
your
programming
and
how
you're
expanding,
because
what
I
see
in
our
diaspora
is
that
a
lot
of
black
men
who
are
Haitian
Jamaican
Trinidadian,
when
you
ask
they,
don't
they
don't
identify
as
black
right?
J
F
You
for
that
counselor,
so
one
of
the
initial
things
that
we
did
in
the
office
we
held
several
Community
engagement,
listening
sessions
to
to
meet
and
engage
directly
with
populations.
We
held
one
for
the
Cape
Verdean
community
in
partnership
with
St
Peters
in
the
Cape
Verdean
Association
of
Boston.
F
And
we
look
forward
to
with
our
current
Grant
process,
making
sure
that
we
have
a
community
organizations
that
support
those
demographics
Supply,
as
well
as
get
funding
to
help
support
their
work
and
expand
their
work
in
the
city
of
Boston.
So
you
know
we
are
a
new
office
as
we
staff
up.
We
continue
to
make
sure
that
we
have
increased
capacity
to
make
sure
that
we're
supporting
that
population
as
well
as
working
intending
with
the
the
office
of
immigrant
advancement,
I.
J
I'm
excited
and
thank
you
for
that,
and
you
know
counselor
Lynn
asked
what
you
think
is
the
greatest
issue
impacting
young
black
men,
and
you
had
mentioned
housing
and
I
wholeheartedly
agree
that
housing
is
a
fundamental
basic
right
and
I'm
curious
secondary
to
that.
What
would
you
say
is
one
of
the
most
pressing
issues.
F
Am
I
I
shared
an
employment,
so
career
Pathways
for
our
young
people,
for
our
adults
to
make
sure
that
we
are
preparing
them
for
the
workforce.
We
have
a
lot
of
high
paying
job
opportunities
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
we
have
to
make
sure
that
we're
preparing
them
so
they're
able
to
to
be
employed,
so
they
can
take
care
of
their
families
and
start
the
conversations
around
creating
generational
wealth
to
to
prevent
the
ongoing
conversations
around
the
generational
inequities
that
black
women
boys.
J
Okay,
so
facing
the
city,
I
can't
believe
my
time
is
up
and
could
I
ask
one
more
question:
Madam
chair
wow
will
be
a
second
round,
so
I
I'm
just
curious
in
regards
to
just
coordination.
I
just
want
to
follow
that
thread
a
little
bit
more.
You
know
I'd
love
to
hear
a
little
bit
more
about
how
your
office
is
interacting,
Quincy
and
and
Frank.
How
are
you
all
working
more
collaboratively
in
terms
of
helping
to
support
black
men?
Absolutely.
G
So
both
of
our
offices
are
pretty
new,
but
that's
not
an
excuse.
Us
getting
together
recently
happened
like
two
months
ago,
where
we
started
this
difficult
conversation,
tour
and
homophobia
in
the
black
community.
So
as
of
right
now,
black
male
advancement
and
lgbtq
plus
advancement
haven't
done
a
event
together
or
Community
conversation,
but
that's
going
to
be
in
the
near
future
and
it's
around
homophobia
within
black
and
brown
men,
because
that's
the
elephant
in
the
room.
Nobody
wants
to
talk
about
it,
but
Frank
and
I.
G
We
have
to
talk
about
it
and
we
want
to
talk
about
it
so
and
then,
when
it
comes
to
Chief
maso,
it's
Amplified
GSA.
It's
the
youth
work
that
we're
doing
and
I've
said
this
offline
and
I'll
say
it
online
that
Amplified
GSA
will
eventually
turn
into
a
larger
Youth
Conference
held
by
Chief,
maso
and
team.
No.
J
It
was
on
the
down
low
and
there
are
a
lot
of
young
men
who
are
living
double
lives
and
not
really
comfortable
with
coming
out,
and
that
was
exactly
masturbating,
HIV
and
AIDS,
and
you
know
all
that
sort
of
stuff,
so
I
think
that
there
is
definitely
some
opportunities
there
to
to
explore
and
to
collaborate
and
I
look
forward
to
the
second
round
before
I
get
shut
down.
Thank
you.
A
K
K
I
think
about
the
officer,
blackmail
advancement
and
how
just
the
legacy
of
this
country
in
fooling
us
to
believe
that
we
are
somehow
the
danger
and
the
the
perpetrators
of
violence
when
the
greatest
violence
was
done
to
us,
I
think
about
the
lgbtq
plus
community.
And
how
often
we
think
that,
because
we're
here
in
Boston,
we
have
no
issues
and
we
have
no
problem,
but
yet
there's
so
much.
K
Homophobia,
like
you
mentioned
in
our
community,
and
we
see
how
so
many
states
around
this
country
have
been
weaponizing
wasting
the
time
of
their
own
legislatures
to
fight
fights
that
don't
exist
and
so
I.
Thank
you
for
your
presence
for
the
work
that
you
do
to
always
fight
for
your
people
and
Center
issues
that
are
important
to
our
communities.
When
so
much
has
been,
the
structures
are
built
not
for
us,
but
to
actually
harm
us
and
hurt
us
and
there's
so
much
work.
We
still
have
to
do
to
fight
for
these
resources.
K
All
of
you
also
blackmail
advancement
office
of
lgbtq
plus
advancement,
if
we're
talking
about
the
office
of
returning
citizens,
there's
so
much
disinvestment
in
our
communities.
We're
talking
about
people
who
have
been
harmed
by
our
systems
and
with
the
returning
citizens,
our
efforts
and
our
work
must
be
to
do
the
healing
that
has
been
caught,
but
that
has
been
caused
by
the
harm
that
we've
created
in
our
policies
and
I
am
just
deeply
grateful
for
the
work
that
all
of
you
are
doing.
K
I
want
to
uplift,
Rupert
Saunders
I
know
that
the
office
of
returning
I,
don't
know
you
probably
did
that
before,
but
just
getting
into
office
here
and
doing
the
work
of
trying
to
uplift
the
office
of
returning
citizens
and
I
know
that
he
was
such
a
critical
player
in
getting
that
office
to
where
it
is
so.
My
love
to
him
and
to
his
family
and
I
just
want
to
I
know
that
the
work
is
not
easy
and
figuring
out
the
politics
even
of
City
Hall.
Who
do
you
go
to
for
help?
K
How
do
you
figure
out
to
get
more
money?
Would
you
ask
who
can
you
bring
on
your
team?
So
I
just
want
to
give
my
full
support
to
you
in
the
work
of
your
office,
because
our
communities
are
hurting
in
so
many
different
ways,
and
it
is
incredibly
important
that
we
support
each
other
in
all
the
ways
that
we
can
to
get
the
work
done.
K
So
just
a
few
questions,
I
think
that,
for
all
of
your
offices,
I
stated
they're
relatively
they're,
all
relatively
new
and
last
year
we're
able
to
administer
Grant
programs
I.
Think
every
single
one
is
that
something
that
we're
going
to
be
able
to
see
again
in
this
cycle?
What
have
we
learned
from
administering
grants?
How
do
we
seek
to
grow
that?
So,
just
more
in
terms
of
like
that
specific
line
item,
are
we
going
to
be
able
to
give
out
grants
again?
What
did
we
learn?
K
H
G
Well,
thank
you
counselor
for
that,
and
thank
you
all
for
working
with
us
in
the
Beyond
Pride
Grant.
That
was
an
addition
that
you
all
allowed
last
year,
so
I'm
grateful
for
that.
I've
learned
a
lot
counselor
in
this
budget
managing
this
budget
managing
managing
these
grants.
I've
learned
that
I
can't
help
everyone
and
I've
also
learned
that
these
processes
are
long
and
they
need
to
be
looked
at
and
we're
working
with
the
budget
team
we're
working
with
the
community
to
try
to
help
the
process
move
along
faster.
G
For
example,
my
team
came
up
with
a
vendor
video
because
a
lot
of
people
don't
know
or
have
access
to
becoming
a
vendor.
I
know
it
sounds
simple
to
the
public,
but
you'll
be
surprised
how
many
people
don't
need
help
with
the
vendor
process.
So
I've
learned
that
next
fiscal
year
we
will
continue
the
Beyond
Pride,
but
I
want
to
dig
a
little
deeper
and
try
to
focus
more
on
individuals
versus
organizations.
G
That's
something
that
I
lose
sleep
at
night
about,
because
people
text
me
call
me
and
say:
hey
I'm,
not
a
part
of
this
large
organization.
So
that's
why
I
didn't
get
the
grant,
so
not
only
do
I
want
to
change
that
system.
I
want
to
change
that
perception,
because
that's
not
true.
If
you
could
write
a
grant,
you
probably
will
get
it
so
I
want
to
put
it
forth.
G
Seminars
workshops
to
teach
lgbtq
folks
that
are
not
a
part
of
these
larger
organizations
how
to
apply
for
these
grants
and
get
them
in
the
next
cycle.
So
we
are
in
our
second
cycle
and
then
we
will
pick
back
up
after
pride
and
black
pride,
which
is
in
July
shout
out
to
Black
Pride,
because
that
gets
no
shine.
We
always
focus
on
June,
but
first,
two
weeks
of
July
is
black
pride.
Black
gay
pride.
I
Thank
you
also,
I
mean
and
thank
you
director,
Roberts
Council,
just
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
and
thank
you
for
your
impassioned
comments
and
your
support
and
acknowledgment.
They
are
definitely
I
greatly
appreciate
that
I
know
we
all
do
in
return
in
regards
to
the
the
grand
opportunities
that
we
provided
underneath
the
human
services
and
the
office
of
returning
citizens.
I
mentioned
earlier.
I
In
my
statement,
the
Youth
Development
Fund,
which
provided
about
1.5
million
to
59
organizations
similar
to
what
has
been
expressed
in
director
Pharaoh
hadn't,
expressed
earlier
as
well
I.
Think
we
all
like
acknowledging
the
theme
of
some
potential
barriers
for
especially
the
not
as
resource
organizations
that
may
not
have
access
to
knowing
how
to
get
a
vendor
ID
that
may
not
have
access
to
a
development
person
to
support
in
green
writing,
Etc
and
so
I.
I
Think
all
in
various
ways
is
I
believe
with
a
concerted
effort
that
we
all
are
going
in
the
direction
of
how
to
be
able
to
better
support
them
with
technical
assistance.
I
think
Frank
Ferrero
had
mentioned
a
program
in
which
he's
going
to
be
rolling
out
as
well.
That
I,
you
know
highly
acknowledge
and
uplift
as
well,
so
I
think
those
are
things
that
we've
learned
throughout
this
process
this
past
year
of
what
is
that
we
can
do
as
City
agencies
and
departments
to
be
able
to
support
our
our
neighborhood
organizations.
I
Additionally,
some
key
lessons
with
office
returning
citizens
and
some
of
which
you
and
I
discussed,
as
you
mentioned,
is
there's
been.
You
know,
there's
been
harm
done
by
these
systems
in
place,
there's
there's
previous
distrust
with
city
government
and
so
acknowledging
that
that
exists
right,
and
so
we
were
able
to
have
really
transparent
conversations
with
some
of
our
community
Advocates
and
nonprofit
vendors,
who
are
really
just
really
discussing
the
challenges
that
they've
expressed
or
experienced.
I
Excuse
me
with
this
process,
I
think
going
back
to
the
drawing
board
similar
to
what
has
been
expressed
of
like
technical
assistance,
a
more
Equitable
way
of
rolling
out
the
grant
funding
process.
Well,
advanced
notice,
hearings,
I
mean
I
mean
just
Community
engagement
opportunities
where
we
could
actually
bring
them
in
and
say
hey.
This
is
what
we're
doing
well
in
advance.
I
You
know
of
the
the
application
process
of
being
needed
to
be
submitted,
and
so
just
thinking
about
the
timing
of
it
and
just
want
to
be
very
knowledgeable
about
the
timing,
the
capacity
you
know,
opportunities
that
we
could
actually
provide
to
them
as
well
just
to
reduce
the
barriers,
and
so
once
again
we
recognize
that
there's
been
previous
barriers
going
through
this
process.
What
can
we
do
to
make
this
process
easier
as
well?
So
those
are
the
things
that
we're
acknowledging.
I
K
A
F
So
our
office
has
our
grant
fund.
Is
the
community
empowerment,
small
Grant
fund,
where
we
released
500
000
in
Grants
to
community-based
organizations
with
focuses
on
mentoring
and
out
of
school
time,
Youth
and
Young
Adult
Pathways
housing,
Mobility
economic
inclusion
and
wealth
building,
Workforce
training
and
development
fatherhood
engagement
as
well
as
mental
health
and
wellness,
and
what
we
learned
last
year
from
our
grant
process
where
we
gave
out
a
hundred
thousand
grants
now
we're
up
to
five
hundred
thousand.
F
It
helps
organizations
deepen
their
impact
through
a
combination
of
one-on-one,
coaching,
peer-to-peer,
learning,
fundraising,
governance,
board
management,
storytelling
and
compliance
supports.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
funding
proven
and
promising
programs,
but
at
the
same
time
we
need
to
onus,
is
on
us
to
make
sure
that
we're
helping
the
organizations
that
are
doing
great
work.
So
they
can
scale
up
so
they're
able
to
go
to
private
sector
philanthropy
to
get
additional
funding.
F
So
they
can
continue
to
make
the
impact
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
so
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
leaving
organizations
behind
because
they
don't
have
the
capacity
to
to
get
a
grant
from
us,
so
we're
going
to
help
them
pull
them
up.
So
they're
able
to
get
those
grants
from
us
as
well
as
other
places
in
the
city
of
Boston.
A
You
thank
you
I
I'm
gonna
have
some
questions
and
mine
are
going
to
be
like
really
quick
and
then
we'll
go
to
councilor.
Flaherty
who's
rejoined
us,
but
I
just
wanted
to
ask
you.
How
are
either
of
your
offices
working
with
restarting
citizens,
lgbtq
and
blackmail,
advancement
and
I'm
so
happy
to
hear
director
Quincy
that
you
were
able
to,
because
that
that
was
actually
my
move.
A
A
A
There's
a
lot
of
homophobia
and
obviously
issues
with
just
being
out
and
being
accepted
in
your
community,
but
also
safe
spaces
for
black
boys
or
black
girls,
gay
or
lgbtq
in
Black
communities
and
then
with
office
of
returning
citizens.
Then
there's
all
of
these
stereotypes
about,
first
of
all,
black
men
being
disproportionately
over
sentenced
or
mistried
or
wrongfully
convicted
in
the
black
community,
but
then
also
the
stigma
that
comes
with
that
and
then
not
being
able
to
re-enter
the
workforce,
recidivism
rates
being
highest
in
Roxbury.
A
A
So
there's
all
of
these
stigmas
and
stereotypes
and
harms
that
are
done
and
black
men
are
still
pushed
to
the
very
bottom
earning
one
of
the
least
earners,
one
of
the
highest
that
the
highest
for
Dropout
rates
in
high
school,
the
highest
in
incarceration,
the
highest
in
cardiovascular
diseases
or
other
types
of
diseases,
the
higher
sport
testicular
cancer.
You
can
go
on
and
on
and
on
and
on.
We
die
30
years
sooner
than
a
mile
away
for
our
counterparts.
So
how
do
you
work
together
and
how
do
we
have
these
conversations?
A
How
do
we
as
counselors
support
you
in
having
these
conversations
in
the
city
of
Boston,
so
that
we're
not
deprived?
We
are
not
afraid
to
be
able
to
open
our
mouth,
because
we
are
afraid
of
losing
our
livelihood
to
be
able
to
have
honest
conversations
with
the
administration
and
others.
Yes,
we're
building
capacity,
but
the
need
is
much
greater
than
what
your
offices
are
being
offered,
and
today
it's
urgent
today.
We
demand
that
today.
But
how
do
we
even
begin
when
we
ourselves
have
so
many
so
far
so
much
work
to
do
with
each
other?
G
And
I
I
always
go
back
to
Amplified
GSA,
because
I
do
believe
that
that's
a
model
that
should
be
looked
at
across
the
country
because
it
starts
at
an
early
age
and
it's
getting
earlier
now,
like
young
folks,
are
coming
out
at
the
age
of
early
as
seven
eight
and
no
matter
what
we
think
about
it.
It's
happening.
So
we
have
to
deal
with
it.
So
I
think
I'm
going
to
lean
on
Amplified
GSA
as
a
model
to
start
those
difficult
conversations,
because
for.
G
You,
oh
yes
thank
you,
I'm,
sorry,
so
GSA,
formerly
known
as
gay
straight
alliances
in
high
school.
It's
a
club
like
any
other
club
drama
club,
theater
club
sports
club,
but
it
brings
the
queer
Young
Folks
and
their
straight
allies
together
to
coexist
in
this
club
and
over
the
years
that
club
has
dwindled
and
that's
what
Amplified
GSA
is
all
about
is
revamping
that,
because
Boston
public
schools
have
done
a
great
job
of
fostering
their
gsas,
but
over
the
last
two
years
with
covid
and
just
life
in
general,
they
have
been
to
the
Wayside.
G
So
that's
what
GSA
is
for
everyone,
who's
listening
and
watching.
But
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
just
create
a
model
where
parents
who
don't
want
to
have
these
difficult
conversations
or
don't
have
the
resources
to
navigate
these
difficult
conversations,
give
them
a
space
and
again
May
21st
nine
o'clock.
We
will
provide
in
that
space
with
Chief
maso
and
his
team
with
Boston
Public
Schools
as
well.
When
it
comes
to
the
difficult
conversations
about
homophobia
in
the
black
community.
That's
something
that
we've
all
been
talking
about
for
years.
G
Behind
closed
doors
and
I
agree
with
you
counselor
we
have
it's
right
now
we
have
to
do
it
right
now.
That's
this
is
why
the
last
two
months,
Frank
and
myself,
as
well
as
immigrant
advancement,
shout
out
to
director
Wynn
Monique,
because
a
lot
of
people
don't
know
that
June
is
also
immigrant
heritage
month.
So
it's
all
intersected.
G
So
we
are
going
to
have
conversations
with
the
Immigrant
community
on
how
we
treat
each
other
in
those
spaces.
So
the
conversations
are
coming,
but
it
just
doesn't
stop
with
the
conversations
it's
after
the
conversations.
How
are
we
going
to
treat
each
other
better,
so
I
know
it
sounds
corny,
but
we
have
to
especially
the
black
and
brown
Community.
We
have
to
come
together,
whether
we
like
each
other
personally
or
not,
but
we
have
to
be
stronger
together
in
our
messaging,
so
I
think
with
Frank
and
I's
conversation
and
bringing
the
community
together.
F
G
And
I
do
want
to
go
on.
The
record
like
this
partnership
is
publicly
is
new,
but
Frank
supported
me,
June
1st,
when
I
was
announced,
Frank
and
his
team
show
up
to
my
events,
so
I
do
want
to
shout
that
out,
because
that's
also
moving
in
the
right
direction.
Their
presence
alone
helps
chief
maso.
His
presence
alone
at
some
of
my
events
goes
a
long
way
so.
I
That
was
just
sad,
I
think
the
collaboration
is
definitely
there.
You
know
director
Pharaoh,
mentioned
the
connections
to
officer
attorney
citizens
and
the
work
that
he's
doing
with
project
opportunity,
and
so
that
exists
currently
right
now
how
it
is
that
we
continue
to
amplify
that
and
really
just
make
sure
that
we're
focusing
on
their
work.
I
We
did
take
a
look
at
thinking
about
the
orc
Grant
of
the
grantees,
how
many
of
them
were
led
by
formerly
incarcerated
individuals,
how
many
of
them
were
Badcock,
and
that
was
like
a
breakdown
that
was
like
put
into
consideration
as
well,
and
so
just
once
again
having
that
that
perspective
and
that
line
of
sight
and
making
sure
that
we're
very
intentional
about
that
and
that
collaboration
exists.
I
think
you
know
beyond
the
work
that
we
do.
You
know
Frank
and
I
go
back
years
to
the
work
of
helping
residents
in
our
communities.
I
You
know
and
so
really
like
knowing
individuals
from
a
young
age,
their
parents
and
to
their
brothers
Etc
from
those
that
we've
lost
Etc
like
really
knowing
with
the
work,
what
it
takes
and
to
be
able
to
do
it
at
this
level.
At
this
time,
where
we're
looking
at
systems
where
we're
looking
at
policies
and
we're
looking
at
sustainable
change,
I
think
it's
just
a
beautiful
thing
just
to
Echo
what
comes
to
Louisiana
have
mentioned
earlier
as
well,
and
so,
as
you
mentioned
the
times
now
as
well,
so.
A
Thank
you,
I
think
the
hard
conversation
I'll
wrap
my
comment
up,
so
that
I
can
be
fair
with
the
time.
I
think
the
conversation
is
difficult
because
whenever
in
government
the
loudest
voices
get
heard,
and
so
people
that
talk
about
environment
or
lgbtq,
Community
or
abortion
all
important
issues,
and
so
those
issues
go
to
the
Forefront.
If
you
want
a
dog
park
and
that's
important
and
you're
loud
about
it,
that's
going
to
be
a
priority.
A
A
Although
you
die
at
a
faster
rate
than
environment,
can
kill
you
you're
not
a
priority,
because
your
voice
is
not
loud
enough
and
so
I
want
us
to
be
able
to
have
these
conversations
in
a
transparent
way,
without
fear
of
repercussions
without
having
to
be
tokenized
over
and
over
and
over
and
over
again
without
us
having
to
accept
the
status
quo
or
the
crumbs
that
they
throw
our
way.
We
black
people,
black
men,
deserve
more
than
crumbs
and
therefore
needs
to
be.
A
Prioritized
therefore
needs
to
be
able
to
hold
your
head
up
high
in
City
Hall
in
government
and
be
able
to
walk
through
these
hallways
and
to
be
able
to
speak
about
the
issues
that
affect
us.
Yes,
Asian,
for
example,
men
don't
get
seen,
are
often
seen
as
just
a
body
a
machine,
a
worker
not
seen
not
acknowledged,
but
guess
who's
at
the
bottom
guess,
who
gets
even
paid
less
than
Asian
men
Latinos
get
to
get
paid
even
less
than
that
black
men.
A
So
it's
not
about
us
competing
with
each
other,
but
making
space
for
us
to
be
able
to
speak,
speak
about
these
issues
in
an
open
platform
and
be
able
to
begin
reconciliation
and
healing
without
having
to
feel
that
we
are
threatening
each
other's
spaces.
The
reality
of
the
state
of
matter
is
is
that
we
black
people,
you
black
men,
are
at
the
bottom
of
the
totem
pole
and
are
treated
the
least
are
treated
with
less
respect
and,
as
Malcolm
X
said,
the
most
disrespected
person
in
America
is
still
the
black
woman.
A
Today,
till
this
day,
this
government,
this
city,
still
treats
black
women
that
way
and
black
men.
Yes,
as
just
a
body,
sexualized,
commoditized,
incarcerated
and
killed,
and
when
I
begin
to
speak
this
way,
oftentimes
it's
a
lonely
place
and
I'm.
Okay
with
that,
but
I
know
that
you
are
doing
the
work.
A
A
L
You,
madam
chair,
it's
great
to
see
your
gentlemen
and
Frank,
obviously
for
the
work
that
you
do.
We
probably
see
each
other
more
outside
of
City
Hall
out
and
about
so
I
know
that
you're
at
events
across
the
city
and
you're
building
Partnerships.
That
I
think
are
necessary
for
your
department
to
grow
in
same
with
Quincy
you're
fortunate
you're
in
a
great
position,
and
particularly
because
Boston
today
is
you
know,
is,
is
is
much
different
than
it
was
say.
L
10
20
30
years
ago,
and
I
speak
as
the
very
first
to
support
marriage
equality
here
in
Boston,
on
behalf
of
the
city
council.
First
to
co-host
the
first
gay
prom
here
at
City
Hall,
first
to
to
be
a
long
time,
supporter
of
the
Boston,
Living,
Center
and
and
also
to
have
been
honored
by
NASA
quality.
So,
and
that
was
when
it
was
not
popular
that
that's
when
the
folks
were
strap
grappling
with
domestic
partnership
at
the
time,
as
opposed
to
in
civil
unions
as
opposed
to
marriage
equality.
L
So
I've
been
there
with
the
community
during
all
of
those
efforts
and
those
fights-
and
you
know
obviously
then
and
Jose,
for
the
work
that
you
do
and
you
know
again,
seeing
you
and
being
able
to
dovetail
with
your
function,
but
also
to
work
with
other
departments
and
other
department
leaders
across
the
city.
It's
been
refreshing
to
see
the
work
that
goes
into
it
and
maybe
just
expand
a
little
bit
upon
upon
the
chair's
point
about
loudest
voice
is
being
heard
and
coming
at
it
from
a
fiduciary
responsibility.
L
It's
loud
as
voices
do
tend
to
be
heard,
but
but
you
also
need
to
be
able
to
point
to
deliverables
right,
so
we're
in
a
budget
process
and
everybody's
scratching
and
chlorine
for
funds
and
you're
competing
as
she
referenced
with
a
multitude
of
different
departments
and
priorities
and
needs
Etc
from
Capital
to
operating
and
so
on.
On
that
note,
I
I
want
to
get
a
sentence
to
I.
Guess
what
are
the
metrics
that
you
use?
What
what
is?
What
is,
what
are
the
measures
of
success?
Is
it
employment
opportunities?
Is
it
housing
opportunities?
L
Is
it
higher
education?
Is
it
connecting
folks
that
come
to
you
in
your
various
departments
to
to
resources
that
that
help
them
is
it
folks,
cleaning
up
quarries?
Is
it
being
able
to
keep
their
kids
in
school
Frank?
You
had
alluded
to
you
know.
20
of
black
males
have
school-aged
children
and
obviously
working
with
Jose
and
working
with
BPS.
You
know
whether
it's
to
keep
kids
in
school,
whether
it's
to
help
with
those
graduation
rates,
whether
it's
stemming
the
tide
of
violence,
that's
been
permeating
our
school.
L
So
those
are
the
things
that
someone
that's
putting
sort
of
the
fiduciary
capabilities
in
in
budget
capacities.
Those
are
the
things
that
I'm
looking
for
knowing
you
all
individually,
knowing
how
hard
you
work,
seeing
you
out
in
the
community,
particularly
as
a
Citywide
city
council,
so
I
know
that
we're
we're
all
moving
in
the
right
direction
while
pulling
for
you
and
for
your
individual
successes
and
the
successes
of
all
those
that
work
under
you
to
make
our
city
even
better.
L
What
good
is
that,
if
our
own
kids,
kids,
that
live
in
the
neighbors
of
Austin
don't
have
a
shot
at
getting
in
to
those
schools
and
the
ones
that
do
more
often
than
not
are
home
after
the
first
semester,
because
of
the
academic,
rigor
or
or
other
things
that
are
happening
either
in
their
home
or
in
their
community
and
so
sort
of
I?
Guess
turning
that
tide
around
to
make
sure
that
you
know
we're
putting
the
appropriate
amount
of
pressure
on
our
College
universities
to
provide
opportunities
for
our
kids.
L
I
mean
you,
you
literally,
it
could
be
in
the
you
could
be
in
the
in
the
in
the
Taylor
Taylor
apartments,
and
you
literally
look
right
across
the
street
at
two
schools.
Northeastern
in
Wentworth
and
most
of
those
kids
have
zero
chance
of
ever
getting
into
the
inside
of
the
building
to
participate
in
the
classroom
instruction.
Yes,
they
may
walk
by
the
school
and
yeah.
L
They
maybe
have
an
opportunity
because
of
a
Community
Partnership
to
play
on
some
of
those
fields
but
being
able
to
walk
across
the
stage
with
a
diploma
from
Wentworth
in
northeastern
for
a
kid
that
lives
in
the
Taylor
housing
is
maybe
it
happens
every
once
in
a
while,
but
and
I
can
go
through
every
neighborhood.
You
could
be
the
fanuel
street
projects
over
in
Brighton
and
I'm
from
the
old
Harbor
projects
in
Southie,
but
you
could
be
in
Faneuil
Street.
Looking
straight
over
it,
you
smushed
in
between
bu
and
BC.
L
Most
those
kids
don't
have
a
shot
there.
You
could
be
in
the
D
Street
projects
in
council
plan
a
nice
District.
You
can
look
straight
down:
D
Street
to
the
new
emerging
South
Boston
Waterfront,
Life
Sciences
stem
technology
and
have
no
shot
other
than
maybe
being
a
security
guard
or
working
in
the
mail
room
or
the
loading
dock
completely
unacceptable.
We
continue
to
support
growth
and
development.
We
want
our
colleges,
our
universities,
our
hospitals,
our
health
centers,
to
prospa.
L
We
want
CEOs
to
move
their
companies
here
and
bring
those
jobs
with
us,
but
if
those
jobs
aren't
trickling
out
through
all
of
our
neighborhoods,
if
we're
not
preparing
that
next
Generation
to
be
able
to
be
in
the
corner
office
to
be
the
CEO
or
the
CFO
or
the
general
counsel,
with
we've
got
the
loading
dock
of
it,
we've
got
the
mail
room
covet
right.
We've
got
the
security
guide
in
the
window,
washer
and
the
folks
that
actually
build
the
building
covered,
but
those
that
actually
work
there
and
those
wages.
L
Those
salaries
in
that
generational
wealth,
where
we're
swinging
and
missing.
So
you
folks,
three
of
you,
gentlemen,
in
your
respective
capacities,
have
the
ability,
I
guess
to
help
us
kind
of
turn
that
around
and
so
a
little
bit,
not
as
long-winded
as
the
chair,
but
I
wanted
to
opine
on
that,
because
I'd
really
like
to
get
a
sense
as
to
how
each
of
you
in
a
short
snippet.
Just
how
do
you
measure
success
for
office
of
blackmail
advancement?
How
do
you
measure
success
for
the
lgbtq
advancement
in
in
Jose?
L
How
do
you
measure
success
for
the
office
of
Human,
Services
and
returning
citizens?
What
are
those
things
we
can
point
to
to
say
you
know
what
not
only
do
we
need
to
fund
you?
We
need
to
expand
you.
We
need
to
increase
the
funding
in
Your
Capacity
to
service
more
women,
men
and
women
in
our
city.
So
thank
you,
madam
chair
and
I'll
just
await
the
individual
responses
from
the
chair
and
again
I.
Thank
you
for
the
work
that
you
do.
L
It's
an
important
function,
an
important
role
of
our
city,
and
this
is
a
partnership.
Clearly
we're
asking
questions
and
looking
for
answers
to
so
we
can
support
a
budget,
but
it's
also
your
opportunity
to
kind
of
maybe
swing
for
the
fences
and
say
you
know
what
you
know,
what
we
need
in
addition
to
what
we've
asked
for
now
to
say.
L
F
You
thank
you
councilor
I,
guess,
I'll
start
off
for
for
our
office.
You
know
one
of
the
primary
things
that
we're
actually
looking
at
is
that
you
know
College
of
career
Pathways
for
for
our
young
people,
and
so
you
know
making
sure
that
there's
a
clear
investment
and
support
from
private
sector
from
our
institutions
and
that
we're
training
and
preparing
our
young
people
for
the
jobs
of
tomorrow,
as
well
as
the
jobs
of
today.
F
F
Where
there
are
thousands
of
you
know,
jobs
available
right
now,
but
black
men
and
boys
in
our
community
are
not
prepared
for
those
jobs
so
having
an
intentional
focus
on,
you
know,
making
sure
we're
looking
at
the
employment
you
know
market
for
today,
as
well
as
the
future,
and
that
we're
working
closely
with
our
schools,
Our
Community
Partners,
our
city
departments,
to
make
sure
that
we
are
preparing
our
young
people
for
those
jobs.
So
you
know
make
sure
that
they're
able
to
see
themselves
in
college.
We
just
came
back.
F
We
did
a
college
tour.
We
took
50
BPS
students
on
a
college
tour,
some
of
them
their
first
time,
leaving
the
city
living,
leaving
the
state
and
being
on
college
campus,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
they
they
see
that
it's
attainable
and
they
can
see
themselves
on
the
on
these
campuses,
and
you
know,
as
far
as
the
education
side
make
sure
that
we're
closing
the
achieving
opportunity
gaps
for
black
male
students.
F
You
know
we
have
the
lowest
graduation
rate
for
18
to
29
year
olds,
the
the
least
likely
to
be
enrolled
in
college
than
any
other
Boston
residents
right
now
for
employment,
highest
unemployment
rates
over
60
percent
of
black
males
working
full-time
make
less
than
fifty
thousand
dollars
a
year.
So
there's
there's
a
lot
of
work
that
has
to
be
to
be
done
as
far
as
black
men
and
boys
and
inequities
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
so
having
an
intentional
focus
on.
You
know
where
we
at
Baseline
across
these
inequities.
F
So
we
can
track
improvements
year
by
year
and
then
you
know
creating
Pathways
to
home
ownership.
You
know
it's
important
that
we
have
these
conversations
of
you
know.
I
mentioned
earlier
black
men
and
boys
face.
You
know
the
most
long-standing
generational
inequities,
so
our
role
is
to
trans
transfer
that
to
make
sure
that
we're
talking
about
creating
generational
Pathways,
to
wealth,
building,
success
and
advancement
of
black
black
men
and
boys
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
G
G
So
when
we
talk
about
policy,
the
way
we
measure
is
the
gender
ordinance.
A
year
ago,
or
almost
a
year
ago,
next
month,
the
mayor
said
first
90
days,
Quincy
and
his
team
are
going
to
tackle
this
gender
ordinance.
Of
course
it
took
us
longer
than
90
days,
but
we
can
point
to
the
success
and
now
it's
off
to
the
state
house,
so
I
think
that's
a
win
for
the
city
and
also
other
states
and
cities
are
looking
to
us
for
leadership.
G
I
I
What
supports
we're
able
to
provide
it's
individualized,
you
know
the
the
issues
could
range
from
employment
to
housing,
to
substance,
use
disorder,
Etc,
but
really
want
to
make
sure
that
within
those
three
years
they
have
the
tools
and
resources
to
be
successful
to
not
return
and
then
from
a
systemic
level.
Looking
at
the
policies
I
mentioned
earlier
around
the
Quarry
hiring
policies,
for
example,
that's
measurable,
the
free
birth
certificate,
so
when
folks
return
home
having
access
to
birth
certificates
and
identification
as
well.
So
these
are
just
three
quick.
L
Thank
you
again
through
the
chair
for
the
work
that
you
do
and
please
keep
me
in
my
team.
You
know
on
your
mind
as
a
partner
and
resources
everybody's
hiring,
the
trades
are
hiring.
The
teams
is
a
hiring
eversource
National
Grid,
so
there
are
great
opportunities
there
that
are
Quarry
friendly
and
that
are
great
jobs,
great
wages,
great
benefits
that
those
are
careers
frankly.
L
So,
in
addition
to
stem,
but
there's
a
thousand
jobs
in
the
city
that
are
available,
so
there
are
employment
opportunities
there
and
sometimes
it's
connecting
folks
to
that
opportunity.
Some
folks
are
just
telling
them
what
the
job
is
about.
You
say
to
a
kid
in
the
street:
you
know
you
want
to
be
a
tin
knocker,
you
know,
do
you
want
to
be
a
a
long
Sean
and
they
don't?
L
They
don't
really
know
what
that
is
right,
because
a
lot
of
those
trades
have
been
familial
passed
down,
uncles
and
cousins,
and
so
allow
me
to
sort
of
over
my
team
to
help
in
this
Council
to
work
with
you
to
make
sure
the
stage
and
state
chance
will
put
they're
looking
to
put
anytime
there's
a
show
in
town
anytime,
there's
a
concert,
graduation
stage
staging
and
lighting
they're,
putting
people
to
work.
So,
let's
work
together
and
let's
kind
of
create
those
opportunities
where
someone's
getting
a
good
wage
and
a
good
benefit.
L
They
may
like
that
trade
and
that
becomes
a
career
or
maybe
not,
but
it
sustains
them
in
the
short
term,
while
they're
trying
to
figure
out
where
they
want
to
go
so
I
think
the
sky's
the
limit
and
now's
the
opportunity
to
kind
of
step
on
the
gas
and
and
continue
those
Partnerships.
So
thank
you
again,
gentlemen,
for
the
work
you
do
and
thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
letting
me
go
on
a
couple
minutes
past.
Thank
you
and
to
my
colleagues
for
their
Indulgence.
Thank.
A
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
I,
had
the
opportunity
to
ask
my
questions
to
the
free
panelist
here
and
they
answered
my
questions
and
just
want
to
acknowledge
the
important
role
they
play
in
in
the
city
and
I.
Don't
necessarily
have
any
questions,
but
just
want
to
thank
them,
for
the
important
moral
leaders
should
be
playing
in
in
Boston
I.
Think
people
respect
you
and
look
up
to
you
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you.
C
I
have
an
opportunity
to
join
Frank,
usually
every
month
that,
at
his
meeting
and
I
always
say
that,
because
the
way
Frank
conducts
the
as
the
chair
conducts
the
meeting
listening
to
people
listening
to
your
members,
giving
them
an
opportunity
to
speak,
giving
them
an
opportunity
to
talk
about
what's
on
their
mind
and
Gathering
their
opinion,
and
sometimes
people
disagree
and
sometimes
they
agree,
but
you're
always
treating
people
respect
you're,
always
bringing
people
together.
So
just
want
to
acknowledge
the
commission.
C
A
J
You
know
this
is
my
fourth
budget
cycle
and
what
I
have
learned
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
is
that
as
counselor
Tito
Jackson
used
to
say,
the
budget
is
a
value
statement
and
what
we
fund
is
what
we
as
a
city,
believe
matters,
and
you
know,
budget
season.
After
budget
season
we
get
presented
to
a
counselor
Anderson
says
is
crumbs.
A
J
J
I
have
seen
Decades
of
disinvestments
in
communities
of
color,
and
we
are
not
meeting
this
moment
when
it
comes
to
the
work
that
these
times
require
and
we're
always
asking
people
who
are
doing
the
most
to
work
with
the
least
and
I
really
do
think
that
if
we're
really
serious
about
changing
the
conversation,
then
we're
going
to
have
to
change
the
way
we
do
business
and
that's
going
to
require
a
little
bit
of
a
hard
work
in
Quincy.
I
love
that
you
said
this
is
not
our
hard
work.
J
J
We
cannot
legislate
policies
and
we
cannot
invest
in
dollars
when
the
culture
in
which
we
happen
to
be
working
in
still
does
not
see
us
or
value
US
or
respect
us.
So
the
work
that
the
city
needs
it's
going
to
be
a
little
bit
more
challenging
for
us
to
be
able
to
meet
the
moment,
because
the
appetite
and
the
political
will
to
say
this
department.
J
J
So,
questions
I'm,
curious
about
you
know.
Let's
about
language
acts,
language
and
how
we
talk
about
our
people.
What
efforts
are
we
being
are
being
made?
I
always
say
it's
important
to
lead
with
assets,
not
deficits,
we're
not
vulnerable.
We
are
resilient
right,
so
I'm
just
curious
in
terms
of
the
work
that
your
office,
any
of
your
offices
are
doing
to
shift
even
how
we
talk
about
our
people.
G
G
Yes,
we
can
do
better
with
language
and
language
access,
but
that
is
a
huge
part
of
my
job
descriptions
and
the
intentionality
of
me
hiring
folks,
so
I'm
looking
for
different
languages,
different
cultures,
going
back
to
what
we
talked
about
in
immigrant
advancement
and
how
a
lot
of
immigrants
don't
really
acknowledge
the
queerness.
So
we're
trying
to
change
that
through
employment
as
well
like
intentionally
hiring
immigrants
that
identify
as
queer,
because
we
we
think
we
could
do
a
better
job
of
that.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
J
You
thank
you.
Let's
talk
a
little
bit
about
literacy,
we
established
a
literacy
task
force
and
what
we
have
found
is
that
a
lot
of
our
returning
citizens
are
struggling
to
read
and
write
and
we're
asking
them
to
fill
out
job
applications
and,
as
we
begin
to
onboard
our
literacy
task
force
I'm
just
curious.
What,
if
anything,
we
might
be
able
to
do
around
literacy
rates
for
our
returning
citizens.
Any
advice
that
you
could
offer.
I
That's
a
really
great
question:
counselor
I
think
I,
don't
know
what
organizations
offhand
are
focused
on
this
topic,
so
I
can't
speak
to
that
specifically
I.
Think
holistically.
The
office
is
really
trying
to
identify
the
key
issues
that
our
returning
citizens
are
faced
with
and
how
is
that
we
incorporate
and
then
what
I
am
encouraging,
as
chief
of
the
the
cabinet
is
the
collaboration.
So,
for
example,
we
have
libraries
right,
and
so
how
does
that?
J
I
know
my
time
is
going
to
be
up
quickly.
I,
don't
know
how!
Many
years
ago,
I
worked
with
the
sheriff's
department,
it's
a
program
called
Family
Matters
and
the
work
that
we
did
was
we
were
collecting
our
returning.
Our
loved
ones
were
behind
the
walls
with
their
children
and
trying
to
create
opportunities
for
the
young
people
to
still
be
connected
to
their
parents,
because
we
saw
that
as
a
disconnect
and
so
I'm
curious.
You
know
they're
returning,
but
what
are
we
doing
in
preparation
when
our
returning
citizens
are
coming
home?
I
So,
like
some
mentoring
around
that
Supportive
Services
mental
health
support
Etc
to
be
able
to
fully
when
they
do
return
home.
What
does
that
now?
Look
like
there
are
some
organizations
on
the
ground
level
that
are
doing
this
work,
essentially
that
are
really
intentionally
focused
on
connecting
families
as
loved
ones,
so
those
that
are
behind
the
wall
and
then
once
they
can
return
home.
You
know
what
does
that
connection
now.
Look
like
as
well.
The
office
itself
is
not
leading
those
efforts.
I
J
Yeah
I
love
that
I,
because
I
think
that
just
the
safety
that
is
is
really
key
and
then
the
last
thing
our
office
a
year
or
two
ago,
started
working
with
several
non-profit
Partners
to
create
something
very
similar
to
the
non-profit
capacity
building.
Institute
Frank
that
you
mentioned,
and
we've
been
working
with
12
Mutual
Aid
groups
and
developing
their
leadership
capacity.
Helping
them
learn
about
funding
opportunities,
and
now
they
are,
they
have
a
whole
fellowship
program.
K
You,
madam
chair,
thank
you
under
chair
and
thanks
again
for
being
here
and
for
answering
all
of
our
questions
and
indulging
us
I
have
a
question
for
Quincy.
You
know
we.
You
mentioned
it
before
that
this
growing
anti-trans
sentiment
all
these
legislators
around
the
country
wasting
their
time
and
acting
policies
that
will
harm
our
loved
ones
and
our
our
folks
in
our
trick,
queer
Community
I'm
thinking
about
how
can
we,
as
a
city
double
down
on
our
welcoming
and
on
being
welcoming
and
inclusive
to
our
lgbtq
plus
Community?
K
Could
we
do
story
I'm,
headed
to
a
story
time
that
I'm
doing
for
Haitian
Heritage
Monsoon,
which
got
me
thinking?
Can
we
be
doing
your
office
be
doing
partnering
with
BPL
Chief
maso
to
think
about
doing
lgbtq
plus
story
times
in
our
bpls,
like
across
the
city,
and
maybe
that
being
an
opportunity
for
you
to
do
work
and
deep
partnership
with
officer,
blackmail,
Advance
or
just
thinking
about
ideas
about
collaboration
with
all
of
our
resources
in
our
departments
in
the
city.
G
Yeah
I
I,
like
I,
love
those
ideas
and
we're
also
the
the
team
and
I
we're
trying
to
map
out
what
Amplified
GSA
is
going
to
look
like
after
the
summit,
because
we
want
this
to
be
365.
We
don't
want
parents
to
get
all
this
resources
and
then
we're
like
peace
out
so
I
think
that's
a
great
idea
to
incorporate
with
Amplified
GSA
throughout
the
school
year
story
times.
Also
proms,
that's
something
that
we
focused
on
in
the
middle
schools
in
the
Hurley
Middle
School,
trying
to
bring
back
I.
G
Think
Council
of
Flaherty
brought
that
up
earlier,
but
trying
to
bring
back
queer
proms
because
those
are
safe
and
brave
spaces
as
well.
That
worked
20
years
ago.
Let's
see
what
that
looks
like
in
2023
2024
with
more
resources
and
a
different
feel
for
queer
folks
in
this
day
and
age.
But
yes,
I,
think
story
times
are
great,
but
we
also
need
some
adult
story
times
as.
K
K
Okay,
but
something
that
I've
been
meaning
and
I
know:
we've
been
meaning
to
sit
down,
and
that's
my
bad,
but
the
trades
and
I
think
Michael
Flaherty
alluded
to
the
concert.
Flarity
alluded
to
this
like
there's
so
many
jobs
available.
Well,
we
also
need
to
make
sure
that
these
jobs
are
also
welcoming
and
that
our
people
feel
like
they
can
succeed
and
Thrive
there
and
so
I.
Had
this
great
conversation
with
some
folks
in
the
Building
Trades
that
are
Management
in
a
lot
of
our
Building
Trades
are
slowly
becoming
more
diverse.
K
Looking
like
our
communities
and
there's
some
black
folks
in
leadership
that
really
do
want
to
do
the
work
of.
How
do
we
help
our
membership
in
our
unions
feel
like
they
can
run
for
leadership
positions
run
for
and
I
think
that
there's
an
incredible
opportunity
with
your
office,
because
that's
how
we
get
our
folks
to
feel
comfortable
in
these
jobs
if
they
see
more
of
us
in
leadership
positions,
it
isn't
fully
true,
but
I
often
say
that
it's
really
hard
for
us.
K
You
can't
be
what
you
can't
see
and
if
our
folks
can't
see
themselves
reflecting
these
leadership
positions,
then
that's
going
to
be
your
problem
right.
Obviously,
someone
has
to
believe
that
they
can
be
what
they
can't
see,
or
you
never
have
a
first
right,
but
it's
really
hard
and
so
I
just
think
that
there's
an
opportunity
for
your
office
to
be
doing
work
with
our
brothers
and
sisters,
leading
our
siblings
and
the
Building
Trades,
really
leading
the
work
on
making
sure
our
our
trades
look
like
our
communities.
K
These
are
good
family,
sustaining
jobs
that
come
with
Health,
Care
dignity
and
work
and
dignity
and
retirement
and
I
think
there's
an
opportunity
to
work
with
a
lot
of
these
members
who
are
in
unions
and
maybe
not
for
whatever
reason,
not
stepping
up
for
leadership
roles
and
I
think
that
that
could
be
a
good
entry
point
for
y'all
to
be
doing
work
today.
Other
so
thank
you
and
then
for
chief
muscle,
I,
sort
of
feel
bad
asking
you
these
questions,
because
I
know
that
it
was
director.
K
May
I
was
supposed
to
be
here,
but
you
know
we
worked
really
hard
on
the
rapid
rehousing
program
that
we
fought
for
in
last
year's
budget
and
wanted
to
know
if
you
have
any
sort
of
updates
on
sort
of
where
that
rapidly
housing
program
stands
and
how
that
process
has
been.
Is
RFP
open,
I
know
that
there
may
be
a
meeting
on
my
calendar
to
discuss
this
further.
K
I
The
Ed
is
also
the
one
that's
running
programming
or
anything
else
like
that
right.
So
how
does
that
were
supported
there?
So
I
think
moving
forward,
trying
to
figure
out
what
it
is
that
we
can
do
to
be
fully
supportive.
What
the
acknowledge,
the
limitations
that
we
have
with
dealing
with
our
taxpayer
dollars
right
and
so
just
really
want
to
be
just
you
know
transparent
about
that
to
the
other
piece,
the
rapid,
rehousing
I,
don't
believe
we're
in
a
space
and
with
ROP
is
going
out
at
the
moment.
I
K
Yeah,
okay,
oh
the
programming
that
makes
sense
and
then
yeah
so
back
to
anti-aid
credit.
The
reason
why
it's
important
right
like-
and
you
see
this-
that's-
why
it's
important
to
build
the
relationship
with
do
Department
of
Corrections,
so
that
folks,
before
they
get
out
the
biggest
barriers
they
have
is
access
to
basic
things
like
IDs
and
RVs,
and
we
help
and
one-off
effort.
K
But
it's
really
important
to
either
we
we
work
on
policy
to
help
waive
those
fees
and
we
we
did
work
really
early
on
when
we
were
fighting
for
this
Budget
on.
How
do
we
like
streamline
and
make
easy
the
process
of
folks
coming
home?
Getting
IDs
which
is
like
you
need
an
ID
for
just
everything,
except
for
voting
where
you
don't
need
an
ID
and
you
shouldn't
need
an
ID,
but
you
need
it
for
like
to
get
a
job
and
to
to
get
access
to
housing
and
things
of
that
nature.
K
And
so,
if
we
could
sort
of
convene
and
think
about
that,
if
it's
like,
how
do
we
give
someone
50
or
do
we
work
with
the
Department
to
waive
these
fees?
My
office
too
many
times
had
to
like
call
the
RMV
on
an
emergency
basis
someone's
coming
home,
but
for
some
reason
for
their
own
safety
and
protection.
They
can't
stay
in
their
neighborhood
and
they
need
an
ID
to
go
across
state
and
so
it'd
just
be
a
lot
easier.
K
If
our
office
is
able
to
help
people
directly
and
even
if
we're
not
able
to
help
folks
directly
or
coming
home
from
incarceration.
If
we
work
with
the
RMV
to
really
develop
policy
or
even
work
with
the
folks
downstairs
to
to
think
about
how
we
get
folks
access
to
like
vital
documents
like
birth
certificates
and
things
like
easier
and
waiving
payments.
So
just
want
that
to
be
something
that
we
continue.
Working
on.
K
A
A
So
this
for
office
of
blackmail
advancement.
Please
explain
the
lack
of
changes
to
the
budget,
which
the
exception
of
the
small
increase
of
624
000
in
Personnel,
so
the
rest
of
the
line
items
have
no
change
in
request
for
2024
fy24
appropriation,
and
so
is
there
capacity
there
for
you
to
do
contracts,
and
you
haven't
requested
funds
for
that,
and
why
not
in
writing?
No,
you
don't
have
to
answer
right
now.
A
It
only
says
our
like
by
bio
and
nothing
else.
So
anyway
do
it
needs
another
person.
So
if
there's
an
issue
there
would
do
it.
Please
explain
if
they
need
more
capacity
to
have
that
person
update
all
of
our
web
pages
in
the
boston.gov
website
and
then
how
is
resource,
develop
development
for
black
men
and
boys
in
Boston
progressing
and
if
you
see
a
progress
or
decline
whatever
it
is.
Let
me
know
this
one
you've
as
far
as
which
positions
dedicated
you've
already
explained.
A
Does
your
office
plan
engaging
with
community
members
and
stakeholders
and
you've
explained
that
sorry,
your
office
is
asking
for
one
million
36
385
in
permanent
employees
and
so
far
has
only
expended
199
000
and
so
the
update
there
and
if
you're
increasing
capacity
you've
explained
some
of
that.
But
if
there's
any
way
that
we
can
talk
about
how
to
increase
capacity,
how
does
the
Department
Plan
was
funding?
You
already
said
that
and
then
for
I'll
stop.
There
I
do
have
some
more
questions
again.
A
I'll
submit
the
rest
in
writing
and
as
far
as
office
of
returning
citizens,
if
I
can
get
in
terms
of
the
individual
intake
forms
from
like
start
to
finish.
What
is
the
process
from
the
minute
someone
either
calls
or
walks
in
or
whatever
to
being
connected
to
resources,
the
actual
scope
of
work
there?
A
G
G
A
Yeah
great
I
think
one
of
the
issues
is
that,
like
you'll
say:
oh,
that
money
belongs
in
housing
or
that
money
belongs
in
public
health,
but
then
we
did
it
all
you
did
it
all,
and
so
exactly.
My
point
is
that
when
we
move
money
to
specific,
for
example,
black
men
advancement,
we
know
that
there
needs
to
be
an
office
that
prioritizes
black
males
right
and
so
for
that
purpose,
the
argument
of
oh,
that
should
be
long
and
housing
is
moved.
No
because
there
is
an
equity
issue
or
an
equity
inequity
issue.
A
Here
and
historically,
people
have
not
prioritized
this
issue
and
that's
why
there's
an
office
of
lgbtq
right
plus
advancement.
So
when
we
are
making
those
those
sort
of
negotiations
with
the
administration
about
moving
monies
into
contracts,
I
understand
that
in
Personnel
you're
good,
it
looks
like
you're
good,
but
in
terms
of
contracts.
A
I
think
I'm
really
interested
in
getting
my
Council
colleagues
and
I
know
that
Casa
Mejia
has
mentioned
it
to
increasing
in
terms
of
how
do
we,
those
offices
prioritize
that
population
I
think
it's
by,
because
you
understand
it
because
you're
not
going
to
be
differential,
and
so
the
rest
of
my
questions
were
answered.
I'd
like
for
you
to
listen
to
hear
Miss
Melissa,
Anders,
dorfin.
M
M
H
M
Just
so,
this
is
a
caption
from
a
artist
named
Jack
walls.
He
doesn't
live
in
Boston,
but
he's
formerly
a
gang
member.
He
is
identifies
as
a
black
male
he's
done.
Some
portraits
for
you
can
look
him
up,
but,
as
you
may
or
may
not
know,
I
recently
got
a
new
studio.
Space
I
changed
the
locks
because
the
landlord
enters
with
his
own
set
of
keys
whenever
he
feels
like
it.
M
The
Situation's
super
toxic
so
toxic
that
the
cops
told
me
to
change
the
locks
and
make
the
landlord
sign
a
48-hour
notice
to
enter
I'm
sharing
this
because,
as
an
artist
and
dealing
with
this
mess,
I'm
finally
really
difficult
to
focus
on
making
Art.
Thank
you
all
prayer
hands
Emoji.
Now,
if
you,
you
know,
if
you
look
up,
Jack
walls
like
again
like
his
work,
is
renowned,
it's
known,
but
the
fact
that
someone
like
this
is
still
dealing
with
an
issue
like
a
landlord
issue,
one
that
I
similarly
like
litigated
last
year.
M
M
As
far
as
like
the
intersections
or
even
individually
of
like
re
and
returning
citizens,
and,
let's
not
forget
just
because
someone
is
hasn't,
necessarily
been
incarcerated
if
they
have
any
involvement
with
the
criminal
justice
system
or
just
exist
under
a
criminalized
identity,
they're,
essentially
a
returning
citizen,
that's
I,
you
know,
I
mean
I've.
I've
been
told
that
you
know
this
would
have
to
come
out
of
the
operating
budget
and
ask
someone
asked
me
from
mayor's
cabin.
If
I
was
serious
about
this
I
am.
M
If
you
look
at
there's
research
behind
it
and
then
there's
just
practicality.
You
know
I
mean
as
someone
who
identifies
as
a
gay
woman,
myself,
I
know
what
it's
like
to
have
to
perform
the
emotional
labor
of
appearing
straight
in
order
to
work
certain
jobs
as
a
Hostess
jobs,
where
I'm
expected
to
you
know
appeal
to
heterosexual
like
normativity,
whatever
the
the
big
words
are
for
it,
I
don't
have.
M
They
can't
even
get
their
IDs
and
they're
constantly
seen,
as
you
know,
engaging
in
criminal
Behavior
or
eventually
they
get
Point
pushed
to
the
point
where
that's
the
only
means
of
economic
survival,
so
I
ca,
I'm,
I
kind
of
made
it
a
point
to
be
a
lobbyist
on
this
I'm
going
to
come
to
every
hearing
that
they
have
and
just
keep
pushing
this.
We
need
direct
cash
assistance
for
folks.
We
need
to
show
like
affirm
their
dignity
and
show
you're
grown.
We're
going
to
give
you
a
shot.
M
We're
not
going
to
micromanage
like
how
you
take
care
of
yourself,
but
we're
going
to
actually
directly
invest
in
you
because
there's
too
much
time,
that's
wasted
with
the
bureaucracy
and-
and
you
know,
having
to
wait
for
board
member
board
members
of
a
non-profit
to
approve
this
or
that
request.
We
have
to
get
help
to
people
immediately.
M
Stop
like
allowing
you
know,
like
lgbtq,
plus
citizens
and
residents
of
the
city,
to
feel
like,
even
if
they
are
out
that
they
have
to
perform
a
certain
kind
of
identity
that
fits
in
with
the
rest
of
society
just
to
be
able
to
what
get
a
few
tips
from
like
working
a
server
job,
which
is
important.
It's
important
to
feed
people
and
take
care
of
one
another,
and
you
know
working
hard
hospitality
industry,
so
I,
just
I
can't
stress
that
enough.
M
Please
look
at
there
are
other
countries,
there's
a
there's,
a
city
across
across
the
Charles
River
from
us.
They
got
the
return
of
their
investment
with
arpa
funds
with
the
the
direct
cash
assistance.
So
I
really
urge
this
this
office,
these
offices,
who
are
doing
great
work,
look
into
this.
It's
just
so
common
sense
it
you
know
what
I
mean
it
helps
the
economy.
It
helps
so
many
people
out
it
moves
people
away
from
you
know.
M
A
You
thank
you
so
much
Melissa.
Thank
you
once
again.
I
these
every
single
Department
deserves
its
own
time
and
conversations
and
I
apologize
that
the
schedule
can
only
allow
us
to
compact
these
hearings
all
together,
looking
forward
to
further
conversations
with
you
and
inviting
you
to
the
working
sessions,
if
necessary,
so
that
we
can
talk
about
the
stuff
in
a
practical
sense
in
terms
of
moving
monies.
If,
if
that's
necessary
at
all,
it's
always
a
good
budget
and
you
always
need
more
money.
A
G
G
A
A
F
I'll
just
end
by
saying
thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
your
work
on
the
council
and
your
support
of
the
office,
as
well
as
the
commission
on
black
men
and
boys
and
the
rest
of
your
colleagues
and
helping
us
launch
the
Commission
in
in
advocating
and
making
recommendations,
and
we
look
forward
to
continued
Partnerships
to
to
uplifting
and
Empower
black
men
and
boys
in
the
city.
And
you
know
just
thank
you
for
all
the
work
that
you're
doing
on
the
council.
Thank.