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From YouTube: Senior Civic Academy Graduation 2019
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The Age Strong Commission awards the Senior Civic Academy class of 2019 as they share their ideas for improving senior life in Boston.
A
A
So
I'm
very
excited
about
this.
We,
as,
as
you
all
know,
we
did
this
class
last
year.
This
was
one
of
my
favorite
parts.
People
like
great
things
to
say
and
I'm
excited
to
hear
what
you
have
to
say
as
well,
and
then
we
were
really
glad
that
you're
all
part
of
this
class
I
think
this
is
an
incredibly
powerful
firm,
a
group
with
a
lot
of
skills
and
a
lot
of
talent
and
I'm
excited
both
were
at
um-flint
I.
A
A
Was
writing
the
orange
line
yesterday
and
I
ended
up
getting
on
to
a
car
with
one
of
last
year's
class
members
who's
graduating
and
she
was
telling
me
on
the
ride
all
of
the
different
things
that
she's
done
after
the
Civic
Academy
the
different
things,
it's
kind
of
jogged
her
mind
to
say:
oh,
maybe
I
should
do
this.
So,
for
example,
she
went
to
the
mayor's
coffee
hour
yesterday
and
she
brought
a
neighbor
with
her
because
she
knew
that
neighbor
didn't
know.
A
A
lot
of
information
about
what
was
going
on
and
she
wanted
that
person
to
be
connected
and
to
be
able
to
learn
what
was
going
on.
So
she
encouraged
her
to
come.
That's
such
a
little
thing,
but
it
makes
such
a
big
difference
in
individuals,
lives
and
so
I'm
excited
to
see
with
this
class
what
the
class
comes
up
with
dr.
after
graduating,
so
but
I
know
you're
all
excited
for
your
speeches,
so.
F
A
G
What's
that
my
elevator
speeches
to
the
mayor
I
had
the
good
fortune
to
meet
him
in
the
elevator
good
morning.
Mr.
mayor,
my
name
is
Mary
Cole
from
Charles
Town,
where
I
was
born
and
raised
and
hoped
to
remain
in
my
retirement
years,
I
loved
living
in
Boston,
with
its
diverse
cultures
in
neighborhoods,
outstanding
museums,
sports
teams
and
easy
access
to
public
transportation.
G
However,
housing
in
the
city
has
become
too
expensive
for
the
average
citizen,
property
values
have
skyrocketed
in
Charles
Town.
Unfortunately,
my
retirement
income
has
not.
My
fear
is
that
I
will
soon
be
priced
out
of
my
home.
When
I
learned
about
the
city's
Department
of
Neighborhood
Development
I
was
encouraged.
It
was
a
relief
to
learn
that
among
the
programs
and
services
offered,
there
is
a
senior
home
repair
program
which
offers
zero
interest
deferred
loans
to
older
homeowners.
G
Also,
the
property
tax
workout
program
is
of
great
interest
to
me
as
a
means
to
reduce
this
expenses.
I
applaud
your
aggressive
agenda
regarding
the
city's
housing
issues,
particularly
your
goals,
to
provide
more
affordable
housing
and
to
reduce
displacement
amongst
city
residents.
Thank
you
for
your
plan
to
revamp
the
city's
inclusionary
development
policy
and
your
creation
of
the
office
of
housing.
Stability.
I
am
particularly
grateful
for
the
city's
investment
in
rehabilitating
the
Bunker
Hill
housing
development.
I'm
hopeful
that
all
these
initiatives
will
allow
more
seniors
to
remain
in
their
neighborhoods.
G
Your
legislative
priorities
are
also
impressive,
supporting
a
bill
that
would
prohibit
no-fault
evictions
for
people
over
75
years
of
age
and
a
bill
expanding
eligibility
for
the
Medicaid
savings
program.
I
promise
to
support
your
efforts
and
advance
your
agenda
by
contacting
my
city,
councilor
and
state
representatives,
urging
them
to
file
and
approve
budget
allocations
to
support
these
valuable
programs
and
any
new
initiatives.
Please
increase
outreach
efforts
to
make
sure
that
all
Boston
residents
are
aware
of
the
programs
and
services
that
may
assist
them
in
continuing
to
reside
in
the
city.
G
A
B
I'm
talking
to
that
camera,
all
right
tell
me
when
you're
ready.
Okay,
my
topic
is
on
pedestrian
safety.
My
name
is
Roger
teepee
I
have
been
a
resident
of
South
Boston
for
four
and
a
half
years,
I
no
longer
own
a
car,
but
I
enjoy
walking
in
Boston
and
I,
especially
use
public
transit
to
get
around
daily
I
want
to
be
able
to
get
across
East
Broadway
in
South
Boston.
Just
to
reach
my
bus
stop
in
a
safe
manner.
This
street
carries
cars,
delivery
vehicles,
school
buses
and
three
MBTA
bus
routes.
B
I
personally
had
four
near
misses
with
collisions
with
vehicles
on
this
corner
myself,
the
2018
Tufts
health
plan
study
for
persons
over
65
indicates
the
55%
of
the
senior
population
do
own
a
car
45%
do
not.
That
represents
at
least
thirty
one
thousand
potential
walkers,
who
do
not
own
a
car
and
have
to
get
around
mostly
are
completely
on
foot
in
Boston's
vision,
zero
report
covering
all
ages
for
the
years
of
2016
to
18
pedestrian
fatalities
have
about
50%
from
14
to
7,
but
pedestrian
injuries
have
only
dropped.
B
24
percent
from
893
to
680
pedestrians,
including
seniors,
do
do
get
hit
at
intersections,
because
drivers
bikers
and
walkers
do
not
follow
basic
safety
rules
like
stop,
look
both
ways
and
yield.
So
why
are
seniors
like
me
more
at
risk
when
we
cross
the
street,
we
walk
slower.
We
may
have
vision,
hearing
or
mobility
limitations,
and
when
we
are
hit,
we
tend
to
have
more
serious
injuries,
but,
like
all
other
age
groups,
we
also
as
seniors
jaywalk
cross
against
the
lights.
Don't
look
both
ways.
B
They
were
looking
at
our
phones,
improving
pedestrian
safety
would
make
Boston
more
age
friendly
by
getting
seniors
out
of
their
homes
more
often,
and
we're
actively
engaging
with
our
community
in
order
to
aid.
Strong
seniors
need
periodic
reminders
to
practice
being
a
safe
pedestrian.
Every
time
they
cross
the
street
I'm,
calling
specifically
on
the
eight
strong
Commission
to
conduct
an
educational
campaign
to
empower
seniors
to
take
charge
of
their
own
safety
whenever
they
cross
the
street,
starting
with
the
feature
article
or
articles
in
the
seniority
magazine,
Fausta,
seniority
magazine.
Thank
you.
I
H
Morning,
Brian
I
hope
you
remember
me
I'm
Mary,
Regan
from
Brighton
I,
don't
know
if
you've
known
I've
lived
in
Brighton
all
my
life
and
I'd
like
to
remain
there,
but
unfortunately,
that's
becoming
a
very
difficult
to
do.
One
of
the
things
that
I
love
about
Boston
is
its
diversity,
its
diversity
in
all
things,
ages,
income,
ethnic
groups,
race,
religion.
We
all
contribute
to
making
this
a
wonderful
place
to
live,
but
if
something
isn't
done,
Boston's
gonna
become
a
city
of
the
well-to-do
in
the
poor.
H
A
neighborhoods
are
emptying
out
because
there's
such
little,
affordable,
housing
for
sale
or
for
rent
I
know
mayor
Walsh
wants
to
have
sixty
nine
thousand
units
built
by
2030,
approximately
18,000
of
our
even
built,
unfortunately,
too
many
of
them
a
luxury
housing,
at
least
in
Allston
Brighton
too
many
of
them
studios
and
one
bedrooms
that
precludes
families
from
renting
or
buying
in
staying
in
the
city.
Apparently
I
know
that
developers
must
provide
13
percent
of
day
units
to
be
affordable
in
their
buildings
or
else
put
money
in
a
fund
to
build
elsewhere.
H
I
think
we
need
to
raise
that
rate
to
20
percent.
I.
Think
we
need
to
encourage
developers
to
build
larger
apartments.
I
think
we
need
to
encourage
them
to
build
more
affordable
and
larger
condos.
These
condos
need
to
be
remained
deed
restricted,
so
they
become
always
owner,
occupied
and
affordable.
H
J
Good
morning,
my
topic
is
regarding
cannabis,
shops
and
I'm,
addressing
city
councilor
and
gia
Campbell
good
morning,
miss
Campbell,
my
name
is
Sandra
wedgeworth
and
I'm
live
living
to
a
Chester.
I've
lived
there,
all
my
life
and
growing
up
in
the
city.
There
was
much
to
be
desired.
There.
There
were
local
business
shops
in
the
area
within
walking
distance
on
Blue,
Hill
Avenue,
for
example.
There
was
a
hardware
store,
a
meat
market,
grocery
store
and
bakery.
All
of
these
businesses
are
gone
now.
J
K
J
Concerns
because
I
have
grandchildren
going
to
this
high
school
and
I'm
concerned
what
they're
going
to
see
when
they
are
walking
on
their
way
home
residents
are
concerned
about
the
the
additional
traffic
that's
going
to
come
into
the
area
and
in
the
criminal
element
that
may
come
out
of
having
these
shops.
There.
J
Another
issue
is
the
the
mayor's
proposed
age-friendly
initiative.
It's
supposed
to
make
the
city
more
accessible
to
seniors.
We
don't
have
a
lot
of
businesses
there.
Instead
of
all
these
cannabis
shops,
we
would
like
to
see
businesses
that
we
can
go
to
that
can
provide
us
with
this
that
we
can
walk
to
and
not
have
to
get
on
public
transportation.
Some
of
us
don't
drive
anymore.
I
So
my
talk
is
about
employment
of
seniors
and
it's
to
any
and
all
city
and
state
and
federal
department.
Heads
hello,
my
name
is
Paulette.
Durrett
I've
lived
in
Boston
for
over
seven
years,
I
attended
the
Boston
Public
Schools
and
I
have
two
degrees
from
UMass
Boston
I
have
a
pension
from
the
city
of
Boston
Retirement
Board
I,
really
like
the
cultural
opportunities
that
living
in
Boston
affords.
However,
that
thing
that
makes
it
hard
for
me
to
live
in
Boston
is
the
lack
of
paid
employment
opportunities
for
older
citizens.
I
We
still
have
a
lot
to
offer
in
experience,
discipline
and
wisdom.
We
also
have
time
this
issue
being
unemployed,
becomes
increasingly
important
and
difficult
for
me
as
I
get
older,
because
I
am
over
income
for
many
home
improvement
programs
that
the
city
offers
and
cannot
afford
to
purchase,
for
instance,
new
windows
for
my
house
without
taking
out
a
personal
loan.
Additionally,
I
cannot
afford
to
attend
many
cultural
events
or
travel
due
to
a
limited
income.
I
While
it
is
certainly
noteworthy
that
I
am
that
I
volunteered
with
over
six
agencies
in
the
city,
it
would
be
better
if
some
of
my
efforts
were
rewarded
with
a
paycheck.
The
city
of
Boston
and
younger
Bostonians
would
benefit
by
seeing
me
as
a
role
model
for
their
future
employment
efforts.
Can
your
office
help
by
employing
older
Bostonians?
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
for
listening.
L
I
think
these
are
great
ideas
and
I
I
see
that
as
a
very
creative
carbon
tax,
which
is
one
of
the
big
deals
that
we
need
to
address
climate
change
I
think
we
often
get
hung
up
on
the
cost
of
how
to
address
climate
change,
and
this
is
a
real,
creative
and
forward-looking
way
to
do
that.
I
am
also
really
happy
to
see
that
Mayor
Walsh
has
put
your
bill
as
part
of
his
legislative
priority
for
this
session.
I
moved
to
the
south
end
in
1974.
It's
been
50
45
years
now
and
well.
L
We
bought
a
park
condo
for
$14,000,
so
you
know
that
I've
seen
some
changes
in
this
city
and
I
am
really
pleased
to
see
the
diversity
and
the
progressive
trajectory
that
we're
on
here
and
I.
Think
this
bill
helps
to
support
that
I
was
speaking
with
Brad's
swing,
the
city's
director
of
climate
I
mean
energy
policy
and
for
growth
programs,
and
he
is
also
part
of
this
planning
for
future
changes
in
the
city
driven
by
climate
change.
I
am
also
involved
with
a
group
of
with
several
groups
of
elders
and
other
people.
L
M
Morning,
everybody,
my
name,
is
Ethel
Duncan
I
was
born
and
raised
in
the
city
of
Boston
I
lived
in
the
south
to
young
rock
city
of
Roxbury
for
45
years,
and
then
we
moved
to
Dorchester
I
hated
Dorchester,
so
I'm
back
in
Roxbury
I
didn't
have
anything
prepared
for
today,
because
the
topic
that
I
was
planning
to
that
I
wanted
to
write
about
is
policing
and
security
in
Boston.
And
that
didn't
happen
during
this
course.
M
All
my
life
since
I've,
been
an
adult
and
I,
have
worked
for
a
volunteer
for
a
RP
I
had
a
nice
thing
that
woman
that
I
went
to
a
house
and
did
her
her
bills
every
month
till
she
got
sick
and
went
in
the
hospital
and
I
didn't
do
want
to
take
any
more
clients
after
that,
because
I
was
really
hurt
about
that
and
with
the
policing
part
where
my
son
was
killed
14
years
ago.
I
have
a
hard
time
during
this
time
of
the
year
to
socialize.
M
Or
what
have
you
because
I
think
about
my
son,
Sunday
being
Mother's
Day
is
the
worst
day
of
my
life
and
I
haven't
planned
or
done
anything
for
the
last
14
years
because
of
it.
So
that's
my
passion,
I
appreciate
that
the
being
accepted
to
this
class
and
I
will
take
everything
that
was
given
to
us
and
use
it
in
pursuing
my
volunteering
efforts.
Thank
you.
N
N
Migrating
from
England
I
realized
that
Boston
is
a
place
that
everyone
I
would
invite
to
live
here.
Why?
Because
it's
a
beautiful
place,
the
environment
is
beautiful,
fresh
air,
friendly
neighborhood
and
the
transportation
all
that,
for
me,
education
is
the
top
here.
I
love
it,
however,
as
I
grow
older
living
in
Massachusetts
and
also
been
a
health
care,
holistic,
health
care,
health
care,
giver
I.
N
My
concern
and
my
passion
is:
how
do
we
grow
older,
older,
with
preventive
measures
taking
care
of
ourselves
be
independent
as
we
grow
older
without
having
that
feeling
and
that
fear
behind
us
that
after
you
retire
or
you
wind
up
in
a
nursing
home?
How
can
we
foster
funds
to
create
facilities
where
our
elderlies
can
learn,
create
education
facilities
such
like
UMass?
That
has
a
program
there
that
you
know
the
elderlies
can
learn
where
we
can
go
and
learn
about
the
high
tech.
N
N
O
My
I'm
addressing
the
commissioner
hello,
my
name
is
Sharon
Keyes
and
I
live
in
Dorchester
for
28
years,
I
really
like
being
in
a
home
owner
in
Boston.
However,
the
issue
that
makes
it
hard
for
me
to
live
in
Boston
are
the
rising
costs
and
utilities
to
maintain
a
home
in
Boston.
This
becomes
increasingly
important
as
I
get
older,
because
I'm
on
a
fixed
income-
and
many
of
my
friends
are
too
if
this
problem
isn't
solved.
So
many
of
our
friends,
including
myself,
may
lose
their
homes
and
forced
to
live
somewhere
else.
O
To
fix
this
issue,
we
need
opportunities
for
seniors
to
gain
employment.
We
need
you
to
communicate
with
the
various
agents
Truong
agency
caseworkers,
to
keep
in
contact
with
their
clients
and
to
make
sure
they
are
safe
and
to
be
an
assistant
to
them,
and
we
also
need
to
make
our
city
officials
accountable
for
their
actions
in
helping
the
neighborhood
they
represent.
And
what
can
you
do
to
help
me.
P
Good
morning
and
speaking
to
anyone
and
everyone
that
will
listen
with
an
open
mind,
I'm
Cynthia,
Canadians
and
I've
resided
in
Boston
for
over
forty
nine
years,
actually
for
49
years
and
this
morning,
I'd
like
to
engage
you
all
in
a
cause.
That's
very
passionate
to
me
so
for
the
next
two
minutes,
I'd
like
to
engage
you
in
a
true
scenario
of
role
reversal.
P
So
what
I
would
need
from
everyone
right
now,
except
for
the
cameraman,
is
to
close
your
eyes
and
imagine,
listen
and
just
imagine
that
you're
a
67
year
old,
african-american
American
female,
with
several
health
issues.
You
walk
with
a
cane
and
you
stay
stressed
out
of
your
mind,
all
the
time
reason
being
you've
been
couch
surfing
for
almost
10
years,
even
sleeping
in
your
car,
from
time
to
time,
which
actually
was
recently
stolen
and
totaled.
And
so
what
do
you
do
now?
Yes,
you've
applied
to
numerous
apartments
over
the
years.
P
Only
to
have
the
yearly
updates
mailed
to
you
to
see
if
you're
still
interested
and
those
updates
were
mailed
to
one
of
your
relatives.
That
is
allowing
you
to
use
their
mailing
address.
Okay,
so
you're.
Just
one
of
tons
of
homeless
individuals,
but
at
no
fault
of
your
own,
you
need
a
place
to
call
home.
You
need
a
place
to
call
home.
Q
My
name
is
Peter
Walsh
and
I'm,
a
lifelong
resident
of
Rosendale
for
71
years
and
I'd
like
to
speak
to
me
a
Walsh
about
this,
the
drug
crisis,
the
opioid
crisis
in
Boston,
you
know,
40
percent
of
the
elderly,
are
on
five
prescriptions
or
more.
Seventeen
percent
of
the
elderly
abuse
their
medications,
and
most
of
these
medications
that
are
abused
are
pain,
medications.
Q
Alcohol
is
the
primary
abused
drug
in
our
society,
followed
by
pain,
relievers,
but
the
elderly
are
particularly
in
danger
of
of
the
pain
relievers
because
they
can't
metabolize
like
young,
younger
people,
the
these
drugs
and
and
also
alcohol.
The
same
way
you
know
I'd
like
to
focus
mainly
on
oxycontin.
That
seems
to
be
the
the
main
drug
of
choice
and
on
the
street
drug,
but
also
for
the
elderly.
They,
you
can
fall
into
a
problem
with
for
the
elderly
if
you
go
in
for
an
operation
for
hip
knees,
shoulders
or
whatever.
Q
Generally
speaking,
you
know
a
bottle
of
oxycottons
to
take
home
to
administer
to
themselves
you
know,
and
if
these
and
what
happens
after
the
30
days
we're
taking
these,
you
have
a
habit,
and
so
I'd
like
to
address
the
person
to
say
that
to
the
mayor
that
you
know,
law
or
rule
should
be
made
that
a
doctor
cannot
give
more
than
three
days
of
oxycottons
and
then
downsize
the
medication
to
another
medication
and
I.
Think
that
would
be
beneficial
to
everyone.
You
know
so
that's
about
it.
Thank
you
for
listening.
R
Like
I
said
my
home
is
over
the
night
older
than
100
years
and
there's
always
something
wrong
with
it.
You
know,
might
be
a
leaky,
faucet
furnace
windows,
roof
whatever
and
I
know.
There
are
small
repair
programs
out
there
that
he
under
medium
repairs
and
large
repairs
as
well,
but
I'm
dealing
with
another
issue
and
I
just
don't
know
where
to
turn
and
I
need.
It's.
R
A
direct
developer
has
torn
down
a
home
behind
mine,
okay
and
erected
a
multi-family
dwelling,
and
there
was
a
retaining
wall
behind
there
and
instead
of
fixing
the
retaining
wall,
he
put
up
another
wall
between
there.
The
retaining
wall
was
crumbling
and
it's
closing
my
property
to
her
work
and
I
need
to
know
what
I
need
to
do
about
that,
and
I
would
like
to
make
an
appointment
with
you
or
somebody
from
your
staff
that
can
help
me
to
navigate
the
system
to
find
out
what
steps
I
need
to
get
this
issue
resolved.
E
Good
morning,
mr.
mayor,
my
name
is
Lauren
Thompson
I'm,
a
lifelong
resident
of
Roxbury,
a
public
servant
for
my
entire
professional
career
and
a
dedicated
community
volunteer
and
advocate
my
parents
was
public
servants,
my
siblings
of
public
servants.
My
nephew
and
my
son
are
all
public
servants.
A
major,
a
major
issue
impacting
Boston
middle-aged
strong
population
is
the
lack
of
55
and
up
home
ownership
communities.
As
you
aware,
mr.
mayor
Roxbury
is
experiencing
gentrification
as
the
south
ended
a
couple
of
decades
ago,
the
middle
income
population
is
being
forced
out
by
greed.
E
This
is
a
6%
increase
from
last
year
and
is
expected
to
increase
at
least
5%
in
2020.
Middle
in
middle
class
is
an
ambiguous
label.
Technically.
Those
of
us
who
fall
into
this
category
fall
between
the
lowest
earners
and
the
highest
earners.
The
Pew
Research
instance
center
defines
the
middle
class
as
those
earning
67
to
200%
of
the
median
household
income.
The
2017
American
Community
Survey
states
that
the
median
income
in
Boston
is
eighty-five
thousand
six
hundred
ninety
one
dollars.
E
There
was
only
one
55
in
home
ownership
community
in
Boston,
which
is
in
hi
pod
and
which
is
not
conducive
for
Aging.
In
your
home.
There
are
three
floors:
it's
it's
very,
very
big
and
you're
restricted
to
55
and
up.
Everyone
who
lives
in
the
property
must
be
must
be
55
the
55:8
of
home
ownership
community.
E
It
fosters,
it
fosters
community,
it
fosters
socialization
and
it
fosters
health,
among
other
things.
So,
mr.
mayor,
we
are
asking
you
to
develop
more
more
opportunities
for
homeownership
for
55
and
up
especially
middle
middle
income
population.
Please
focus
more
on
us.
Please
focus
more
on
Boston's
aged
strong
population,
just
as
you're
focusing
on
students,
bike
and
scooter
riders
and
billion-dollar
companies.
Thank
you.
F
F
This
is
called
senior
pop
poet
power.
Let
me
tell
you
how
massing
action
said:
two
bills
in
motion:
crawlers
creeks
painted
an
opportunity
for
stream
mining
woman
to
expand
legibility
and
assistance,
eligibility
and
assistant
program.
Eleven
states
were
included.
Why
was
Massachusetts
prohibit
they
needed
it
more
because
of
the
incomes
they
will
move
from
health
pls.
Why
weren't
they
included
they
needed
to
access
these
programs.
Some
questions
I
found
asking
myself
asking.
This
was
a
time
when
senior
power
was
needed
to
knock
down
barriers.
F
F
F
Her
members
were
blue,
but
this
time
they
were
selling
hats
carrying
inner
tubes,
words
on
them,
Mayday
Mayday,
but
some
loads
came
seniors
carried,
came
with
canes
and
walkers
seniors
who
had
lost
their
cypher
seniors
over
70
80
years
old,
carried
buckets
and
petitions
for
Billy
at
4h,
11,
1
199
and
s
6,
9,
9
2.
The
way
I
make
Baker's
office,
Mayday
Mayday
down
the
main
hall,
the
state.
We
had
seen
madness,
now
senior
action
in
charge
and
they
knew
that
if
the
Blues
came
to
the
Statehouse,
they
just
don't
take
it.
F
They
fight
back
no
time
to
wait.
No
assistance,
a
paper
cost
few.
Their
costs
are
fun,
Medicaid
for
best
basic
needs,
as
age
creeps
up
and
health
freaks
out
the
door.
They
spend
more
than
20%
of
the
income.
How
kids
have
put
into
action
bill
h,
1,
1,
&,
6,
9,
9
9?
In
motion
they
knew
Carol
and
then
the
blue
shirts
will
be
watching
and
that
there
was
no
action.
They
would
be
turned
Mayday,
Mayday.
D
Hi,
my
name
is
Bernadette
Kemp
and
I'm
speaking
to
the
lower
Mills
Pacific
Association,
my
name
is
Bernadette
Kemp
and
I
represent
Dorchester
neighbors.
We
are
a
501c3
organization
designed
to
help
elders
remain
in
their
own
homes.
Well
into
their
golden
years.
The
intent
is
to
include
each
neighborhood
in
Dorchester,
including
the
most
sun
desert
underserved
under
served
and
poorest
neighborhoods
in
the
city,
as
you
see
in
the
handout
covering
volunteer
services
which
I
just
handed
out
to
Emily
and
two
others.
D
This
morning
we
were
looking
for
talent
and
experience
in
the
areas
of
designing
services
for
members
attending
community
meetings,
computer
website
and
database
development
volunteer
recruitment
and
fundraising.
We
need
these
skills
to
develop
Dorchester
neighbors
so
that
it
will
be
helpful
to
everyone.
D
On
the
second
page
you'll
see
that
the
services
we
will
offer
our
rides
help
with
technology
changing
household
filters
such
as
furnace
and
air
conditioners,
offering
social
events
such
as
book
discussions
and
help
with
household
tasks
such
as
cleaning
and
help
in
cleaning
places
that
are
too
high
or
too
low
shoveling
or
help
in
the
yard.
Someone
like
me
with
a
dislodged
tendon
in
my
right
leg,
would
use
almost
all
of
these
services
and
be
grateful
to
have
them
provided
for
when
you
have.
A
disability
is
sometimes
very
hard
to
reach
out.
D
D
D
Develop
and
use
your
experience,
so
what
I'd
like
you
to
do
is
to
fill
out
the
card
that
I
gave
you
and
fill
it
out
and
it's
hand
it
in
to
me
at
the
end
of
the
session
and
we'll
go
from
there.
We'll
call
you
and
see
what
your
talents
are
and
how
you
can
fit
into
our
organization
and
we'll
go
from
there.
Thank
you
very
much
for
seeing
me.
S
I'm
addressing
my
speech
to
commissioner
Shay
state
Rep
and
Raymond
heard
from
the
CMS
Medicare
Medicaid
office.
My
name
is
Sarah
Walsh
and
I've
lived
in
Boston
for
42
years.
What
I
like
about
living
in
Boston
is
the
wonderful
hospitals
and
the
really
skilled
physicians
that
we
have
here.
What
I
would
like
to
improve
upon
is
home
delivery
of
medication
to
seniors,
and
that
would
mean
having
all
the
pharmacies
deliver.
Even
the
mom-and-pop
CVS,
they
kind
of
ruined
my
talk.
S
They
just
started
delivering
three
months
ago,
but
but
there's
a
$5
fee
and
for
many
seniors
that
could
be
on
top
of
the
high
price
of
their
medication,
really
can
be
a
lot.
No
seniors
should
have
to
decide
between
getting
their
medication
or
buying
their
groceries
and
I
have
personally
seen
this
as
a
visiting
nurse
and
as
a
discharge
liaison
nurse
in
a
major
hospital
here
in
Boston.
They
have
no
family
and
friends
that
are
either
willing
or
able
or
they're
deceased
one
person
I
got
to
their
house.
S
He
didn't
have
this
insulin
and
this
is
like
life
and
death
situation,
so
my
advocacy
group
would
start
first
at
the
civic
city
level,
with
calling
the
aged
strong
Commission
just
to
get
some
advice
as
to
where
to
go
from
there
to
see
if
they
have
any
resources
and
then
also
possibly
being
assessed
for
a
home
health
aide,
and
then
they
can
go.
Do
some
errands
for
you.
Next,
at
the
state
level,
we
could
check
into
ASAP
such
as
ethos
and
and
see
if
any
funding
resources
would
be
there.
And.
S
Lastly,
at
the
federal
level
we
could
check
with
the
CMS
office
to
and
they
are
currently
working
on
bills,
to
try
to
reduce
this
high
high
cost
of
medications.
My
husband
mentioned
most
seniors
are
thinking
five
or
more
meds.
So
that
is
a
lot
so
fixing
this
would
make
Boston
more
age
friendly
by
helping
our
seniors
stay
healthier
in
their
communities.
So
will
you
help
my
group
deliver
to
the
seniors
without
a
delivery
fee?
Thank
you
for
your
time.
T
T
Look
if
I
have
a
great
idea
and
they
adopt
that
goal,
then
they're
going
to
come
to
you
next
to
seek
additional
help
to
achieve
these
goals.
So
I'm
sort
of
intervening
where
maybe
I
don't
belong,
but
my
greatest
I
listening
to
all
the
concerns
of
everybody
at
the
Civic,
the
Boston
Civic
Academy,
which
I
attended
this
year.
T
I
really
think
that,
based
on
the
impact
that
the
aged
strong
Commission
is
having
now
of
serving
four
hundred
and
seventy
seven
thousand
meals
and
giving
thirty
eight
thousand
rides
I
think
that
those
efforts
can
be
a
source
of
people
to
introduce
the
concepts
of
nutrition
and
I
mean,
let's
use
the
time.
People
are
sitting
on
the
ride,
waiting
for
the
ride
and
etc.
T
A
C
I'm
more
flexible
than
most,
but
when
I'm
sitting
on
an
orange
line,
car
and
I
crane
my
neck,
trying
to
see
a
state
trying
to
find
a
station
sign
which,
which
sometimes
doesn't
exist,
it
hurts.
This
is
not
good,
so
I'm
asking
for
to
start
for
Ruggles
Roxbury,
crossing
and
Jackson
Square
stations
station
signs
such
that
on
the
tunnel
walls
and
over
the
platform,
so
that,
wherever
you
are
sitting
on
a
train,
you
can
see
at
least
one
song
and
I'm
asking
for
this
by
12:30
1:00
2019.
U
Hello:
everyone,
my
name,
is
Julia
Walker
I've
lived
in
Dorchester
for
56
years,
I
moved
from
Florida
to
Boston
big
difference
in
the
weather.
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor's
office,
the
mayor
and
his
staff,
the
aides,
strong
Commission
and
all
of
the
speakers
for
the
very
helpful
information
that
I've
learned
in
the
past
six
week
at
the
Civic
Academy,
my
advocacy
is
being
able
to
stay
in
my
home,
but
as
long
as
I
can
being
there
grocery
stores,
hospitals
and
all
of
the
things
that
the
city
of
Boston
does
for
seniors.
U
What
I
want
to
improve
and
advocate
for
is
necessary,
home
repair
and
upkeep,
but
seniors
with
low
income.
Argue
last
year
used
the
city
home
repair
program.
An
advocate
was
hired,
I
was
assigned
to
me,
but
he
seemed
more
of
an
advocate
for
the
contractor
than
he
was
for
me.
I
want
to
advocate
that
the
city
program
hire
contractors
that
are
dependable
follows
the
contract,
have
qualified
workers
be
honest
and
complete
the
job
last
but
not
least,
that
the
Advocate
does
his
job
with
no
excuses.
Thank
you.
K
Hello,
my
name
is
Sandra
clock
I've
lived
in
the
Dorchester
neighborhood
of
Boston
for
60
years
living
in
Boston
I,
like
that
I
am
able
to
use
public
transportation.
This
is
personal
to
me.
A
close
friend
of
mine
has
issues
with
the
tea
ride.
Sometimes
when
two
people
are
being
picked
up,
you
may
be
thirty
minutes
late
again.
Sometimes
it
may
take
up
to
two
hours
to
be
picked
up.
K
I
understand
transportation,
network
companies
like
uber
and
lyft,
who
are
now
going
on
strike
per
Boston,
independent
drivers,
guild
Felipe,
Martinez,
total
WBUR
he's
asking
passengers
who
used
the
ride-sharing
app
to
take
public
transportation
against
seniors
who
are
unable
to
left
with
inadequate
transportation
services
who
are
paying
a
monthly
fee.
We
need
to
do
better
or
future
references,
Thank,
You
senior,
Civic,
Academy
age,
strong,
Commission,.
H
C
V
And
second
I
I
decided
that
I
was
going
to
be
talking
to
some
official,
but
I
didn't
write
their
name
down
so
I.
Don't
think
that
matters
right,
ok,
so
now
I'm
starting
hello,
my
name
is
Diane
Bellavance
as
one
of
your
constituents
I've
lived
in
the
Boston
area
since
1975
I,
really
like
the
livable,
safe
and
convenient
environment.
However,
the
thing
that
makes
it
hard
for
me
to
live
here
is
my
high
rent.
V
This
is
because
increasingly
important,
because
my
retirement
cannot
keep
up
with
the
this
year's
300%
rental
increase.
My
landlords,
grandchildren
have
inherited
the
house.
I
live
in
and
decided
to
make.
This
increase.
I
understand
that
my
story
is
not
that
unusual.
In
Boston
there
are
no
rental
increased
protections
for
seniors
in
this
area.