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From YouTube: Building Homes, Building Wealth Press Conference
Description
Mayor Wu joins city officials in Mattapan to announce funding for building affordable homes, and new pathways for first-time homeowners.
A
Hello
good
morning
and
thank
you
so
so
much
for
being
here
on
a
very
cold
morning
when
we
planned
this,
it
was
you
know,
60
degrees
in
our
offices,
so
I
do
apologize,
but
we'll
move
it
along,
but
it
is
great
to
see
so
many
of
you,
I
was
just
saying
to
the
mayor.
We
haven't
see.
I
haven't
seen
some
of
you
since
pre-covered,
so
it's
like
a
home
ownership
homecoming.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
being
here.
A
I
just
wanted
for
for
situational
awareness.
I
just
want
to
acknowledge
where
we
are.
We
are
on
a
formerly
owned,
city-owned
site
on
Violet
Street,
a
wonderful
neighborhood.
This
is
a
new
home
ownership,
development
being
done
by
Castle.
Rock
one
way
is
the
contractor.
These
are
very
local,
important
businesses,
and
so
we
thought
it
was
fitting
that
we
had
made
some
new
announcements
here.
As
you
may
recall,
work
is
ongoing.
As
you
may
recall.
A
Several
months
ago
the
mayor
announced
that
she
was
going
to
commit
the
majority
of
the
remaining
arpa
money,
the
federal
money
to
increase
housing
opportunities
in
Boston
as
we
fight
displacement
of
our
residents.
To
that
end,
we
are
back
here
today
on
Violet
Street
to
announce
some
new
initiatives
that
will
help
our
families
Buy
in
Boston
I'm,
going
to
outline
just
a
few
of
these
quickly,
but
also
have
the
city's
important
Community
Partners
Simone
Crawford
from
Maha
speak
and
talk
about
the
stash
program
and
our
very
own
Kate
Bennett
from
the
BHA.
A
She
is
here
to
talk
about
making
opportunities
for
our
public
housing
tenants
to
buy
as
well
so,
first
and
foremost,
to
assist
more
moderate
income.
Families
buy
their
first
home.
The
mayor's
office
of
housing
has
increased
our
down
payment
assistance
and
made
it
easier
for
families
to
access
these
funds.
Moh
will
now
provide
down
payment
assistance
up
to
five
percent
of
the
purchase
price
not
to
exceed
50
dollars.
These
are
grants
no
longer
soft
loans,
so
we
are
building
I
told
the
mayor
that
a
couple
days
ago,
I've
been
schooled.
A
These
are
grants
and
it
really
is
going
to
assist
our
our
home
buyers
get
Equity
more
quickly.
These
larger
down
payments
can
be
teamed
up
with
State
down
payment
programs
and
combined
with
one
plus
mortgages
which
provide
high
quality
30-year
mortgages
with
lower
interest
rates.
Many
of
the
banks
participating
in
this
important
mortgage
program
are
here
today
and
I
just
want
to
thank
them
for
their
partnership.
Larger
down
payments
and
mortgages
with
lower
interest
rates
will
allow
more
of
our
buyers
to
afford
homes
in
this
very
competitive,
difficult
Market.
A
Many
months
a
few
months
ago
now,
I
want
to
say
three
months
ago.
Four
months
ago
the
mayor
had
asked
the
bpda
to
do
a
city-wide
inventory
of
all
the
city-owned
property
that
had
development
opportunities
or
potential.
This
was
overseen
by
Arthur
Jemison,
who
is
here
with
us
today,
and
we
completed
that
inventory.
The
bpda
completed
that
inventory
and
they
found
150
remaining
smaller
lots
that
were
just
ideal
for
home
ownership.
Many
of
these
sites
are
located
in
this
general
area,
and
we've
been
working
with
Council,
Worrell
and
rep
homes.
A
To
really
start
investigating
and
and
structure
Community
conversations
about
these
development
opportunities,
we
will
use
arpa
funding
and
other
funding
to
offset
the
cost
of
this
development
in
order
to
build
new
homes
on
these
sites
and
offer
them
at
lower
cost
to
get
engaged
in
this
development.
Conversation
I
would
ask
community
members
to
come
by
the
Boys
and
Girls
Club
tomorrow.
I
know
it's
Saturday
at
15,
Talbot
Street,
and
we're
going
to
really
begin
examining
these
lots
and
getting
Community
opinion
on
what
should
happen
on
them.
We
also
want
to
hear
from
potential
home
buyers.
A
What
do
you
want
us
to
build?
What
kind
of
homes
do
you
want
to
see
the
city
invest
in?
So,
oh
before
I
move
off
the
development.
A
lot
of
the
folks
that
are
here
today
are
our
local
developers
and
contractors
and
I'm
just
wondering.
Could
you
wave
your
hand,
because
that's
really
good
for
folks
to
condo,
be
shy
all
right?
Thank
you!
So
much
and
I
it's
really
they're
developing
these
homes.
They
have
been
for
the
last
several
years
with
us
and
I
I
I
should
say
for
them.
The
margins
are
thin.
A
A
In
in
closing
before
I
hand,
this
over
to
our
mayor,
I
do
want
to
thank
many
of
the
mayor's
office
of
housing
staff
that
are
here
today
for
Designing
and
launching
this
work
on
the
home
buyer's
side.
I
want
to
thank
the
home
center
staff,
especially
Christine
mcgorry
and
Richard
O'brien,
and
there's
many
others
that
are
here.
A
And
I
would
be
amiss
if
I
did
not
not
announce
today.
You
heard
it
here
first
that
Karen
rabaza
has
accepted
the
position
of
deputy
director
for
Homeowner
services,
and
we
are
very
excited
to
have
her
back
with
us
Karen.
Do
you
want
to
wave
yeah
she's
returning
for
another
Tour
of
Duty
right
now?
She
is
the
the
CRA
principal
officer
at
Rockland
and
she
is
a
Workhorse
and
we
are
so
excited
to
have
her
back
on
the
homeownership
development
front.
A
I
want
to
acknowledge
Jessica,
Boatwright,
Jamie,
Smith,
Dan,
lesser
Donald,
Wright,
Rick
Wilson
for
their
ongoing
work
to
increase
the
supply
of
high
quality,
affordable
homes
in
Boston.
Okay,
I
did
that
fast,
but
I
know
everyone's
cold.
Now,
I'd
like
to
hand
this
over
to
our
mayor,
who
has
made
so
much
of
this
happen
by
one
making
the
funding
available.
We
cannot
do
this
without
a
significant
investment
from
the
city
and
her
commitment
to
equity
and
Home
Ownership
mayor.
B
So
grateful
every
day
to
be
part
of
this
amazing
team.
The
level
of
creativity,
eagerness
to
keep
things
moving
fast
and
dedication
to
our
communities
inspires
me
every
single
day
and
the
ecosystem
that
we
have
built
here:
the
community
across
leaders
in
City,
Hall,
colleagues,
in
government,
Community,
Partners
developers
and
and
business
owners
who
are
from
our
communities
and
have
deep
roots
in
our
neighborhoods.
We
couldn't
be
more
honored
to
do
this
work
with
you
every
day.
B
We
share
a
common
mission
and
vision,
which
is
that
housing
has
to
be
the
foundation
of
a
healthy,
thriving
City
and
that
in
Boston.
That
is
an
urgent,
urgent
issue.
It
cuts
across
every
neighborhood,
every
generation,
every
demographic
and
at
the
city.
We
are
using
every
possible
tool
to
make
a
difference
there
and
we're
seeing
the
results.
Already.
This
amazing
home
a
set
of
homes
was
kicked
off
through
our
through
Chief
Dylan
and
and
the
team's
leadership
earlier
this
year
and
over
just
the
course
of
367
days
now.
B
B
Okay,
sorry,
I
didn't
even
start
on
my
remarks.
I
will
start
on
them
now,
I'm
going
to
move
through
after
me,
we'll
be
our
elected
officials,
state
representative,
Russell,
Holmes,
councilor,
Brian,
Morrell,
Council,
Ricardo
Arroyo,
then
Kate
Bennett
from
the
Boston
Housing
Authority,
chief
jemisin
of
the
Boston
Planning
and
Development
agency,
our
chief
of
planning
and
then
Miss
Simone
Crawford
of
of
Maha.
B
So
many
cities
across
the
country
are
still
and
even
across
the
state,
are
still
trying
to
figure
out
what
to
do
with
their
Federal
recovery
dollars
right
as
a
once
in
a
generation
opportunity
and
there's
so
much
that
this
could
go
towards.
Some
cities
also
are
having
to
use
those
Federal
recovery
dollars
to
plug
holes
that
the
pandemic
created
and
really
just
keep
the
lights
on
in
city
government.
B
We
have
been
so
lucky
in
Boston
that,
with
the
leadership
and
management
that
we've
had
the
financial
stability
that
we've
had
our
arpa
dollars
in
partnership
with
the
city
council
are
already
deployed
and
allocated,
and
now
we're
just
seeing
the
results
of
putting
them
to
work.
As
you
heard,
the
vast
majority
of
those
dollars
have
gone
to
housing,
including
boosting
home
ownership
and
coming
up
with
new
and
creative
ways
of
creating
more
affordable
housing
and
maintaining,
preserving
and
even
taking
market
rate
units
off
of
the
market
and
making
those
permanently
affordable.
B
These
Investments
aren't
just
the
largest
investments
in
affordable
housing
in
our
City's
history,
some
380
million
dollars
across
all
of
our
all
of
our
various
sources
of
funding
over
the
next
three
years.
Their
proof
that,
with
the
right
funding,
we
have
the
ability
to
change
lives
and
invest
in
our
communities
right
away.
The
funding
that
we're
talking
about
today
will
help
build
at
least
300
new
homes
on
underutilized
city,
land
increase
down
payment
assistance
for
about
650,
low
and
moderate
income.
B
Families
provide
financial
support
and
education
for
first
generation
home
buyers
and
change
cycles
of
wealth
building
and
create
a
first
home
program
that
will
provide
such
substantial
financial
assistance
to
public
housing
residents.
Looking
to
buy
a
home
that
doing
so,
going
directly
from
public
housing
to
home,
ownership
will
be
even
more
affordable
than
finding
a
place
to
rent.
B
This
is
why
it's
so
important
to
ensure
we
have
the
resources
to
continue
making
critical
investments
in
affordable
housing
that
meet
the
urgency
of
this
moment.
We
are
using
every
single
dollar
of
the
American
Rescue
plan
and
every
Federal
recovery
Source,
but
this
is
a
one-time
infusion
and
we
need
to
have
sustainable
Revenue
sources
going
forward.
I'm,
really
grateful
that
the
rep
and
so
many
of
our
Boston
delegation
members
have
been
pushing
for
our
proposal
that
has
been
up
at
the
state
house.
B
That
would
add
a
modest
transfer
fee
to
deliver
more
than
100
million
dollars
a
year.
Doubling
the
annual
funding
we
have
to
be
able
to
build
and
preserve
affordable
homes
here
in
Boston
and
with
a
particular
Focus
to
keeping
seniors
in
their
homes,
with
property,
tax
relief
as
well,
and
so
we're
going
to
keep
at
that
for
our
next
legislative
session.
But
we
did
see
that
proposal
Advance
farther
than
it's
ever
Advanced
before
this
this
session.
So
thank
you,
rep
for
your
leadership,
foreign.
B
And
chief
Dylan
mentioned
that
there
are
many
many
partners
here
are
developers
who
are
building
creating
jobs,
building
businesses
and
a
Workforce
that
reflects
our
community.
That
is
deeply
tied
to
our
neighborhoods,
that
is
wealth
building,
and
we
need
that
to
continue.
I
also
want
to
specifically
thank
some
of
our
banking
Partners,
who
have
gone
above
and
beyond
to
make
sure
that
they
are
making
financing
available,
and
we
want
to
see
every
single
Bank
in
our
ecosystem,
following
the
lead
of
some
of
the
folks
who
are
here.
B
We
have
the
ability
here
in
Boston,
to
address
the
complex
challenges
that
our
city
is
facing,
from
housing
and
homelessness,
to
Transit
access
and
climate
resilience,
and
in
fact,
when
we
work
on
this,
all
of
the
progress
accelerates
together,
it's
all
interconnected
and
for
every
family
who
gets
to
move
into
a
new,
beautiful
energy,
efficient,
healthy
and
affordable
home.
The
entire
Street
benefits
the
entire
Community
benefits,
the
entire
city
benefits
and
so
I'm.
So
grateful
for
everyone's
work.
B
D
D
We
have
plenty
of
money,
and
the
question
at
this
point
is:
what
are
you
going
to
do
with
the
money,
as
the
mayor
said,
when
a
life
one
on
a
once
in
a
lifetime
opportunity,
and
we
have
to
make
decisions
that
really
transform
really
go
combating
the
things
that
structurally
have
been
in
structural
racism
for
hundreds
of
years
and
so
doing
things
of
of
this
nature
targeting
and
being
focused
on
the
neighborhood
that
has
been
disadvantaged
for
far
too
long
is
what's
important.
I'm
also
begin
by
recognizing
Abraham
from
one
way
I
can
tell
you.
D
We
have
to
begin
now
because
even
the
conversation
such
as
you're
standing
on
a
driveway
that
didn't
initially
I
wasn't
initially
in
in
The
Proposal.
This
was
initially
two
separate
homes,
and
then
we
had
to
hear
from
the
neighbors
and
say
look.
We
are
concerned
about
this
change
in
the
character
of
this
neighborhood,
we're
concerned
about
the
parking
we're
concerned
about
the
the
driveways
and
all
of
those.
D
Those
are
conversations
that
are
real
they're
concerned
about
the
pocket
on
these
streets,
and
so
thank
you
for
doing
that,
and
thank
you
for
all
of
the
developers.
I
see
many
developers.
As
the
mayor
recognizes
already.
It
is
very
important
that
we
begin
these
conversations
and
begin
it
with
developers
that
these
programs
are
focused
on
these
programs
of
programs
on
developers
who
were
creating
opportunities
for
you
to
develop
and
build
the
strength
and
build
the
capacity.
D
I
hear
often
folks
say:
hey,
would
you
do
this
in
your
neighborhood?
You
go
to
my
car
right
now,
there's
a
little
sign
on
it
that
says
Envy.
Yes,
in
my
backyard,
that
is
what's
important
for
you
to
understand.
There's
nothing!
We're
proposing
on
my
street
we're
going
to
initially
have
this
announcement
literally
at
36
good
deal,
I
live
at
80.,
but
I'm
saying
we
built
the
house
Abraham
again
and
his
team
and
let's
build
another
one
right
next
door.
D
That
is
all
of
these
lots
are
just
like
eyesores
totally
throughout
neighbor
I,
look
across
the
street
and
say
why
aren't
we
building
on
that
piece
of
junk
right
like
we
need
to
be
thinking?
How
do
we
fill
all
of
these
City
lots
and
create
homes?
Now
the
conversation
is
always
hard
because
of
the
fact
that
almost
every
single
one
of
us
want
to
park
in
front
of
our
house
literally
like
if
you
build
this
house.
D
That
means
someone
won't
I,
won't
be
able
to
park
in
front
of
my
house
today
and
I'm
gonna,
just
say
as
we
build
these
houses
whomever's
going
to
live
in
this
house.
Abraham.
Do
me
a
favor
tell
that
person
to
please
use
the
driveway
I
have
two
houses
built
on
my
drive
on
my
street
and
neither
one
of
the
people
use
the
driveway
because
they
too
want
to
park
in
front
of
their
house
and
stop
people
from
parking.
D
D
We're
going
to
continue
to
go
back
and
forth
about
how
long
these
restriction
should
be
on.
But
the
point
is
it
created
ownership
it
created,
affordable
ownership
that
we
can
then
sell
it,
and
so
the
Black
and
Latino
caucus
we
get
with
the
governor
every
quarter
and
we
we
got
in
the
next
meeting.
I
said
hey.
If
the
city
can
do
this,
why
can't
this
state?
Why,
on
Earth?
Are
we
not
doing
this
as
well,
and
that
started
a
conversation
that
eventually
developed
and
built
out?
Simone
may
talk
about
it.
D
The
Commonwealth
Builders
program
we're
going
to
do
another
200
million
dollars
in
the
last
Economic
Development
bill,
but
it
now
creates
the
same
opportunity
across
the
Commonwealth.
Where
now
we're
going
to
be
doing
the
one
of
the
things
that
you're
going
to
hear
the
governor
talk
about
one
of
his
most
proudest
moments
or
ideas
really
stimulated
from
what
we
had
as
a
conversation,
and
we
need
to
continue
to
and
I
said
to
the
gov
that
day
look
Charlie.
We
have
done
nothing
but
affordable
rentals.
D
Since
he
had
been
in
office,
we
must
do
affordable
ownership,
and
so
that's
why
these
programs
are
very,
very
important.
Thank
you,
mayor
I'm,
going
to
try
my
best
to
even
get
that
100
million
dollar
tax
on
folks
again,
but
we
have
plenty
of
money.
We
have
plenty
of
money
and,
let's
make
sure
we
use
it
right.
Thank
you
all
for
listening
to
me.
I'm
gonna
bring
up
my
counselor,
who
am
I,
bringing
up
Brian
Noel.
E
Good
morning,
everyone
thank
you,
everyone
for
being
here:
I'm
Brian,
Worrell,
The,
District,
4,
Boston,
City
councilor.
Thank
you
for
mayor
Wu,
for
your
support
and
partnership
towards
bringing
this
huge
win
for
the
city
of
Boston,
especially
the
housing,
affordable
housing
starts
in
District
Four
right
now.
I
also
want
to
thank
Maha
Mass
dreamers
BHA
for
all
their
work,
which
has
made
Investments
like
this
possible.
My
first
ran
for
office
with
home
ownership
was
one
of
my
top
priorities.
E
As
we
all
know,
housing
prices
have
skyrocketed,
has
skyrocketed
it,
but
in
families
who
lived
in
Boston
for
generations
and
uncomfortable
uncomfortable
position
for
having
to
leave
behind
the
Deep
Roots
communities
and
proximity
to
their
families,
we
are
a
city
where
too
many
seniors
can't
afford
to
end
with
dignity
in
their
neighborhood
neighborhoods
in
our
children.
The
Next
Generation
feel
hopeless
about
the
prospect
of
being
able
to
achieve
home
ownership
this
right
here.
E
What
we
did
is
one
step
to
interrupt
the
cycle
and
help
families
in
this
District
district
with
Opera
funds
and
the
support
of
Mayor
Wu
and
many
of
my
colleagues
on
the
council.
We
have
70
Parcels
of
what
is
now
vacant
land
inside
of
District
Four,
which
will
be
created
in
housing,
stability
for
families,
but
also
serve
as
economic
Investments,
creating
jobs
and
opportunities.
E
I
believe
this
is
just
the
first
and
the
beginning
of
restorative
policies
and
Investments,
and
addressing
housing,
equity
and
tackling
the
racial
growth
Gap
here
in
Boston
and
I'm
excited
to
continue
working
with
our
housing
Partners,
the
mayor
and
by
city
council
colleagues,
to
making
this
happening
here
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Thank
you.
F
We
are.
We
are
suffering
from
displacement,
we're
struggling
from
people
who
have
a
very
difficult
time
buying
homes
in
neighborhoods
that
they
grew
up
in
that
their
families
have
grown
up
in
and
when
we
do
projects
like
this
when
we
fund
projects
like
this.
Similarly
to
that,
we
are
saying,
we
see
you,
we
are
trying
to
reach
out
to
you.
We
are
trying
to
do
the
things
necessary
to
stop
the
harm
arms
that
you
are
experiencing,
and
that
is
something
to
find
joy
in
and
to
be
happy
about.
F
They
were
like
well,
I
know
what
you
could
do
with
that
and
so
I'm
grateful
to
them.
I'm
grateful
to
The
Advocates,
who
have
been
steadfast
on
this,
even
as
some
of
them
have
been
displaced
themselves.
They
have
continued
to
fight
for
home
ownership
and
for
opportunities
here
in
this
city,
for
people
who
are
still
fighting
to
live
here
and
so
I'm
grateful
to
you
I'm
grateful
to
everybody
who
put
this
together
and
I'm
grateful
to
our
developers.
F
This
is
probably
one
of
the
only
times
you've
been
in
a
public
setting
and
got
it
clapsed,
because
I've
been
to
a
number
of
meetings
where
people
are
talking
about
the
parking
in
front
of
their
house
and
so
I'm
grateful
to
you
as
well
for
being
Partners
in
this
and
making
sure
that
we
are
creating
affordable
housing
for
our
neighbors
and
for
our
community.
So
thank
you.
Everybody.
G
G
It's
just
a
huge
win-win
to
engage
in
these
programs
and
I'm
really
grateful
for
the
support
from
the
mayor
from
Chief
Dylan.
With
these
funds,
we've
created
the
first
home
program
at
BHA,
which
will
provide
down
payment
assistance,
enhance
down
payment
assistance
of
up
to
75
000
per
household
buying
in
the
city
limits.
H
So
I
guess
I
I,
guess
I
get
a
chance
to
talk
and
add
a
few
things
if
I
go
if
I
can
kind
of
thaw
out
a
little
bit.
So
it's
great
to
be
here
one
of
the
great
things
about
coming
to
a
an
event
like
this
is
often
in
the
work
that
we
do.
It
can
be,
it
can
be
a
little
remote,
but
when
you
walk
up
to
a
building
like
this,
and
you
see
the
construction
going
on,
you
know
why
and
the
why
is,
is
what
it's
all
about.
H
So
my
name
is
Arthur
Jamison
I'm,
the
director
of
the
bpda.
We
have
a
homework,
and
and
again
not
only
did
individual
people
remind
me
of
my
homework
every
day
when
I
I
come
to
site,
but
we
see
why
we
want
to
do
the
homework
the
homework
is.
Can
we
do
this
faster?
Can
we
can
we
do
this
in
a
in
120
days?
Can
we
we're
going
to
tell
you
how
we're
going
to
be
able
to
do
this
faster?
H
Because,
if
we're
going
to
meet
the
goals
and
meet
the
challenge
and
meet
the
moment,
the
moment
where
we
have
all
these
are
for
dollars?
We
have
all
the
the
alignment
of
the
developers
and
the
people
in
the
audience
here
who
are
from
the
area
who
can
execute
our
homework
is
shortening
the
time.
The
second
part
of
our
homework
is
finding
the
land
and
making
the
land
available,
because
a
property
like
this
not
being
developed
into
a
new
home
ownership
opportunity
is
a
is
a
moment
squandered.
I
Good
morning,
good
morning,
I
I
have
so
many
different
topics.
I
was
told
I'm
supposed
to
talk
about
I,
don't
know
I'm
going
to
finish
for
us
how
to
get
out
of
this
cold.
So,
hang
on
to
your
seatbelts,
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor
for
having
me
here
today.
I
am
Simone
Crawford
and
I'm.
The
executive
director
for
the
Massachusetts,
affordable,
housing,
Alliance
Maha,
is
a
Grassroots
organization
of
tenants
on
buyers
and
homeowners
who
fight
together
for
more
access
to
Affordable
and
sustainable
homeownership.
I
When
mayor
Wu
came
to
our
office
back
in
April,
we
were
to
announce
the
city's
historic
commitment
of
106
million
dollars
for
home
ownership.
We
knew
this
would
be
life-changing
for
so
many
people,
thousands
of
potential
home
buyers,
came
to
Maha
year
after
year
seeking
the
stability
and
security
that
only
homeownership
can
provide.
I
We're
proud
to
help
people
access
the
unprecedented
down
payment
and
closing
cost
assistance,
resources
that
are
now
available
to
expand
and
enhance
one
plus
Boston
and
most
especially,
to
help
first-generational
buyers
prepare
for
home
ownership
and
access
a
five
to
one
match
of
their
savings.
We
have
new
funding
from
the
city
of
Boston
of
1.5
million
dollars
through.
I
Ma
has
raised
conscious,
stash
program
was
created
to
level
the
playing
field
for
first
generation
home
buyers,
who
often
do
not
have
the
bank
of
mom
and
dad
to
rely
on
the
city
of
Boston's.
Continued
support
of
sash
will
have
a
great
effect
on
the
program
and
its
participants
back
in
2019
when
stash
started
with
the
support
of
Boston
Children's
Hospital
Community
collaborative
initiative.
I
I
I
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
first
thank
our
own
buyers,
Union
member.
That
has
come
to
several
meetings
to
make
this
possible
a
huge.
Thank
you
to
me
who
listened
to
Chief
Dylan
the
mayor's
office
of
Housing
and
her
team.
They
wrestling
homes
has
been
so
supportive,
along
with
several
well
all
of
our
city,
councilors,
and
several
state
representative
that
you
know
will
remain
nameless
because
they're
just
so
many
we
have
with
us
here:
Boston
Children's,
Hospital,
John
Reardon.
I
I
want
to
continue
to
say
thank
you
to
all
of
our
stakeholders,
our
private
funders,
our
individual
donors
and
everyone
that
see
this
vision
and
knew
that
it
is
possible
and
see
the
need
for
not
just
you
know.
Yes,
we
have
a
need
for
the
black
and
brown
individuals
within
the
city,
but
we
have
deeper
need
for
those
that
have
been
locked
out
of
generational
wealth
by
not
being
able
to
purchase
a
home
because
they
were
just
not
afforded
the
opportunity
I'm
very
happy
to
see
as
a
first-gen
home
buyer
I
can
stand
there.
I
D
So
the
first
thing
I
said
to
the
mayor:
for
those
who
didn't
hear:
how
do
we
make
sure
the
folks
who
are
from
this
neighborhood
are
not
priced
out,
as
mentioned?
All
of
us
grew
up
here:
councilworld
myself
and
Arroyo.
The
first
thing,
one
of
the
first
things
we
did
is
we
challenged
a
team
of
who
they're
going
to
outreach
to.
When
literally
said,
we
want
the
folks
who
live
closest
to
these
properties
to
be
who
are
going
to
outreach
to,
and
not
just
to
the
owners.
D
We
want
to
make
sure
the
renters
also
get
a
mailer
and
I
think
we
sent
out
what
20
000.
It
was
a
big
number
20
000
mailers
over
the
last
week
to
ensure
that
those
are
the
folks
who
were
outreaching
to
quite
frankly,
as
I
said
in
my
my
remarks.
I
don't
want.
All
of
us
continue
to
go,
I
didn't
say
it,
but
I
was
thinking
that
going
out
to
Brockton
Randolph
student
and
all
of
those
other
places.
D
We
want
to
be
there
if
you
live
on
Crossman
come
over
here
and
look
at
this
property.
If
you
live
on
Babson
come
over
here.
If
you
live
on
good
Dale,
where
I
am
look
at
the
good
Dale
property,
and
so
we're
hoping
that's,
why
I
was
saying
to
the
matter.
First
thing,
I
said,
is
to
remind
everyone
10
o'clock
tomorrow
morning.
D
F
In
in
Council
row,
so
I
grew
up
here
in
High
Park
and
almost
everybody
that
I've
grown
up
with
has
actually
moved
to
other
neighborhoods
and
in
other
I
call
them
neighborhoods.
That's
probably
a
problem,
because
there's
cities
and
towns,
other
cities
and
towns
outside
of
Boston
for
affordable
housing.
I
myself
was
renting
and
actually
got
moved
when
before
I
was
an
elected
official
I
was
a
bus,
a
public
defender
and
I
actually
got
out
priced
on.
F
School
just
got
my
first
job
as
a
public
defender.
I
want
to
buy
a
home
in
Boston,
so
I
went
to
a
first
time.
Home
buyer
program
went
through
the
whole
course
and
then
they
said
yeah
we'll
give
you
like
three
percent,
like
with
caps
of
like
20
000,
and
you
already
got
to
have
the
down
payment
and
I've
ever
been
like
well
Ben.
F
But
one
of
the
things
about
this
country
is
that
it
has
not
been
very
Equitable,
and
so,
when
we
talk
about
making
things
economically
available,
you're
gonna
find
that
that
is
often
very
much
like
making
it
available
and
accessible
to
those
communities,
because
we
have
been
locked
out
of
generational
wealth.
We've
been
locked
out
of
the
ability
to
have
savings.
F
We've
been
locked
out
of
those
things
when
we
talk
about
that
study
for
Boston,
about
net
worth
250
000
for
a
white
family,
eight
dollars
for
a
black
family,
zero
dollars
for
a
Dominican
family,
a
lot
of
that
Network
worth
comes
back
to
whether
or
not
you
own
property,
and
whether
or
not
you
have
access
to
property
and
so
doing
things
like
this
allows
people
who
have
come
to
these
communities.
This
is
actually
I.
Believe
Mattapan,
where
you
stand
right
now,
is
the
highest
home
ownership
for
African
Americans
in
the
city
of
Boston.
F
To
address
that,
whether
it's
making
sure
that
we're
creating
programs
like
this
that
not
only
build
the
buildings
but
also
create
accessibility
for
people
to
fund
the
purchase
of
those
buildings
is
incredibly
important
and
it's
in
making
sure
we're
reaching
out
to
the
community's
most
impacted,
like
matapan,
like
Roxbury,
like
High
Park,
like
all
of
these
communities
that
have
seen
displacement
and
generational
displacement,
it's
incredibly
important
to
do
that
as
well.
So
I
think
we
are
taking
those
boxes.
F
E
To
Echo
some
of
my
things
that
my
colleagues
I
grew
up
here
in
Dorchester
and
I
did
real
estate
for
20
years
and
as
a
real
estate
agent
I
was
you
know,
seeing
that
the
price
point
here
in
Boston
was
too
high
for
a
lot
of
our
families.
So
a
lot
of
our
families
are
moving
out
to
Brockton
Randolph
still
in
other
towns.
E
In
order
to
be
able
to
increase
doubt
increase
home
ownership
in
black
and
brown
communities,
and
as
we
continue
to
do
that
and
put
that
more
creative
ways
of
how
we
could
a
relief
and
hopefully
gain
more
support
from
our
local
institutions
to
create
products
for
our
black
and
brown
families
that
speak
to
their
economic
mobilities.
The
better.
We
are
going
to
be
able
to
make
that
a
reality
here
in
the
city
of
Boston.
B
Now
through
a
partnership
with
city
funding
and
cdc's
and
Community
leader
partner
organizations.
Those
114
families
are
now
in
permanently
affordable.
Homes
like
they
didn't
have
to
pack
up
a
box
or
anything,
but
the
weight
off
of
their
shoulders
is
huge.
I
went
through
a
period
in
my
life
where
every
single
year
we
packed
up
and
moved
to
a
different
place,
renting,
isn't
that
life
changes
displaced
out
of
certain
neighborhoods,
and
it's
just
it
becomes
a
mentality
where
everything
else
in
your
life
is
affected.
B
If
you
can't
just
feel
at
home
and
relaxed
and
it
impacts
your
job,
it
impacts
your
family,
it's
everything,
and
so
the
the
benefits
go
far
beyond
even
just
the
family's
bank
accounts
and
what
they'll
save.
Although
that
is
huge,
it's
it's
really
a
cruise
to
the
entire
community.
Other
questions,
yes,
sir.
E
B
Some
of
those
snow
contracts
now
are
guaranteed
to
go
to
black
or
brown
owned
companies
in
in
doing
the
work
that
benefits
our
whole
neighborhood
all
of
our
communities
and
so
bit
by
bit.
We're
trying
to
put
down
those
pieces
but
I
know
that's
that's
a
priority
for
all
of
us
across
every
level.
Yep.
D
D
We're
making
sure
that
we're
getting
into
all
of
the
neighborhood
groups
as
well,
and
not
just
putting
this
out
just
online
but
being
intentional
about
getting
in
the
neighborhood
groups
and
asking
them
and
telling
them
please
you're,
very
active
in
your
neighborhood,
go
out
and
knock
on
doors
when
you're
getting
information
out
about
your
neighborhood
group,
but
also
about
these
opportunities
for
ownership
ownership.
We
think
this
is
vital
and
we
think
this
is
critical.