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A
B
Good
morning,
thank
you
so
much
everybody
for
being
here.
My
name
is
Jennifer
McCracken
and
I
am
the
head
pastor
of
the
Mana
Community,
which
is
a
community
for
unhoused
and
unsheltered
folks,
here
in
the
city
of
Boston.
We
are
so
delighted
to
have
you
all
here
today
at
the
Cathedral
Church
of
Saint
Paul,
for
this
amazing
announcement.
So
thank
you.
Everybody
for
being
here
and
I
am
so
honored
to
introduce
my
friend
and
Boston's
chief
of
housing,
Sheila
Dillon.
B
Thank
you,
Reverend
McCracken,
and
thank
you
for
you
and
all
the
colleagues
here
at
St,
Paul's
Cathedral.
We
have
learned
a
lot
from
you
and
I
I.
You
really
are
the
example
for
so
many
institutions
in
Boston
what
you
do
with
our
unsheltered
population.
So
I
just
really
really
want
to.
Thank
you
so
so
much
for
your
work.
B
So
for
folks
that
don't
know
me,
my
name
is
Sheila
Dillon
I
am
chief
of
housing
for
the
city
of
Boston
and
I'm
really
happy
to
be
here
today.
I
was
worried
about
there
not
being
a
crowd
last
night,
so
I'm
texting,
everybody
hey.
Could
you
please
show
up?
Can
you
please
show
up
it's
kind
of
important.
B
We
are
a
community
and
I
walked
in
I
was
like
I
did
not
need
to
be
nervous
at
all,
so
that's
great,
but
the
first
Speaker
is
the
one
who's
going
to
make
this
all
very
official,
so
I'd
like
to
introduce
Richard
Cho,
who
is
senior
advisor
to
HUD
secretary
Marcia
fudge
in
his
in
this
role,
a
very,
very
important
role,
National
role.
He
advises
designs
and
advances
our
strategies
as
a
country
on
how
to
get
our
unsheltered
and
our
shelter
our
people.
C
C
This
is
a
city
that
believes
that
every
Bostonian
and
every
American
deserves
to
have
a
safe
and
stable
place
to
call
home
and
I'm
really
pleased
that
I
work
for
a
president
and
for
a
HUD
secretary,
Marcia
fudge,
who
also
believes
that
homelessness
has
no
place
in
America
the
greatest
nation.
On
Earth
and
from
day.
One
of
this
Administration,
the
president
and
secretary
fudge
have
prioritized
efforts
to
end
homelessness
in
President
Biden's,
first
legislative
initiative,
the
American
Rescue
plan
he
put
in
10
billion
dollars.
C
There
are
people
who
are
experiencing
what
we
call
unsheltered
homelessness,
and
we
know
that
over
the
last
few
years
we've
seen
rates
of
unshiltered
homelessness
rise
in
this
country,
and
so
this
administration's
leaned
in
and
said
we
need.
We
know
that
we
can't
address
unsheltered
homelessness
without
specific
resources
and
strategies
to
reach
those
very
vulnerable
people
who
are
suffering
who
are
neighbors
but
who
have
significant
health
challenges
and
face
greater
risk
of
mortality.
C
And
so
the
latest
step
in
that
HUD
has
taken
to
address
the
crisis
of
homelessness,
is
to
lean
in
and
help
communities
address
the
crisis
of
unsheltered
homelessness.
A
few
weeks
ago,
we
announced
Awards
to
about
62
communities
who
are
receiving
486
million
dollars
in
Grant
dollars
to
pay
for
permanent
housing,
Supportive,
Services,
homeless
Outreach,
and
to
leverage
Partnerships
with
health
care
and
public
housing
agencies.
C
C
And
it
was
I
think
this
is
a
really
unprecedented
step
that
we
took
where
we
coordinated,
Grant
dollars
that
are
provided
through
one
part
of
Hud,
with
housing
vouchers
that
are
provided
through
Danielle's
part
of
Hud
and
coordinated
those
through
a
coordinated
allocation
to
help
communities
specifically
address
the
crisis
of
unsheltered
homelessness.
People
in
encampments,
people
who
sleep
in
vehicles
and
people
who
sleep
on
the
streets.
C
C
C
Alongside
an
allocation
to
both
Boston
and
the
state
of
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
for
over
700
stability,
vouchers
that
we've
coordinated
and
together,
these
resources
will
enable
the
city
of
Boston
to
address
the
crisis
of
unsheltered
homelessness.
Again
I
know.
The
mayor
has
taken
incredible
leadership
in
addressing
homelessness,
not
only
through
house
America,
but
also
in
the
efforts
to
address
the
mass
and
cast
encampment
and
to
bring
more
housing
resources
to
people
who
are
sleeping
in
the
streets
as.
B
Well,
as
shelters
I'm
really
pleased
that
we're
able
to
provide
this
is
not
a
gift
mayor,
but
an
investment
in
your
work,
additional
resources
that
will
enable
you
to
finish
the
job
of
bringing
people
not
only
from
streets
and
into
temporary
housing,
But,
ultimately
into
permanent
homes
with
the
Supportive
Services,
they
need
to
rebuild
their
lives.
So,
on
behalf
of
Hud
secretary
fudge,
President
Biden
vice
president
Harris
I
just
want
to
congratulate
city
of
Boston
on
this
incredible
historic
award
and
wish
you
continued
success
in
your
efforts
to
address
homelessness.
B
As
Richard
said,
this
funding
was
extremely
competitive
and
many
City
departments
came
together
to
put
together
this
impactful
application.
First,
the
mayor's
office
of
housing
I
just
want
to
recognize
Lila,
Bernstein,
Jim,
green
Via,
Maria,
Rick
Wilson
and
many
other
critical
staff
that
are
here,
but
there
are
too
many
to
mention.
We
also
work
very
closely
with
the
BHA
who
is
bringing
a
significant
amount
of
housing,
resources
and
expertise
to
this
effort.
I
especially
want
to
recognize
administrator
Kate,
Bennett,
David,
gleish,
Gail,
Livingston,
Barbara,
Sheeran
and
Joe.
B
I
would
be
amiss
if
I
didn't
mention
our
public
Health
commission,
Boston,
Public
Health
commission,
who
was
very
supportive
of
this
effort
and
is
in
very
important
strategic
partner.
Michelle
Clark,
Jerry,
Thomas
and
I
just
saw
Dr
ojikuto.
Yes,
it's
wonderful
that
you
are
here
and
really
are
going
to
be
so
important
as
we
work
to
continue
to
work
to
get
our
unsheltered
off
the
street.
So
I
really
want
to
thank
them
for
their
ongoing
support.
B
B
D
Very
focused
on
our
homeless.
It
goes
without
saying
that
mayor
Wu
has
made
a
commitment
to
housing,
our
unsheltered
populations.
She
knows
well
and
and
we're
getting
some
of
the
pushback
from
some
of
the
communities
Etc,
but
knows
well
that
to
end
homelessness,
we
have
to
build
Supportive
Housing.
We
have
to
place
our
homeless
in
units.
She
also
knows
that
we
really
need
the
support
of
all
of
our
health
and
Behavioral
Health
institutions
to
make
sure
those
Tendencies
are
successful.
So
without
further
Ado
mayor
Wu.
D
D
It
wasn't
that
long
ago
that
we
were
right
outside
on
the
streets
here
in
Boston
during
the
annual
census
of
unsheltered
residents
here
in
the
city
and
the
fact
that
you
took
the
time
to
come
to
Boston,
then,
along
with
your
team
members,
really
shows
just
how
much
you
and
this
Administration
are
boots
on
the
ground
in
seeing
what's
happening,
City
by
City
And,
then
providing
the
resources
to
help
us
be
the
best
possible
partners
that
we
can
so
we're.
So
grateful
and
so
honored
to
to
see
you
here
once
again.
D
Thank
you
to
all
the
team
members
that
our
great
Chief
just
highlighted
across
many
different
departments
and
cabinets
in
City
Hall.
We
truly
are
tackling
this
as
an
interconnected,
intersectional
cross,
Silo
necessity
for
residents
and
and
the
city,
and
thank
you
so
much
to
Reverend
McCracken
and
everyone
at
St
Paul's
for
for
hosting
us
here
and,
more
importantly,
for
making
the
space
one
where
our
unhoused
residents
can
also
seek
shelter
and
services
through
your
partnership
with
back
home.
So
thank
you
for
your
leadership.
D
Foreign
I
think
what
you
may
hear
from
everyone
who
will
be
speaking
up
here
today:
incredible
leaders
who
have
seen
firsthand
the
impacts,
the
challenges
the
needs
and
are
coming
at
this
from
every
angle,
from
the
housing
side
from
the
health
side
from
the
community
side.
This
is
the
most
pressing
challenge
of
our
city
of
our
country,
but
save
right
now
and
end
of
our
time.
D
Housing
is
the
foundation
for
everything
else
that
we
are
trying
to
do
to
keep
communities
healthy
and
safe
and
connected,
and
here
in
Boston
that
means
we
are
putting
every
ounce
of
energy
every
tool.
Every
resource
trying
to
grab
onto
every
lever
to
move
us
in
a
Direction
Where
We
can
truly
be
a
city
that
models
what
it
means
to
end
homelessness,
to
provide
housing
for
people
from
every
step
along
the
income
spectrum
and
to
make
every
neighborhood
in
Boston
a
welcoming,
safe
and
thriving
community.
D
D
We're
going
very
carefully
through
our
zoning
code
to
make
it
easier
and
more
predictable
to
build
housing
and
make
it
affordable,
we're
putting
up
city-owned
land
and
have
looked
at
every
square
foot
of
Municipal
land
or
existing
buildings
for
redevelopment
or
parking
lots
that
the
Sydney
may
own.
That
could
be
homes
to
hundreds.
Thousands
of
residents
who
deserve
to
have
every
opportunity
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
we're
partnering
with
organizations
like
the
Pine
Street
Inn,
as
they
are
living
out
their
strategies
and
and
National
success
in
demonstrating
housing.
First.
D
And
we're
looking
to
stabilize
Boston's
renters
in
their
homes
to
generate
more
resources
through
State
legislation
like
a
transfer
fee.
That
would
enable
us
to
keep
this
funding
stream
going
even
after
the
arpa
program
and
some
of
the
federal
the
pandemic
recovery
programs
are
have
ended.
We
need
to
sustain
this
momentum
long
past
the
covid
recovery
period
and
we're
also
looking
to
provide
that
greatest
form
of
stability,
providing
ways
to
make
it
easier
for
people
to
become
homeowners
directly
from
the
Boston
Housing
Authority,
directly
from
Community
Partnerships,
assisting
people
with
down
payments
and
and
mortgages.
D
D
D
Once
they've
moved
in
this
16
and
a
half
million
dollar
Grant
from
HUD
that
we're
celebrating
here
today
will
help
Boston
build
on
that
work
and
bring
Partners
together
around
an
intentional
Citywide
plan
to
end
unsheltered
homelessness.
These
funds
will
create
new
permanent
Supportive
Housing
units
and
connect
existing
housing
with
more
wraparound
services.
D
Our
partners
in
the
healthcare
sector
and
our
Continuum
of
Care
Network
have
been
providing
this
for
years
and
I
want
to
thank
the
many
partners
here
from
that
sector
and
funders
who
are
here
today
for
committing
and
partnering
to
to
invest
more
than
18
million
dollars
to
help
formally
unhoused
residents
stabilize
in
housing
and
improve
their
health.
We're
also
working
with
residents
with
lived
experience
of
homelessness,
to
better
understand
the
challenges
and
better
provide
resources
and
services
to
close
gaps
and
build
out
that
network
of
care.
D
With
this
funding
from
HUD,
we
are
putting
resources
to
meeting
unhoused
residents
where
they
are
and
tackling
each
of
these
challenges
from
building
more
permanent
housing
units
to
maintaining
the
units
that
we
have
to
creating
low
barrier,
housing
vouchers
and
medical
stabilization
services,
and
so
I
want
to
congratulate
the
organizations
who
are
receiving
this
grant.
Elliott
Human
Services,
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
Pine,
Street,
Inn
ecumenical
social
action
committee
and
family
Aid,
Boston.
D
B
To
the
U.S
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development,
our
partners
at
the
state
and
all
of
our
non-profit
and
Health
Care
Partners
for
recognizing
that
there
is
no
single
solution
for
homelessness,
no
single
organization,
department
or
Administration.
That
can
do
this
alone,
but
that
it
must
be
done,
and
we
must
solve
this
together
and
so
we're
very
excited
to
combine
efforts,
combine
resources
and
Tackle
every
aspect
of
this
challenge
together,
so
that
each
of
our
residents
has
the
care,
comfort
and
community
that
they
deserve
right
here
in
Boston.
Thank
you.
E
E
The
simple
quote
has
always
instilled
Hope
and
Faith
in
Me
that
all
things
will
work
out.
Terry
and
I
needed
this
faith,
and
this
hope
when
we
came
to
Boston
in
the
November
of
2017,
because
all
we
had
was
the
clothes
on
our
back.
We
were
homeless
and
after
my
mother
we
lived
in
Kentucky
and
after
my
mother
passed
away
and
we
lost
our
home,
we
came
to
Boston
for
a
new
start
after
Terry's
sister
sinned
for
us
and
told
us
we
could
stay
with
her
until
we
got
on
our
feet.
E
Well,
our
stay
was
cut
short
because
after
only
nine
days
she
put
us
out
to
this
very
day.
We
don't
know
why
she
did
this,
especially
after
a
24
inch,
snowfall
and
wind
chill
factor
of
four
degrees,
and
at
this
time
it
was
not
easy
for
me
to
walk,
because
I
had
to
use
a
walker
and
Terry
had
a
hip
replaced
that
would
lock
up
on
him
whenever
he
got
cold.
E
This
went
on
for
three
days
until
we
got
in
touch
with
his
cousin
in
Charlestown
and
who
told
us
we
were
welcome
to
come
and
stay
with
her,
but
again
in
only
two
weeks
after
we
were
there,
she
put
us
out
in
another
Soul
storm
and
major
wind.
We
found
ourselves
again
walking
the
streets,
the
Back,
Bay,
Area
and
Copley
Terry
never
rested
he
always
he
always
was
stayed
awake
watching
out,
making
sure
that
I
was
safe,
and
so
after
we
were
put
out
by
his
cousin
in
Charlestown.
E
E
After
finally,
making
it
into
the
into
Woods
Mullen
in
the
dark
and
Terry
was
sure
I
was
safe
and
I
had
a
bed.
He
decided
he
left
to
go
and
find
112
on
his
own
in
the
dark.
This
was
dramatic
because,
upon
entering
the
shelter,
the
first
thing
we
were
told
was,
it
would
be
five
years
before
a
week
we
could
get
a
home,
imagine
being
separated
from
the
one
you
love
for
five
years.
E
E
E
Nothing
can
replace
the
feeling
of
having
your
own
place
and
everyone,
and
everyone
deserves
A
Home
of
Their
Own,
which
is
why,
when
the
moh
Jim
green,
Lila
and
Bia
came
to
back
home
and
asked
if
we
would
like
to
help
review
the
proposals
being
submitted
to
HUD
for
the
16.5
mil
we
get
back
home.
Consider
this
a
challenge:
The
Wharf
undertaking
for
our
brothers
and
sisters
on
the
street,
who
didn't
have
the
support
of
loved
ones
or
faith
in
Jehovah.
That
brings
great
hope
and
strength.
E
E
B
A
Home
of
Their
Own,
and
that
is
why
Terry
and
I
and
the
rest
of
my
back
home
committee
were
honored
and
pleased
to
help
review
the
grant
proposal
that
the
city
of
Boston
submitted
to
the
U.S
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development,
and
just
like
to
say.
Thank
you
again
for
this
gift
and
we
look
forward
to
continued
collaboration
from
between
back
home
and
the
City
of
Boston
to
help
our
most
vulnerable
neighbors.
And
thank
you.
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
Delfina
the
work
from
back
home
is
really
like.
I've
said,
but
I'll
say
it
again.
It
is
invaluable
and
it
gives
it
grounds
us
and
it
gives
us
such
good
advice
and
all
of
our
work
I'd
like
now
to
just
introduce
Keith
Wales
director
of
homelessness
and
Outreach
Services
at
the
Elliott
Community
Health
Center
I'd
like
to
call
them
up
to
speak,
but
before
I
do
that
I
can
honestly
say
that
Keith
and
his
team
and
I
wrote
this
this
morning
and
I
thought
twice.
F
It
and
I'll
stand
by
it:
they're
able
to
successfully
house
individuals
with
significant
barriers,
and
they
rarely
give
up
even
when
the
odds
seem
insurmountable.
They
take
on
some
of
the
hardest
cases
with
some
of
the
individuals
that
have
been
through
so
much
and
it's
it's
difficult.
It's
a
tough
housing
climate
in
Boston,
but
they
they
don't
give
up.
They
continue
to
work,
they
work
with
landlords,
they
get
landlords
to
accept
and
I
just
I
can't
thank
them
enough
for
their
partnership.
So
please
keep.
F
Good
morning,
everybody
we
at
Elliott
are
grateful
and
proud
to
be
in
partnership
with,
with
mayor
Wu,
the
city
of
Boston
and
HUD,
to
implement
the
next
chapter
of
innovative
Housing
Solutions
for
the
most
vulnerable
Among
Us
behind
each
person
who
becomes
housed,
there's
a
village
that
includes
highly
supported
and
supportive
and
dedicated
City
officials
and
teams,
state
agencies
and
key
Partnerships
with
community-based
providers
across
this
wonderful
City,
many
of
whom
are
in
this
room.
The
collaboration
across
these
entities,
especially
with
the
Massachusetts
housing
and
shelter
Alliance
Commonwealth
Care
Alliance,
has
been
the
light.
F
F
The
I'd,
also
like
to
take
a
brief
moment
to
thank
Elliot's
boston-based
leadership,
who
are
many
of
are
in
this
room
with
unwavering
compassion,
creativity
and
unrelenting
determination.
You
breathe
life
into
the
our
Collective
ideas
and
I
could
not
be
more
honored
and
privileged
to
to
work.
Alongside
of
you,
I'd
also
like
to
thank
Elliot's
leadership,
including
my
own
supervisor,
Aaron
Katz,
who's
who's
here
for
their
flexibility,
their
support
and
at
times
their
patients.
F
B
Our
partners,
within
this
wonderful
initiative,
we
will
create
a
Supportive
Housing
model
that
addresses
underlying
behavioral
health
and
medical
concerns
at
a
new
level,
a
model
we
hope
to
replicate
with
time.
In
closing,
my
in
my
26
years
of
Human
Services
work
I
have
never
been
more
optimistic
about
the
road
ahead.
I.
Thank
you
all
in
this
room
in
the
city
of
Boston,
mayor
Wu,
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart.
For
this
opportunity
we
will
not
let
you
down.
Thank
you.
B
I
believe
that
to
be
true
I,
don't
so
we're
coming
to
an
end.
But
as
the
mayor
mentioned,
this
application
was
successful
because
the
number
of
Health
Care
Providers
and
institutions
that
committed
over
18
million
dollars
in
health
care
to
assist
our
unsheltered
populations.
It
is
their
ability
to
see
the
intersection
of
health
and
housing
that
will
make
this
effort
truly
a
success.
B
G
G
G
This
announcement,
I
am
so
pleased
to
be
here
not
only
on
behalf
of
Mass
General
Brigham
and
the
incredibly
robust
Healthcare
organizations
across
the
city
and
the
state
to
be
able
to
join
in
this
exciting
announcement
and
to
join
the
city
of
Boston,
the
U.S
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development,
and
all
of
you
in
our
ongoing
efforts
to
address
homelessness
in
Boston
as
a
pediatrician
who
has
cared
for
children
of
the
city
of
Boston
for
over
25
years.
As
a
community
health
practitioner,
I
can
tell
you
that
what
the
mayor
said
is
absolutely
true.
G
Homelessness
is
foundational
homelessness.
Unsheltered
homelessness
means
far
more
than
not
just
having
a
place
to
call
home.
My
own
patients,
the
patients
that
I
care
for
the
children
that
I
care
for
the
patients
that
we
develop,
Community
programs
with
addiction
we
are
struggling
with
substance
use
disorder,
homelessness
is
connected
to
declines
in
physical
and
mental
health
and
high
rates
of
chronic
illnesses.
I
can
tell
you
that
the
children
that
I
have
cared
for
over
my
25
years
of
being
a
pediatrician
in
this
city.
G
So,
as
many
of
you
know,
we
broke
round
and
thank
you
mayor
Wu,
for
for
joining
us.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts,
General
Hospital
began
construction
last
year
of
a
new
clinical
building
in
Boston,
and
this
project
has
brought
millions
of
dollars
will
bring
millions
of
dollars
in
funding
for
Community
Health
representing
a
historic
investment
in
our
community.
We
at
Mass
General
Brigham
are
incredibly
proud,
as
I
said
that
one
of
the
first
commitments
and
Investments
was
for
this
opportunity
and
to
lend
our
support
to
the
city
to
be
able
to
to
apply
for
this.
G
Grant
and
I
cannot
thank
the
HUD,
the
Housing
and
Urban
Development
enough
for
for
recognizing
the
leadership
of
Boston
and
our
organizations
and
coming
together
for
this.
So
I
cannot
thank
enough.
Our
community
Advisory
board
members,
some
of
whom
are
here
today
to
recognize
what
an
incredible
opportunity
this
was
to
lend
our
support.
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
the
members
of
our
community
health,
Team,
Leslie
Alder
to
here
and
Sally
Mason
Beamer
from
our
leadership
at
Massachusetts,
General
Hospital.
G
B
The
city
of
Boston
and
for
those
who
are
experiencing
unsheltered
homelessness,
we're
thankful
for
your
leadership,
your
engagement
with
the
community.
Your
recognition
that
we
need
to
tackle
housing
is
the
root
cause
for
the
crisis
and
for
the
support
you
are
seeking
every
day
to
provide
those
who
are
experiencing
homelessness.
We
look
forward
to
working
alongside
all
of
you
to
caring
for
those
patients
and
for
the
community
members
who
need
us
most
and
being
your
partners
throughout
the
entire
process.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
having
us
and
for
allowing.
H
Thank
you.
Thank
you
to
all
the
health
organizations
that
have
really
stepped
up
before
we
close
I
do
want
to
recognize
Senator
Edwards,
who
is
here
from
the
state
and
do
you
want
to
come
up
Lydia
and
just
say
a
few
words
Senator
Edwards
newly
elected
Senator,
but
I
already
feel
like
we've
got
a
housing
champion
at
the
state,
which
is
calling
a
lot
we're
going
to
get
additional
resources
and
very
important
legislation
passed
I'm,
counting
on
it.
H
The
return
on
that
investment
is
immeasurable.
It's
about
people
recover
better
when
they
are
housed.
People
learn
better
children,
learn
better
when
they're
housed
people
are
healthier
in
their
house.
It's
a
mental
health
issue,
it's
a
health
issue
period
to
have
housing,
and
so
it
is
just
incredible
to
be
part
of
that
partnership.
Yes,
I
have
my
eye
on
the
ball
mayor.
Wu
transfer
fee
I'm
on
it.
Yes,
we
have
a
lot
of
things
to
work
on
just.
B
To
let
you
know
at
the
State
House,
the
house
has
done
their
budget.
It's
a
lot
of
invest
in
housing.
The
Senate,
which
I'm
part
of
will
be
doing
that
to
complement,
but
what
we,
what
I
saw
working
here?
What
all
of
you
see
as
city
workers
working
here
is
that
a
housing
crisis
in
Boston
is
a
Statewide
housing
process,
a
housing
crisis.
B
B
Thank
you
and
we
do
expect
big
things,
so
there
is
some
pressure
just
I'm
going
to
close
now,
but
on
a
very
personal
note.
I
do
want
to
thank
HUD
once
again
for
the
opportunity
and
believing
in
the
Boston
Community.
We
are
not
going
to.
Let
you
down
and
I
also
want
to
thank
all
the
providers
that
are
here
today
that
are
going
to
be
doing
this
work.