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From YouTube: City of Boston & HUD Announcement
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Mayor Walsh, elected officials, and and members of Bridge Over Troubled Waters Inc. join downtown to announce a $4.9 million grant to fight chronic youth homelessness. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the City of Boston with this grant to support a wide range of housing programs.
A
A
Okay,
hey
everyone
hey
welcome,
I
did
the
AC
is
really
like
cold
in
here,
so
I'm
gonna
go
fast,
hello,
everyone,
my
name
is
Elizabeth
Jackson
I'm,
the
executive
director
for
bridge
over
troubled
waters,
a
long-term
provider
of
housing
and
support
services
for
youth
at
risk
and
for
youth
who
are
experiencing
homelessness.
We
are
thrilled
thrilled
and
welcome
to
have
the
everyone
yeah.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
C
C
C
It
feels
I,
think
surreal.
There
were
so
many
moments
during
the
Y
HDB
process.
From
our
initial
meeting,
where
we
sort
of
kicked
off
the
work,
beginning
sort
of
feeling
activated
around
this
idea
that
we
might
win,
we
might
win
and
then
sort
of
getting
into
the
work
and
being
like
wow.
This
is
so
much
we're
going
to
keep
doing
this,
even
if
we
don't
win
and
then
getting
to
the
point
as
a
community
of
being
like.
We
have
to
do
this
and
winning
doesn't
even
matter
anymore.
C
C
Our
physical
and
behavioral
health
partners,
our
justice
in
law
enforcement,
affordable
housing,
our
communities
of
faith,
and
so
many
others.
The
list
would
be
too
long.
What
we've
been
doing
over
the
past
year
has
been
remarkable.
We
have
taken
some
of
the
strongest
providers,
some
of
the
strongest
agencies
and
strung
some
of
the
strongest
advocates
and
members
of
the
youth
system
from
the
young
people
experiencing
homelessness
to
anybody
in
everybody
surrounding
this
issue
to
come
together
to
really
build
a
system
that
works
for
young
people.
We
have
a
sense
of
urgency.
C
In
that
process,
we
have
broken
out
all
the
expertise,
some
of
its
represented
in
this
room,
some
of
it
outside
this
room
into
committees.
We
have
our
funders
committee,
which
is
incredible:
busting
our
barriers
and
helping
us
find
the
dollars
to
support
some
of
these
innovative
and
creative
solutions
that
we're
developing.
We
have
our
executive
committee,
so
the
decision-makers
that
are
able
to
sort
of
kick
down
the
doors
and
kick
down
those
barriers
for
us
at
the
program
and
in
the
higher
higher
system
levels.
D
Amazing
energy
to
follow.
That's
amazing!
Thank
you
for
the
introduction
and
good
afternoon.
Everyone
I
am
a
so
excited
to
be
here
today.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity.
I
want
to
recognize
and
thank
you,
mayor
walls
for
your
outstanding
leadership
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
the
entire
city
of
Boston,
miss
Sheila,
Dillon,
Lila
Bernstein,
your
innovative
work
and
your
commitment
to
increasing,
affordable
housing
and
ending
homelessness
is
making
a
difference.
Thank
you.
D
I
also
want
to
thank
Elizabeth,
Jackson
Oh,
miss
Dynamo
and
the
bridge
over
troubled
waters
team
not
only
for
hosting
us
today,
but
giving
me
just
sort
of
an
amazing
tour
of
your
facilities.
It's
incredibly
impressive
and
thank
you
for
the
great
work.
Thank
you
all
for
all
that
you
do,
especially
all
the
partners
and
the
youth
in
the
room
for
everything
you
do
every
day
to
advance
the
ending
of
homelessness,
and
especially
the
ending
of
homelessness
for
youth
in
the
city
of
Boston
to
our
young
people.
D
Here
today
you
are
the
reason
we
are
here
today,
I'm
thrilled,
to
announce
an
important
new
investment
in
our
common
cause
to
confront
and
ultimately
eliminate
youth
homelessness.
But
maybe,
more
importantly,
we
come
together
today
to
make
a
common
statement
about
this
problem
of
youth
homelessness.
We
do
not
accept
young
people
living
on
the
streets
or
a
living
in
shelters.
We
not
consider
if
you
will,
if
your
family
was
impacted
by
homelessness.
It
is
not
something
that
we
should
allow
and
without
the
systems
of
care
that
we
all
need
to
thrive
and
become
successful.
D
We
must
make
a
difference
for
the
youth
young
people
experiencing
unsheltered
homelessness
or
young
people
who
come
into
our
shelter
system
are
often
victims
of
abuse,
disconnected
from
their
families
or
aging
out
of
foster
care.
Their
needs
are
different
than
other
populations,
and
so
we're
always
looking
for
innovative
new
approaches
that
are
targeted
to
the
unique
challenges
of
youth
homelessness,
simply
put
young
people,
our
most
precious
precious
resource
who
struggle
to
call
a
place
home
need
us.
D
So
today
we
further
commit
ourselves
to
develop
and
sustain
a
system
of
care
that
offers
real
solutions
for
young
people,
ending
their
homelessness
or
better,
yet
preventing
it
from
occurring
in
the
first
place.
That
is
why
I'm
a
pleased
very
pleased
to
announce
the
award
of
4.9
million
dollars
to
help
Arthur.
D
That's
part
of
my
job
announcing
money,
love
it
yeah,
HUDs,
useless,
homeless,
HUDs,
youth
homelessness.
Demonstration
program
supports
a
wide
range
of
housing
interventions,
including
rapid
rehousing,
permanent
supportive
housing,
transitional
housing
and
host
homes.
But
folks
in
Washington
won't
be
designing
these
interventions.
You
will
the
community
well.
This
is
just
the
second
year
of
this
program
and
from
the
very
start
we
knew
for
it
to
be
successful.
Young
people
needed
to
lead
and
be
at
the
table
to
ensure
why
HDB
program
meets
the
needs
of
young
people.
D
Hud
relied
upon
the
recommendations
of
young
people
who
experienced
homelessness,
to
design
this
program,
to
evaluate
the
applications
to
tell
us
what
we
need
to
do
differently,
the
next
time,
their
own
input.
Their
lived
experience
helped
ensure
that
the
communities
selected
for
these
awards
understand
the
needs
and
preferences
of
the
young
people
they
will
serve.
D
The
city
of
Boston
was
selected
through
this
very
competitive
process,
based
on
its
high
ability
to
demonstrate
the
capacity
to
develop
and
implement
a
coordinated
community
approach
to
preventing
and
ending
youth
homelessness.
In
the
coming
months,
we
look
forward
to
reviewing
the
community-based
plan
you
will
develop,
so
we
can
begin
to
put
the
money
to
work
and
that
work
is
the
goal
of
any
new
home
here
in
Boston.
My
team
and
I
stand
ready
to
offer
you
to
be
with
you
and
help
you
achieve
success.
D
C
I
know
everybody
in
the
room
knows
this,
but
this
is
Boston
and
if
you
look
around
this
room
at
all
the
faces
here,
you
see
different
socioeconomic
backgrounds.
You
see
queer
people,
you
see
people
of
color,
you
see
people
with
different
abilities,
different
histories,
different
stories
and
for
our
young
people.
We
know
that
we
need
to
create
a
system
and
a
plan.
That's
just
as
dynamic
and
creative
and
culture,
rich
and
and
powerful
as
they
are.
C
Boston
is
a
place
that
has
decided
to
roll
up
its
sleeves
as
a
community
and
say
we're
not
doing
this
anymore,
we're
not
walking
by
young
people
on
the
street,
we're
not
walking
by
young
people
outside
the
Train,
we're
not
walking
by
young
people
that
are
out
there
in
the
wintertime
with
nowhere
to
live.
It's
just
not
happening
and
the
idea
that
everybody
in
this
room
from
funders
to
to
elected
officials.
C
Folks,
at
the
state
level,
our
young
people
and
our
service
providers
have
come
together
in
this
one
mission
to
say
no
in
unison,
with
all
the
expertise
we
have
is
an
incredible
incredible
thing:
I
just
want
to
say
congratulations
to
Boston,
which
is
really
congratulations
to
everyone
in
this
room.
Yes,
everybody.
C
C
And
that
feels
really
good,
but
it's
also
important
to
remember
the
larger
communities
that
are
still
going
to
be
pushing
forward
in
this
effort
and
consider
them
our
partners
even
from
afar.
The
mayor
in
Boston
is
someone
that
we're
lucky
to
have
and
that
our
mayor
has
been
talking
openly
about
this
issue
and
making
sure
it
has
the
political
momentum
it
needs
for
a
really
long
time.
There
was
no.
We
never
had
to
pitch
this
to
Marty.
We
never
had
to
sell
this,
so
I'm
really
excited
and
proud
to
welcome
mayor
Marty,
Walsh.
B
Thank
you.
This
is
a.
This
is
an
exciting
day
here
in
Boston
and
I
want
to
thank
this.
Isn't
secretary
Brian
for
for
being
here,
it
is
a
great
day
when
you
can
announce
money
and
I
appreciate
that
it's
always
puts
a
smile
on
everyone's
face
and
I
want
to.
Thank
all
our
partners.
I
want
to
thank
our
federal
partners
are
in
the
room
today
and
I
also
want
to
thank
our
local
partners.
We
have
many
people
here,
city,
councilor,
kneestr,
sabe,
George's
with
us
City
Council,
Eddie
Flynn,
is
with
us.
B
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
support.
We
have
representative
from
senator
Warren's
office,
thank
you
for
being
here
with
us
and
we
have
Danny
Lynch
from
congressman
Steve
Lynch's
office.
I
want
to
thank
you.
Our
own
team
inside
City,
Hall,
Sheila
Dillon,
was
already
mentioned
once
today.
You
know
she
does
amazing
things:
Lila
Bernstein,
who
does
incredible
things
when
it
comes
to
homelessness,
I'm,
going
to
talk
about
both
of
them
in
a
minute,
maddie,
martinez,
chief
of
health
and
human
services.
All
of
you.
B
Thank
you,
the
woman
who
runs
this
incredible
organization,
Elizabeth,
Jackson,
I,
don't
even
know
what
to
say
about
her.
I
had
the
chance
now
to
know
her
before
I
as
a
mayor,
but
really
get
a
chance
to
work
with
her
every
single
day
and
the
young
people
that
are
here.
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
everything
you
do
every
single
day
for
our
young
people
and
to
all
the
young
people
here.
B
Thank
you
as
well
for
the
fighting
and
pushing
and
pushing
and
fighting
and
doing
what
you
do
and
the
Paz
way
the
little
guy
here.
Thank
you
for
keeping
us
happy
today
with
his
comments
on
any
given
night.
There
are
over
360
kids
on
the
streets
or
in
shelters
in
Boston,
more
more
people
living
in
unsafe
and
unacceptable
living
conditions.
That's
just
not
acceptable.
I'm
not
acceptable
in
our
city,
we've
made
ending
youth
homelessness,
a
top
priority
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
working
collectively.
B
Last
year
we
put
1.2
million
dollars
in
the
bps
budget
to
help
students
that
are
facing
homelessness
this
year,
we're
investing
$130,000
in
the
consulting
team
to
develop
a
community
plan
to
tackle
the
issue,
and
that's
with
the
organizations
that
are
already
here.
So
it's
not
like
it's
only
one
hundred
thirty
thousand
one
hundred
thirty
thousand
top
of
all
the
other
great
work,
that's
being
done
in
our
city.
In
2018.
For
a
second
year
in
a
row,
we've
invested
in
Boston's
youth
action
board,
a
thirty
five
thousand
dollar
investment
there.
B
We
know
the
experience
that
that
strategic
plans
work
as
the
as
the
assistant
secretary
talked
about
this
plan.
That
we're
talking
about
today
is
driven
by
the
young
people
and
it's
important
that
the
young
people
have
you
you're,
the
ones
who
can
tell
us
how
to
how
to
best
tackle
the
issue
and
it's
our
job
to
make
sure
the
resources
are
available
and
that
the
plans
are
in
place
to
help
what
we
want
to
accomplish
here
in
the
city
of
Boston.
B
In
2015,
we
released
a
plan
to
end
chronic
veterans,
homelessness
in
the
city
in
2014,
actually
16.
We
housed
up
to
2016
houses
over
800,
chronically
homeless
veterans
in
the
city
of
us,
and
those
are
people
that
living
on
the
street
living
on
Boston
Common
behind
me,
living
on
the
great
set
by
Ashburton
living
outside
the
Boston
Public
Library,
and
we
be
able
to
get
chronic
veterans
homeless,
its
chronic
homeless
veterans
in
the
living
space.
B
I
want
to
thank
our
private
funders
I,
don't
think
all
the
people
that
made
this
possible.
This
is
not
an
easy
easy
award
to
get
you
don't
just
apply.
You
know
sudden
the
money's
there
what
you
do
you
have
to
work
together
and
showing
the
importance
of
how
we
want
to
tackle
this
issue.
Youth
homelessness
demonstration
program
is
a
great
partner
in
helping
us
tackle
the
problem
around
our
country.
Now
we
have
significant
federal
funds
to
support
what
we're
doing
here,
with
housing
services
and
service
resources
necessary
to
reach
those
goals.
B
I
figured
who
said
it
to
me
before,
but
the
challenges
that
that
young
people
and
anyone
facing
homelessness
has
sometimes
might
see
daunting
to
the
average
person.
But
it's
it's
about
survival
and
I.
Think
having
having
this
program
with
all
the
other
programs
that
were
working
on
all
the
others
who
were
working
on,
it's
gonna
make
a
tremendous
difference
here
in
the
city,
and
we
can
be
the
city
in
America
that
could
actually
end
youth
homelessness
in
America
and
in
a
lot
of
them.
B
When
we
took
up
the
challenge
in
2015
to
end
veterans,
homelessness
in
America
and
in
Boston,
when
that,
when
I
pledged
to
sign
and
I
signed,
the
pledge
saying
we're
in
I
got
back
to
the
office
I'm
like
how
are
we
gonna?
Do
this
and
a
whole
bunch
of
people,
including
homeless,
vets
got
in
a
room
and
they
started
talking
about
what
they
needed
in
the
service
they
needed.
B
So
it's
not
just
simply
finding
a
home,
it's
making
sure
the
wraparound
services
there,
so
the
people
that
are
facing
that
are
coming
off
the
street
dealing
with
the
trauma
that
experienced
in
their
life
and
on
the
street.
They
can
deal
with
it.
That's
what
we
have
to
do
and
we're
able
to
accomplish
that
here
in
the
city
and
there's
no,
no
reason,
no
question
in
my
mind
that
we
can't
do
the
same
thing
here
in
Boston.
We
need
every
part
of
the
community
involved
and
it's
not
just
about
providing
housing,
as
I
mentioned
earlier.
B
It's
about
providing
educational
opportunities,
employment,
health
care
services.
All
of
those
things
are
important,
so
we
can
get
people
on
their
feet
and
they
can
have
successful
lives
as
they
move
forward.
We
will
call
on
our
youth
workers,
we're
gonna
call
on
our
health
care
providers,
our
educators,
our
landlords,
our
law
enforcement
officials,
all
of
the
people
to
help
us
with
a
system.
That's
a
positive
system
that
moves
forward.
It
works
everyone
in
this
room
and
everyone
in
our
city
has
a
role
to
play
for
too
long.
This
this
issue
has
been
an
invisible
one.
B
It's
been
invisible
to
the
average
Joe
knurl
public
and
people
kind
of
just
look
and
see
something:
it's
that's
too
bad
and
they
keep
driving
their
car
and
they
keep
moving
along.
It's
no
longer
what
we
have
to
do
it
I
often
I
talk
to
a
lot
of
young
people
struggling
with
homelessness.
I
can
tell
you
what
one
thing
about
them:
they're
all
strong
people
and
they're
amazing
people
who
believe
in
a
better
life
and
they
need
to
get
their
lives
back
and
that's
what
we
need
to
do.
B
We
need
to
make
sure-
and
this
grant
offers
that
opportunity
to
get
their
life
back
now.
I
have
the
pleasure
of
introducing
a
friend
of
mine
Stephanie
for
a
great
youth
I'm
not
done
yet
I'm
not
done
yet.
A
great
youth
advocate
on
the
issue.
I
had
the
pleasure
of
meeting
her
back
in
April
as
a
member
of
the
bosses
used
action
board
and
sits
on
the
edge
Executive
Committee
of
the
planning
process.
She'll
tell
you
about
Boston's
strategic
plan
to
end
youth
homelessness
in
the
city,
but
also,
what's
amazing,
about
her.
E
My
name
is
Stephanie
Floyd
I've
been
experiencing
homelessness
for
the
past
ten
years,
but
I
was
very
lucky
to
find
out
that
Boston
started
the
YV,
which
is
a
Youth
Action
board
that
started
about
18
months
ago,
and
you
know
when
they
first
came.
They
talked
about
being
homeless
and
how
we're
gonna
stop
it
and
it
seemed
like
complete
to
be
honest,
like
no.
This
has
been
a
problem
forever.
How
are
you
gonna
stop
it,
but
in
the
last
18
months,
they've
kind
of
grown
together,
they've
gotten
the
youth
more
involved.
E
They
made
us
believe
in
them
and
then
other
groups
got
involved
with
us
like
D
and
D,
and
they
said
you
know
now
we're
gonna
move
forward
with
a
better
plan.
We're
gonna,
we're
gonna,
get
you
guys
involved
we're
gonna,
we're
gonna,
make
sure
people
hear
your
voice.
People
hear
your
story.
People
know
that
you're
a
person
you're
not
just
oh
well,
there's
youth,
homeless.
Okay.
What
is
that
you
know
when
somebody
steps
forward
and
says
hi?
My
name
is
Stephanie
and
I've
been
homeless.
E
E
I
didn't
believe
you
know
in
in
Boston
housing
and
you
watch
so
many
people
get
housed
in
your
life.
Well,
how
did
they
make
it
and
I
didn't
how
did
I
slip
through
the
cracks?
What
happened?
Who
wasn't
talking
to
me
who
wasn't
hearing
me
but
now
everybody
hears
me
and
everybody
hears
every
person
they
walk
by.
You
know
we're
no
longer
silent
about
the
problem.
This
isn't
a
silent
issue
anymore.
E
Stepping
up
and
being
actual
people
hear
my
voice
now,
for
the
first
time,
I
got
to
facilitate
a
focus
group
I
got
to
I,
got
to
be
a
part
of
something
and
being
in
charge
and
the
feeling
I
had
when
I
walked
out
of
there
to
know
that
no
longer
am
I
just
somebody.
That's
a
youth
homeless,
I'm,
actually
advocating
for
myself
and
I
get
to
advocate
for
other
people
and
people
know
my
name
and
it's
an
amazing
feeling
to
know
people
care.
E
If
you
Larry
look
around
look
at
how
many
people
are
in
this
room,
how
many
of
these
people
can
actually
commit
to
a
cause?
It's
amazing,
you
know,
and
I
just
want
to
really
thank
you
guys
for
being
a
part
of
this
and
I
want
to
thank
the
city
of
Boston
for
creating
the
youth
action
board
and
I
want
to
thank
Jamila
and
Lauren
and
I
Ella
for
coming
in
here
and
promising
us
that
we
could
do
better
for
looking
at
us.
More
than
just
being
somebody
that's
homeless.
E
You
know
and
I
want
to
appreciate,
I
appreciate
DeeDee
for
stepping
in
and
helping
us
and
sorry
I'm,
getting
a
little
emotional,
but
I'll
be
okay
and
I
really
hope
that
you
know
what
we
get
to
do
a
lot
with
this
money
and
we
get
to
show
other
people
that
we're
doing
something
anything
and
that
we
get
to
better
our
programs
and
better
our
people
and
what
that
being
said,
I
hope
to
see
a
better
change
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you
guys
for
your
time.
A
Sorry
I
was
looking
over
at
my
co
emcee.
She
tells
me
what
to
do
so.
She's
like
it's
your
turn.
Thank
you.
Everyone
thank
you
for
being
here:
Thank
You
assistant
Byron
for
being
here,
Thank
You
Man
for
being
here.
What
a
fantastic
announcement
I
want
to
go,
but
I
know.
I
won't
do
that
right
now
of
support.
I
can't
see
this
bridge
and
many
other
organizations
in
the
city
as
well
as
corporate
partners
such
as
Liberty
Mutual
Insurance,
has
been
helping
youth
who
are
experiencing
homelessness
for
a
long
time.
A
A
Today,
with
this
announcement
and
the
infusion
of
resources
specifically
to
serve
homeless,
youth
and
young
adults,
that
will
change
that
will
change
and
we
will
begin
to
make
it
stronger,
expand
and
coordinate
a
system
to
ensure
that
youth
homelessness
will
be
rare,
brief
and
non-recurring
on
behalf
of
our
board
in
2000
youth
that
we
see
a
year,
our
staff
and
our
sponsors.
We
know-
and
thank
you
for
being
here.
We
know
that
the
service
is
designed
for
homeless.
You,
adults
are
not
the
right
services
for
you
experiencing
homelessness.
A
We
know
that
homeless,
homelessness,
youth
need
our
support
in
our
assistance,
but
we
do
know
that
they
have
enormous
strength,
as
you
saw
here,
enormous
energy,
as
you
saw
here
with
the
right
supporting
system,
these
young
people
will
realize
their
and
build
self-sufficient
and
productive
lives.
All
of
us
at
Bridge
are
looking
forward
to
partnering
with
the
city
of
Boston
and
all
of
you
to
develop
and
implement
the
plan.
To
achieve
this
goal,
you're
welcome
to
stay
I
know
it's
a
little
hot
in
here,
refreshments
were
provided
by
Liberty
Mutual.