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From YouTube: Hearth at Four Corners Grand Opening
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Our seniors deserve the best and that's what they'll be getting at Hearth at Four Corners! Mayor Janey joins Massachusetts Secretary of Housing Michael Kennealy, Hearth President Mark Hinderlie, local elected officals and members of the Four Corners community in Dorchester, for the Grand Opening of Hearth at Four Corners. This $19 million development project has created 54 units of supportive affordable housing for older adults on a previously vacant city-owned lot on Ronald Street.
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One
of
the
lessons
of
the
pandemic
was
about
how
seniors,
and
especially
seniors
of
color,
experienced
the
very
worst
brunt
of
it
and
so
to
be
here
in
this
wonderful
community.
That's
been
so
welcoming
and
really
creating
homes
for
people
that
are
affordable
and
going
to
be
theirs
for
the
rest
of
their
lives
is
makes
a
huge
difference
so
we're
here
today
because
of
a
lot
of
different
people.
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I
was
so
happy
to
see
that
mike
was
going
to
be
here
today.
Mike
connealy
is
the
secretary
of
department
of
housing
and
community
development.
They
are
doing
some
amazing
things,
things
that
have
never
been
done
before
in
this
commonwealth
or
as
at
least
as
long
as
I've
been
following
housing
which
started
in
the
mid
80s.
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Amazing
amazing,
amazing
jobs.
You
may
not
know
this,
but
when
the
protocols
were
being
developed
for
safe
construction,
I
asked
scott
if
his
team
could
put
something
together
and
they
developed
a
protocol.
We
share
it
with
dnd
and
it
looked
a
whole
lot
like
they
took
almost
all
of
it
from
scott.
So
I
don't
know
if
that's
technically
true,
maybe
they're
just
great
minds,
thought
alike-
I
don't
know,
but
scott
leon
and
dan.
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And
the
other
thing
I
just
have
to
say
that
evident:
it's
the
evidence
is
all
around
you,
but
they
really
cared
about
the
mission
they
cared
about,
what
they
were
able
to
do,
and
they've
they've
just
been
great,
so
marilyn
foreman
is
here.
She
is
from
four
corners
main
street
and
she
was
an
early
advocate
for
us
as
we
were
coming
in
and
going
through
the
city
around
a
wonderful.
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And
then
you
know
our
bankers,
our
engineers,
our
contractors,
our
legal
team
from
just
axis
here
from
nixon
peabody.
They
all
made
a
difference.
But
finally,
I
want
to
thank
our
board
of
directors
and
staff.
You've
just
been
incredible.
During
this
whole
pandemic,
we
didn't
lose
a
single
person
to
the
to
the
virus.
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Our
residents,
not
only
are
they
old,
but
most
of
them
have
experienced
homelessness
and
have
multiple
underlying
conditions
and
just
to
get
through.
All
of
that
with
and
as
far
as
we
could
tell
nobody
contracted
covet
in
our
at
our
sites.
People
did
contract
it,
but
it
was
usually
when
they
went
to
a
medical
appointment
and
the
facility
tested
before
they
left
and
we
were
able
to
quarantine
and
do
all
of
that,
but
it
coming
to
work
every
day
with
all
the
fear
that
people
are
feeling
and
all
the
apprehension.
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B
Thank
you
right.
Just
like
you,
oh,
oh,
my
goodness,
what
a
beautiful
day,
what
an
amazing
day,
I
am
so
grateful
and
somewhat
emotional
too,
and
I
just
want
to
start
by
saying
good
morning
and
I'm
really
grateful
good
morning.
Thank
you
for
that
good
morning.
I
thank
you
for
that
introduction
mark
president
and
ceo
of
hearth
at
four
corners.
It
is
really
great
to
be
here.
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
anna
and
ellen
for
your
incredible
work.
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B
Thankfully,
the
city
of
boston
and
various
partnered
organizations
have
come
together
to
mitigate
this
issue.
This
is
one
of
realization
of
our
vision
for
boston,
where
everyone
has
a
stable
home.
Hearth
at
four
corners
stands
as
a
symbol
of
resilience
for
the
city
of
boston
and
our
elder
community.
B
My
staff
and
I
measure
our
success
by
how
we
all
serve
all
residents
and
I'm
pleased
to
share
that
working
with
the
boston
city
council
that
I
have
submitted
a
supplement
to
the
fy
22
budget.
That
includes
an
additional
15.4
million
dollars,
a
15.4
million
dollar
investment
in
housing,
opportunities
for
boston
families.
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B
I
also
want
to
recognize
the
commissioner
shea
who
was
here
she
has
done
so
much
with
the
aid
strong
commission
recognized
project
manager
for
hearth
at
four
corners,
anne
conway
and
deputy
director
carrie
o'brien
for
their
commitment
to
this
project
and
for
working
to
prevent
elder
homelessness.
Yes,
we
can
clap
for
that.
B
B
B
B
Your
leadership
and
guidance
reminds
us
all
that
our
city's
resilience
and
dedication
for
all
of
our
residents
in
alignment
with
my
plans
for
an
equitable
and
strategic
city
contracting.
I
am
excited
to
recognize
that
over
65
percent
of
df
praised
contractors
for
this
project
are
people
of
color,
and
we
should
celebrate
that
as
well.
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I
want
to
thank
dfpray
for
their
contributions
to
this
project
and
for
supporting
my
vision
for
inclusive
and
equitable
boston.
I
also
want
to
recognize
everyone
else
who
has
served
as
partners
in
this
work.
Everyone
from
funding
partners
with
the
city
and
the
commonwealth.
I
want
to
thank
especially
federal
home
loan
bank
of
boston,
and
I
know
we
are
joined
here
by
my
good
friend,
kenny
willis.
Thank
you
so
much
give
it
up
for
him.
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I
also
want
to
thank
and
and
recognize
the
the
philanthropic
support
of
this
project
and
we've
received
support
from
charles
h,
ronworth's
trust
and
charles
bank
homes
and
numerous
individual
donors.
I
also
want
to
recognize
the
local
community,
whose
input
made
this
vision
for
this
project
possible.
Thank
you.
Yes
thank.
B
B
Erie
ellington
brinsley
neighborhood
association
for
continuing
to
support
elders
experiencing
housing
insecurity.
This
is
a
great
day,
and
I
know
there
are
so
many
others
to
thank,
and
so
please
forgive
me.
It
is
of
the
mind
and
not
the
heart.
I
hold
you
all
closely
in
my
heart,
I'm
so
deeply
grateful
that
we
are
here
to
celebrate
together.
B
This
is
the
important
work
that
we
are
doing
here
in
the
city
of
boston,
working
in
partnership
with
our
state
partners,
with
our
federal
partners
to
make
sure
that
the
resources
are
needed
to
invest
in
housing,
continues
to
happen
and
that
everyone
in
boston
who
wants
to
be
in
boston
has
a
place
to
call
home.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
all
of
your.
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C
Just
this
morning
before
getting
here,
I
was
talking
to
reverend
rivers
down
in
washington
street
and
we
were
sort
of
reliving
the
history
of
the
past
30
years
in
four
corners
and
what
four
corners
was
in
1990
to
what
it
is
in
2021
and
they
said
reverend
rivers.
We
got
to
get
a
forum
where
you
got
to
speak
to
this
and
we
could
have
folks
who
are
coming
here
now
to
enjoy
the
benefits
of
the
work
that
has
been
done
over
the
past
30
years
to
know
on
whose
shoulders
this
community
has
been
rebuilt.
C
We
have
had
a
renaissance,
a
reformation
somewhat
in
four
corners
and
and
here
we're
reaping
the
benefits
of
taking
this
spot,
where
we
had
so
many
meetings
and
and
as
to
what
the
vision
of
this-
and
I
remember-
I
was
sitting-
and
we
said
well,
we
want
to
have
someone
something
for
the
the
aging
people
in
four
corners,
so
they
don't
all
have
to
go
somewhere
else.
That
they
can
age
gracefully
within
the
o2121,
and
so
here
we
are
celebrating
the
earth.
Thank
you
so
much
for.
C
Thank
you
so
much
for
making
this
vision
come
true.
The
the
city
of
boston,
dnd,
all
of
the
funders,
four
corners
main
streets.
They
they,
the
contractors
that
built
this
building.
They
put
it
together
and
I
know
it
wasn't
an
easy
one,
because
one
of
the
challenges
with
dnd
was
the
topography
of
the
land.
How
we're
going
to
get
it
up
and
make
everything
look
the
way
it
does
today.
So,
thank
you,
everybody
all
the
participants,
all
stakeholders.
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A
And
now
it's
my
pleasure
to
welcome
secretary
of
housing
and
community
development
mike
connealy,
and
I
just
want
to
say
I
think
I've
said
it
before
and
I'm
going
to
say
it
again.
We
are
standing
at
the
verge
of
a
one-time
event,
a
one-time
infusion
of
public
money
that
can
change
the
trajectory
of
how
we
do
housing.
So
we
can
build
enough
housing,
we
can
increase
the
supply,
and
this
is
a
guy
who's,
leading
that
charge.
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Mark,
thank
you
so
much.
It
is
wonderful
to
be
here
today
great
to
be
with
some
of
my
partners
in
government,
the
mayor
and
where's
sheila
from
the
city
rep
homes.
Wonderful,
to
see
you
all
today,
you
know
as
recently
as
three
years
ago,
this
was
a
vacant
lot
right.
Governor
baker
is
here
in
2018
to
announce
the
the
2018
rental
rounds
and
to
celebrate
the
start
of
this
project.
Today,
it's
54
units
of
affordable
housing
for
seniors
with
supporter
services,
people
that
were
homeless.
D
Homeless
are
at
risk
of
being
homeless,
and
you
know
what
I
love
hearing
the
the
first
of
all.
This
is
like
one
of
the
the
best
parts
of
the
job
is
coming
out
and
seeing
the
work,
okay
and
hearing
the
stories
behind
the
work,
because
this
is
like
the
ultimate
team
sport
right,
you
think
about
all
that
goes
into
this,
the
funding
from
the
from
the
state.
D
I
know
on
our
side:
dhcd
and
mass
housing
and
mass
housing,
partnership
and
cdac
and
mass
development
and
the
funding
from
the
city
and
the
foundations
and
the
banks
and
the
community
groups,
man.
It
is
just
it's
inspiring
to
see.
This
is
why
we
all
do
this
work
right.
It
is
absolutely
inspiring
to
see-
and
it's
just
wonderful
to
be
here.
It
is
truly
just
a
shining
example
of
what's
possible
so
great
to
be
here
to
celebrate
this
milestone
with
you.
D
You
know:
we've
been
in
a
housing
crisis
in
massachusetts
for
a
long
time
on
our
team.
You
know
we
don't
use
that
word
crisis
lightly,
but
we
use
it
often
because
that's
where
we've
been
and
we've
been
in
a
housing
crisis
long
before
we
ever
heard
of
covet
19
and
we
got
to
get
out
of
it,
we
simply
have
not
been
producing
enough
housing.
It
affects
our
seniors,
our
veterans,
it
affects
the
homeless,
it
affects
our
workers
and
their
families.
D
It
affects
our
ability
to
create
the
kind
of
communities
we
want
with
real
opportunity
and
real
equity.
It
affects
the
future
of
our
state
and
our
competitiveness.
We
simply
need
to
produce
a
lot
more
housing.
Now,
thankfully,
we've
got
the
tools
and
resources.
Now
I
think
to
do
that
earlier
this
year,
thanks
to
our
great
partners
in
the
legislature,
we
got
past
the
most
significant
zoning
reform
in
about
50
years,
called
housing
choice.
It's
going
to
make
it
easier
to
create
housing
of
all
types
everywhere
across
massachusetts.
It's
a
really
important
step.
D
We've
invested
as
an
administration,
almost
one
and
a
half
billion
dollars
to
create
affordable
housing,
the
last
six
and
a
half
years.
We'll
keep
doing
that.
Now
we
have
the
prospect
of
even
more
money
from
the
federal
government,
we're
eager
to
get
that
money
to
work
and
create
the
kind
of
housing
and
therefore
create
the
kind
of
communities
we
all
want
to
have.
D
You
know
I've
been
secretary
for
two
and
a
half
years,
and
it
has
just
been
so
inspiring
to
get
out
there,
I'm
so
happy
to
be
back
on
the
road
and
seeing
people
again
and
seeing
projects
again
right
and
we've
done
a
fair
amount
together.
We've
got
a
lot
left
to
do
and
I
very
much
look
forward
to
the
work
ahead.
It's
wonderful
to
be
here!
Thank
you
and
congratulations
to
all
of
you.
E
We
were
at
a
conference
on
health
care
for
the
homeless
and
I
had
been
asked
to
speak
about
senior
housing
and
I
got
so
exercised,
as
I
said,
when
mark
almost
lost
it,
we
are
a
passionate
group
of
people
and
I
got
so
furious
and
I'm
up
there
I'm
supposed
to
be
talking
seriously
about
elder
housing,
and
I
said
how
can
you
talk?
This
is
a
conference
on
health
care
for
people
who
are
living
on
the
streets.
E
E
E
No
well,
I'm
older
than
you
are
honey,
so
anna
after
I
almost
broke
down
on
the
stage,
came
up
at
that
conference
and
said
so
what
are
we
going
to
do
about
this,
and
we
agreed
that
a
bunch
of
us
would
meet
afterwards
over
wine
and
beer,
or
something
and
out,
and
one
person
there
like
look
around
because
she
often
shows
up
at
events
like
this
handed
us
a
hundred
dollars
a
check
for
a
hundred
dollars,
and
we
were
off.
That
was
our.
E
E
F
D
A
F
F
Boardroom
became
our
boardroom,
and
so
we
we
got
started
and
all
of
those
people
that
the
mayors
identified
and
marcus
identified
and
mr
cannelly's
identified
and
yeah.
I
thank
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart,
but
I
think
the
person
who
stands
out
most
in
my
mind
today
is
one
of
the
first
residents
at
bishop
street
dottie,
dottie,
robinson
dottie
had
grown
up
at
fernald
school.
Anybody
know
fernald
school
over
there
in
waltham
and
was
homeless
and
of
course,
by
the
time
we
were
opening
in
1990
or
whatever.
F
F
F
Bob
is
one
of
our
original
funders
and
to
think
that
she
is
our
story,
we
don't
need
to
go
beyond
dottie
robinson
to
know
why
we're
all
here
and
that
somebody
can
live
with
us
until
their
final
day
and
that's
that's
my
gratitude
and
I
am
grateful
to
everybody
here.
I'm
grateful
to
ellen
who
stood
with
us
all
the
time
she
was
our
expert
in
housing,
I'm
just
a
public
health
nurse.
What
do
I
know
about
housing,
but
we
had
social
workers
and
all
community
workers.
F
A
H
H
They
felt
as
though
they
were
very
much
abandoned
heart
that
armstead
green
was
a
building
that
was
built
there
and
it
was
in
a
very
remote
space
right
along
american
legion
highway,
and
so,
when
you
built
it,
it
was
one
of
the
new
places
that
came
into
the
neighborhood
so
very
different
than
this
neighborhood,
where
it
was
a
very
established
neighborhood
with
alvida
and
sonia,
and
all
the
folks
maryland
everyone
being
very
proactive.
This
is
a
brand
new
neighborhood.
H
We
were
building
a
long
american
legion
highway
for
those
who
don't
know
exactly
where
it
is.
If
you
know
what
a
tank
is
on
american
legion
highway
is
their
brand
new
building
right
across
the
street
and
the
person
that
comes
to
mind
for
me,
as
a
hearth
resident
is
diane,
she
unfortunately
passed
away,
but
what
happened
is
when
she
arrived
in
the
building.
H
She
was
just
a
firecracker,
meaning
she
would
yell
at
me,
and
she
would
say
you
put
us
over
in
this
building
and
we
don't
have
good
busing
right,
and
so
we
don't
have
a
place
to
sit
on
our
bus
stop.
So
we
had
to
get
there
and
we
had
to
come
and
we
had
to
put
a
place
to
sit,
and
then
it
was
like.
Hey.
You
do
know
we're
seniors.
We
do
have
to
cross
american
legion
highway.
H
And
so,
if
you
think
about
what
happens
at
half
today
from
american
legion
at
armstead
and
how
folks
are
able
to
get
across
the
american
legion
walk
down
by
the
tank
get
over
to
where
you
can
catch
the
bus,
the
28,
I
meant
the
2131,
they
have
a
little
light
that
they
can
hit
a
button.
That
is
the
value
of
the
residents
in
these
buildings.
H
She
passed,
and
I
just
think
about
how
many
folks
take
for
granted
that
small
walk
today.
How
many
folks,
because
when
that
was
being
built,
the
school
wasn't
there
yet
so
brook
charter.
Wasn't
there
you
think
about
all
the
infrastructure
that
came
in
place
and
how
often
we
forget
about
the
small
people,
and
so
I
hope
you
know
with
just
the
conversations
that
we've
been
having
here
in
this
neighborhood.
You
know,
because
some
of
the
worries
were
hey
we're
putting
40
50
people
in
this
neighborhood.
H
How
is
this
going
to
work,
and
just
the
conversation
that
stafford
talked
about
about
how
I
could
go
from
those
experience
in
armstead
and
say:
look
there
won't
be
a
whole
bunch
of
cars
because
lots
of
them
don't
own
cars
there.
There
won't
be
this
whole
influx
of
just
all
this
traffic,
because
that's
not
what's
going
to
happen
and
how
the
community
has
received
this
this
building,
how
we've
done
the
neighborhood
cleanups,
how
we've
said?
Yes,
we're
very
thankful
for
harp
coming
here.
H
Those
are
the
things
that
I
remember
on
days
like
today,
so
thank
you
sheila.
Obviously,
she
and
I
are
in
the
fight
every
single
day
about
something
every
single
day.
Every
day
are
we
going
to?
We
win
the
fight
together,
trying
to
bring
affordability,
not
against
each
other,
but
then
also.
I
too
want
to
just
thank
my
partners
in
government.
I
can
tell
you
mark
when
you
talk
about
the
things
that
are
happening
that
are
never
heard
of
before
they
start
from
a
small
seed.
H
H
How
do
we
now
do
something
for
ownership
and
think
when
I
talked
to
the
secretary
how
we
took
the
funds
from
the
ge
follow
through
the
ge
deal
and
now
created,
2,
000,
possibly
units
and
now
hopefully
we
can
work
another
way
to
get
a
hundred
million
dollars
out
of
this
new
set
of
money
to
create
other
thousands
of
units
of
ownership
of
ownership,
not
rental,
it's
something
that
will
be
phenomenal
and
it
begins
with
those
small
meetings
that
we
have
quarterly
and
thank
you
guys
for
listening.
So
thanks,
everyone
for
being
here
today.
G
Hello,
thank
you,
everyone.
This
is
going
to
conclude
our
program
for
today,
but
I
wanted
to
give
you
guys
to
let
you
know
that
the
building
is
open.
So,
if
you'd
like
to
take
a
tour
you're
more
than
welcome
to
walk
upstairs,
we
have
a
common
area.
We
do
have
one
unit
that
is
open.
It's
number
302
on
the
third
floor,
restrooms,
I'm
sure
some
of
you
might
want
some
of
those
and
they're
all
on
the
floors.
There's
one
two
down
here
and
then
one
on
each
floor,
hearthford
and
staff.