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From YouTube: Boston Tax Help Coalition 2019 Launch
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The Boston Tax Help Coalition, Mayor Walsh and the city of Boston's Office of Financial Empowerment, are here to help low-income residents of Boston file their taxes and claim their tax refunds. Join in at the Roxbury Center for Financial Empowerment as they kick off the 2019 tax season.
A
B
Let
me
just
start
by
thanking
everyone
here
today.
I
want
to
thank
Allen
I
want
to
thank
the
everyone
at
the
Roxbury
Center
financial
empowerment,
I
want
to
congratulate
Allen.
He
just
recently
went
low
not
recently,
but
a
few
months
ago
won
the
shat
ago.
Would
so
congratulations
to
that
for
his
great
work.
B
I
want
to
thank
Mimi
and
the
tax
help
coalition
I
want
to
thank
Orban
edge.
Robert
Torrez
is
here,
John
drew
from
ABCD
and
everyone
at
ABCD,
Breanna,
Carmen
and
Wells
Fargo,
all
the
city,
people
and
staff
that
are
here
with
us
today.
Thank
you
for
what
you
do
every
single
day,
we're
excited
to
launch
the
18th
season
with
the
Boston
tax
coalition
tax
help
Coalition
is
our
partners,
so
all
the
people
that
are
here
today
on
the
other
side
of
the
cubicles,
preparing
your
taxes
and
doing
your
work
thanks
for
using
us
as
well.
B
It's
important
even
here's,
some
numbers
in
a
second,
how
important
what
we're
doing
the
work
that
we're
doing
here
and
what
it
does
and
the
impacts
it
has.
The
Roxbury
Center
for
financial
empowerment
is
hosting
us
as
it
does
every
year,
and
thank
you
for
that
and
to
all
the
staff
and
the
volunteers.
They
know
I
thank
all
the
I
guess
bosses,
but
to
the
people
that
work
here
and
the
volunteers.
B
Thank
you
because,
if
weren't
for
you,
we
wouldn't
have
anything
and
the
people
that
get
the
refunds
wouldn't
wouldn't
benefit
from
what
you'll
work
so
honestly
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart,
I
want
to
thank
you
for
what
you
do.
I
want
to.
Thank
you
for
training
people
I
want
you.
Thank
you
for
helping
us
get
ready
for
this
tax
season.
This
year
is
no
different,
even
with
the
uncertainty
of
the
government
shutdown
that
that
just
got
resolved
last
weekend.
B
So
we
were
on
Friday
and
it's
something
that
is
going
to
affect
our
most
vulnerable
residents
and
in
this
particular
case,
who
depend
on
their
tax
returns
to
provide
financial
relief.
Quite
honestly,
tax
returns
provide
everyone.
Financial
relief
I
know
that
when
we
do,
when
I
do
my
taxes
that
that
check,
if
you
get
a
check,
is
an
important
check
because
it
allows
you
to
get
caught
up.
It
catches
those
up
on
bills
at
a
past-due.
It
catches
you
up
on
a
whole
bunch
of
different
things
that
are
important
but
shut
down.
B
A
know,
shut
down.
We're
going
to
continue
to
do
our
job
here
this
season.
We
have
over
30
community-based
sites
throughout
the
city
that
will
provide
free
tax
preparation
and
asset
building
services.
Tax
season
certainly
can
be
stressful
for
residents
and
individuals,
and
we
want
to
help
them
make
make
that
process
as
smooth
as
possible.
B
I
see
the
city
of
Boston
credit
unions
here
today
we're
expanding
our
financial
checkups
in
15
locations
with
with
tax
payers
and
participants
in
Boston
builds
credit
program,
a
free
credit
building
program,
a
program
that
allows
us
the
opportunity
lots
of
people
the
opportunity
to
build
that
credit
to
take
advantage
of
some
of
the
programs
that
we
have
our
first-time
homebuyer
programs
and
programs,
a
lot
of
people
to
continue
to
get
on
their
feet.
The
results
of
last
year's
tax
season
were
impressive.
Just
want
people
to
get
think
about
these
numbers.
B
13,000
returns
for
residents
over
220,
6.8
million
dollars
were
refunded
to
taxpayers
in
their
pockets.
We
had
nearly
four
hundred
volunteers
preparing
to
free
tax
preparation
and
credit
building
services
in
our
locations.
We
provided
services
in
eight
different
languages
and
also
in
American
Sign
Language
I
want
to
give
a
special
thanks
to
the
partners
who
have
been
with
us
since
the
beginning,
ABCD
dot,
well,
Clubman
Square,
Health,
Center,
you've
helped
us
grow.
This
work
every
single
year
and
I
want
to
thank
OpenEdge
for
their
partnership
as
well.
B
I
want
to
thank
our
new
partnerships
like
the
Wells
Fargo,
with
Breanna
Curran,
who
is
here
with
us
today.
We're
excited
that
Wells
Fargo
and
the
Roxbury
Center
are
launching
a
new
partnership
with
with
a
grants
of
$175,000.
That's
helping
us
move
forward.
We're
calling
this
home
buyers
readiness
program
as
we
talk
a
lot
about
what's
happening
in
our
housing
market
across
across
the
city
of
Boston.
It's
also
important
for
us
as
we
continue
to
build,
affordable
housing
and
build
more
housing.
B
We
want
to
make
sure
that
people
that
live
in
the
city
of
Boston
I
grew
up
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
never
had
that
opportunity
to
own
their
own
home
have
an
opportunity
to
own
their
own
home
and
anyone
out
there.
Thinking
they'll
never
happen.
So
you
don't
think
that
way,
because
it
will
happen.
It
can't
happen.
B
It'll
happen
by
the
programs
that
we're
putting
in
place
and
working
to
make
sure
that
you
have
the
preparation,
you're
able
to
do
to
be
able
to
buy
a
home
in
Boston
and
be
able
to
get
a
start.
That
way.
Allen's
team
of
financial
coaches
will
provide
special
focus
on
credit
building
on
budgeting
and
long-term
planning
steps
that
are
essential
to
obtaining
a
mortgage.
They
will
connect
them
to
the
Boston
home
Center.
Our
program,
that's
runs
through
the
pond
Naval
development.
B
Homeownership
is
one
of
the
best
ways
we're
taking
the
lead
in
rebuilding
Boston's
middle
class
and
making
sure
that
that
middle
class
has
an
opportunity
to
stay
here
in
our
city.
This
program
will
help
us
create
1,000
new
home
homeowners
in
the
next
five
years,
and
that's
that's
an
ambitious
goal.
That's
on
top
of
what
we
do
every
year,
but
but
it's
an
important
goal
that
we
continue
to
push
that
goal
to
make
make
home
owning
a
reality.
Bringing
this
program
to
our
tack
site
shows
us.
Our
work
is
more
more
than
taxes.
B
It's
a
complete
helping
people
financially
be
able
to
sustain
their
future.
It's
about
long-term
financial
stability.
It's
by
helping
residents
maximize
their
tax
returns.
We
can
help
them
build
the
assets
for
the
future
in
their
family's
future.
So
I
wish
want
to
say
one
last
thing:
let's
make
sure
we
spread
the
word.
B
We
have
14,000
people
last
year
that
we're
able
to
help
let's
try
and
get
that
number
higher
this
year,
because
there
are
people
out
in
the
communities
that
have
no
idea
that
we
exist,
even
though
the
press
is
here-
and
we
put
it
out
on
our
blogs
we
put
on
our
Facebook
and
we
put
it
out
on
our
websites
and
we
talk
about
it.
There
are
still
residents
that
live
within
walking
distance
of
this
very
building
right
here
that
still
have
no
idea
that
we're
here.
So
let's
spread
that
information.
B
Let's
spread
that
word
around
the
city,
so
the
people
get
an
opportunity
we're
here,
for
you,
that's
why
we
do
this
we're
here
for
you
and
that's
why
the
volunteers
will
come
in
here.
They
want
to
see
they
want
to
see
those
tax
returns
and
they
want
you
to
see
the
benefit
from
these
programs.
So
again,
thank
you
for
being
here
this
morning
and
I'll
turn
it
back
over
now.
C
C
My
name
is
Mimi
Church
nets,
I'm
the
director
of
the
Boston
tax,
help
coalition,
and
thank
you
so
much
mayor
Walsh
for
recognizing
us
today
and
being
here
with
us
to
launch
the
2019
tax
coalition
tax
season
and
Thank
You
Allen,
of
course,
for
the
amazing
work
that
he
does.
The
next
speaker
is
Breanna
Curran,
who
is
the
vice
president
and
community
relations
and
community
relations
and
communications
for
Wells
Fargo
in
the
New
England
region?
C
She
oversees
the
bank's
regional
community
relations
and
communications
strategy,
including
their
private
Charitable,
Foundation,
strategic
nonprofit
partnerships,
external
and
internal
communications
and
employee
engagement.
She
also
says
that
she
can
be
found
frantically
running
after
her
two-year-old
endlessly
her
two
endlessly
energetic
sons
or
from
meeting
to
meeting,
but
is
always
happy
to
stop
and
talk
about
all
the
things
movie
and
television
related
I.
Also
just
wanted
to
recognize
a
couple
of
people
in
the
room
before
Breanna
comes
up,
who
are
also
engaging
in
the
Wells
Fargo
partnership,
Tom
Callahan
of
Maha
and
the
team
from
Maha.
D
Good
morning,
thank
you
for
having
me
thank
you
to
Mayor,
Walsh
and
Allen
gentle
and
Mimi,
and
the
whole
team
here,
I'm
very
excited
to
be
here
as
part
of
this
tax
health
coalition
launched
Wells
Fargo,
as
you
heard,
the
mayor
say,
is
making
a
grant
to
the
Roxbury
Center
for
financial
empowerment.
It's
for
$175,000.
D
Overall
efforts
to
support
affordable
housing
throughout
the
country
and
in
particular
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
so
we
are
doing
that
with
partners
like
NeighborWorks,
Southern,
Mass
and
maja
and,
of
course,
the
Roxbury
Center
for
financial
empowerment.
And
you
know
one
of
the
best
ways
you
can
really
revitalize
a
neighborhood
is
to
help
empower
in
residence
to
become
homeowners,
realize
their
financial
goals
and
I.
Think.
D
The
staff
here
does
such
an
incredible
job
of
serving
each
and
every
person
who
comes
through
their
doors
to
help
them
realize
their
financial
dreams
and
then
really
understand
the
steps
necessary
to
get
there
so
I'm
thrilled
that
Wells
Fargo
can
be
part
of
this
work.
And
thank
you
for
having
me
today.
C
Thank
You
Brianna,
so
we
couldn't
obviously
do
this
work
unless
we
had
clients
right
I
mean
it's
so
important
to
serve
the
community
and
we're
here
for
the
community.
That's
why
the
Resource
Center
is
here.
That's
why
the
tax
Coalition
is
here.
So
we
wanted
to
allow
somebody
who
is
a
leader
in
the
community
in
her
own
right,
but
also
works
with
the
Center
for
financial
empowerment
has
been
a
coaching
client
and
has
gotten
her
taxes
done
here
at
the
Roxbury
Center
for
financial
empowerment.
C
This
it's
Cynthia
Jones
is
here
to
speak
to
you
today,
she's
the
CEO
and
founder
of
the
women's
group
of
New
England
she's,
a
Roxbury
resident
and
an
advocate
for
neighborhoods
in
Boston.
As
a
mother
of
four,
a
grandmother
of
two,
an
evangelical
minister
and
the
author
of
the
making
of
an
of
an
evangelical
even
jealous,
she
is
known
to
be
a
very
busy
woman.
C
E
E
But
surprisingly
it
actually
wasn't
that
bad,
and
so
he
just
encouraged
me
to
come
down
to
the
center
that
they
had
other
services.
That
would
be
able
to
help
me
out
with
that.
I
came
down
that
same
week
and
met
with
him
and
then
I
was
introduced
to
Maddie,
who,
which
was
my
coach
and
that
Maddie
really
helped
and
I'm,
not
sure
of
where
she's
at
in
the
room.
E
So
that
was
one
of
the
things
that
was
very
helpful
to
me
with
someone
just
following
up
making
sure
that
or
not
just
making
sure
but
checking
in
to
say.
So.
How
did
that
go?
You
know?
Did
you
need
any
extra
support
or
help?
Do
we
need
to
do
some
phone
calls,
so
that
was
just
wonderful
to
speed
it
up
last
year,
I
had
my
taxes
done
here
and
it
was
such
an
awesome
experience.
E
I
am
an
uber
driver
and
I
became
an
uber
driver
in
extending
my
streams,
streams
of
income,
because
I
really
wanted
to
become
financially
stable
and
make
sure
I
had
different
streams.
That
I
wasn't
dependent
on
just
one
income
coming
in
at
a
time,
so
that
if
something
else
failed
and
I
had
something
else
to
fall
back
on
through
that
I
didn't
have
a
car.
I
was
walking,
but
I
was
able
to
plan
with
making
some
agreements.
E
E
Well,
I'm
at
the
point
where
I'm
just
building
so
I
really
didn't
need
to
spend
extra
money
on
something
money
that
I
didn't
even
have
at
the
time
to
try
to
get
something
back
or
to
do
what
was
right,
but
I
received
the
largest
tax
that
I
had
ever
gotten
so
I.
Thank
you
all
and
I
see
my
coach
back
there,
the
one
that
did
my
taxes.
Thank
you
so
much,
but
on
the
side
of
that
and
I'm
just
going
to
quickly
wrap
up,
you
know
when
we
were
sitting
down
doing
my
taxes.
E
I
was
like
I
told
her.
You
know
I
really
want
to
get
a
new
car.
You
know.
I
have
one
right
now,
but
I
really
want
a
new
car
and
she
started
to
give
me
some
information
on
what
to
do
when
I
go
for
a
new
car
and
what
I
need
to
say
and
I
didn't
know
what
to
say:
I
never
bought
a
new
car,
so
I
walked
in
there
with
her
information
and
I
walked
out
with
a
new
car.
So
I
thank
you
for
that,
but
the
empowerment
center
has
truly
empowered.
E
C
Thank
you.
Right.
I
also
wanted
to
recognize
some
folks
in
the
city
of
Boston
Jessica,
Doonan
who's,
the
chief
of
staff
of
the
disability
Commission.
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
work
that
you
do
and
your
partnership
in
helping
to
create
ASL
tax
days.
Thank
you
very,
very
much
also
Thank
You
Emily
Shea
from
the
Aged
strong
Commission.
Thank
you
for
all
the
work
you
do
every
day.
C
The
next
speaker
is
one
of
our
other
key
partners.
This
is
urban
edge.
Urban
edge
is
a
partner
both
with
with
Boston
builds
credit,
as
well
as
through
the
tax
coalition.
Here
today
to
share
with
us.
Some
words
is
Robert
Torres
he's
the
director
of
community
engagement
at
urban
edge.
He
joined
urban
edge
in
2014
following
positions
at
the
office
of
state
representative,
Elizabeth
Mallya,
serving
first
as
her
LA
and
then
his
district
director,
and
eventually,
as
chief
of
staff.
Prior
to
that
he
was
research
analyst
and
a
consultant
at
State
Street
Corporation.
C
F
F
We
have
about
Fortune
a
hundred
units
of
affordable
housing,
about
three
thousand
people
who
live
in
our
housing
and
what
we
found
was
back
in
2012,
or
so
we
saw
that
a
lot
of
residents
really
fell
behind
on
their
rent
around
the
holidays,
I
started
to
experience
other
financial
burdens
that
were
really
hard
to
catch
up
on,
and
so
in
2012
we
partnered
with
the
Boston
tax
help
coalition
to
launch
our
first
fight
attack
site.
It's
been
a
huge
resource
for
the
community.
F
We've
had
an
intense
focus
on
eggleston
and
Jackson
Square
and
providing
resources
to
to
residents.
We
performed
a
program
review
and
2018
and
found
that
in
2018
alone,
we
were
able
to
serve
678
residents.
49
percent
of
those
were
urban
edge
residents.
The
others
came
from
the
immediate
area
are
mostly
the
immediate
area
we
were
able
to
put
a
1.2
million
dollars
of
federal
returns
back
into
people's
pockets,
268,000
estate
returns
and
back
to
families.
F
360,000
alone
was
earned.
Income
tax
credits
residents
shared
with
us
that
you
know
people
were
catching
up
on
their
rent,
paying
for
medical
expenses
that
had
been
forgone.
We
were
able
to
do
this
with
the
help
of
33
volunteers,
each
volunteered
for
about
140
hours,
33
different
vitae
tax
sessions.
F
We
know
that
this
program
is
high-impact,
is
high
reward
high
mission
and
actually
very
low
cost
for
us
to
run
for
the
six
hundred
and
seventy
eight
participants.
Our
cost
per
participant
was
seventy-three
dollars
and
twenty
eight
cents.
So,
comparing
that
to
the
impact
that
we
put
back
into
the
community,
we
cannot
do
this
without
the
volunteers
and
without
the
partnerships
we
have
with
the
city
of
Boston.
More
recently,
we've
been
getting
a
lot
of
recognition
for
our
location
being
right
off.
The
orange
line.
F
Last
tax
season
got
a
call
from
Rob
Santiago
and
the
Veterans
Services
office,
saying
we
have
a
veteran
here,
she's
very
stressed
out.
She
needs
her
taxes
done
and
she
needs
it,
Orange
Line
accessible.
Can
you
help
her,
and
the
answer,
of
course,
is
yes,
please
center
and
thank
you
so
much
for.
Thank
you
for
thinking
of
us.
This
program
is
invaluable.
I
just
want
to
wrap
up
by
thanking
everyone
like
Cynthia,
who
we
love
and
done
a
lot
of
work
with
the
urban
edge.
C
Thank
you
so
much
Robert
before
I
bring
up
John
drew
from
ABCD
I
wanted
to
recognize
a
few
more
people
in
the
room,
because
people
do
so
much
I
mean
this
is
all
about
partnerships
there's
no
way.
We
could
do
this
without
everybody
in
this
room,
so
jason
Andrade,
who
has
cycled
through
our
work
in
so
many
different
ways
he
came
in
as
a
volunteer,
was
a
student.
He
then
worked
with
us
with
the
tax
coalition.
C
C
C
Then
just
also
the
ABCD
staff
and
all
the
work
that
you
guys
all
do
bring
Vianney
and
everybody
who's
here
without
you
there's
no
way
that
we
could
do
this
work.
Abcd
has
13
of
our
sites
out
of
the
30
sites.
They
are
an
amazing
partner,
they
work
so
hard.
They
serve
thousands
and
thousands
of
people
and
with
the
shutdown.
Obviously,
a
lot
of
the
money
that
that
supports
ABCD
comes
through
federal
dollars
and
so
for
them
to
have
kept
their
doors.
Open
is
really
a
testament
to
their
commitment
to
the
community.
C
The
last
but
not
least,
speaker
today
is
John
drew
his.
The
president
and
CEO
of
ABCD
he's
been
a
national
figure
in
the
community
action
movement
for
over
30
years.
He's
a
Charlestown
kid.
So
as
a
townie,
thanks
for
coming
over
here
he's
an
amazing
leader
he's
just
he
grew
up
in
public
housing.
He's
built
a
great
organization
with
ABCD.
He
just
shares
his
his
love
of
the
community
and
his
work
ethic,
and
we
couldn't
do
this
work
without
him.
John.
Please
come
on
up.
G
G
Was
in
the
car
coming
over
automobile
didn't
hear
me
sure
way.
Back
and
I
was
told
we're
starting
good
I
said.
Well,
what
am
I
speaking?
He
said
last
yeah
I
think
it's
but
I'm
gonna
be
late
to
get
in
car,
so
I
get
out
of
the
car
go
get
out
of
the
car
with
in
the
side
of
the
street,
so
I
said
copy
that
late.
G
E
G
We
go
back
a
long
ways.
We
used
to
go
back
and
look
at
pathways
between
buildings,
trying
to
get
out
right
away,
didn't
get
that
Mimi
I
have
known
a
long
time
and
back
there
is
Emilie
Sheikh.
He
used
to
work
for
me
and
to
me
and
mine.
You
know
stole
her
Bobby
the
best
elder
commissioner
ever
anyplace
anybody
what
a
mix
meanness
remember
the
circuit
breaker.
Sometimes
we
do
overlook
it
because
it's
elders
getting
a
good
substantial
amount
of
money,
thousand
dollars,
Emily.
G
What's
the
and
we
leave
too
much
on
the
table
with
the
elders.
So
we'll
keep
that
in
mind
as
we
go
forth
and
get
the
word
out
to
the
older
community
that
the
state
of
Massachusetts
has
a
circuit
breaker
that
you
should
apply
and
you'll
get
at
least
a
thousand
and
that
for
that
household,
for
the
average
person
on
Social
Security
living
mostly
on
Social
Security
at
$14,000
a
year
max.
So
$1,000
goes
a
long
way
to
helping
them.
G
May
I
mention
something
and
well
they
should
an
opening
I've
gone
through
every
shutdown,
our
federal
government
since
I
think
they
started
this
one's
a
beauty.
More
importantly,
in
that
we
all
rise
above
it,
we
hit
an
egg
as
collaborators
all
these
groups
to
help
our
fellow
human
beings,
and
we
did
that
during
the
shutdown
and
we
all
had
to
project
up.
But
by
mid-february
the
state
of
Massachusetts
700,000
people
would
not
have
full
simps.
G
This
is
dangerous
to
living
this
kind
of
edge
with
so
many
vulnerable
people
in
our
society.
So
I
was
looking
forward
to
come
today
to
kick
off
the
tax
season.
To
get
those
tax
returns
done,
I,
don't
do
them.
I,
probably
couldn't
do
him.
We
have
great
violence.
I
was
a
CPA.
Once
we
have
wonderful
volunteers
and,
as
the
mayor
said,
let's
find
as
many
people
as
possible,
who
are
eligible
for
the
Earned
Income
Tax
refund,
shall
refund.
Remember.
This
is
a
change
year.
G
And
they're
gonna
have
a
lot
of
time
trying
to
stop
that
system
up.
So
we
got
to
be
right
there,
sending
the
good
information
and
follow
up
and
make
sure
it's
process,
so
people
can
get
their
returns
as
soon
as
possible
and
let's
hope
that
the
the
White
House
and
the
Senate
Majority
Leader,
no
throw
in
Nancy
I,
think
it's
wonderful
can
avert
shutting
down
this
government,
another
time
spectacularly
horrible
for
country
to
shut
the
government
down
and
hold
on
pot
to
no
end.
Okay.
G
I
said
that,
but
why
job,
in
my
opinion,
is
to
stay
in
place,
keep
the
doors
open
and
what
we
do
in
ABCD
and
we'll
work
with
everybody
else
right
now
we're
taking
applications
for
heat.
Now
we're
facing
a
huge
idak
for
Tex
coming
down.
It's
gonna
give
us
a
cold
spell.
We
haven't
seen
for
years,
which
means
more
people
will
be
vulnerable
when
it
comes
to
heating
and
we
want
to
make
sure
they
can
get
that
we
want
to
make
sure
they
get
food.
G
They
want
to
make
sure
that
they
get
access
to
all
the
services
that
you
and
I
and
all
others
provide.
The
more
we
can
take
each
household,
it's
the
way,
I
look
at
it,
I,
don't
look
at
hundreds
of
thousands.
One
household
make
sure
they
get
that
income
tax
credit
because
they
work
so
hard
make
sure
they
get
the
heat
make
sure
they
get
access
to
housing.
Make
sure
you
build
up
the
assets
in
the
house,
so
they
can
survive
and
maybe
thrive.
G
Great
example.
That's
what
we
do
and
I
look
at
it
that
way,
the
more
assets
and
well
resources
that
each
also
has
the
better
they
will
have
the
opportunity
for
them
in
the
children
and
the
elders
to
not
only
survive
but
be
able
to
pull
themselves
to
point
where
at
some
point
and
I've
seen
this
many
times
at
some
point,
they
would
be
the
givers
they
want
to
be
the
volunteers.
G
We
need
to
feel
very
comfortable
and
with
the
leadership
we
have
here
in
this
city,
with
the
groups
that
work
together
all
the
time
for
the
better
of
all
our
people.
We
will
survive
anything
that
a
dysfunctional
government
can
throw
at
us.
So,
let's
get
out
there,
let's
find
everybody.
Well,
not
everybody
find
as
many
people
as
you
can
from
need
to
get
assistance,
get
her
in.
G
Let's
show
the
nation
that
government
and
partnerships
and
people
and
communities
do
work,
work
well
to
make
sure
that
our
citizens
and
our
wonderful,
neighbors
and
friends
and
families
have
a
good
shot
at
life
and
have
the
ability
to
manage
their
lives
in
a
way
we
all
should
be
doing
so.
Thank
you
very
much.
C
Thank
you
so
much
John
and
thank
you.
Abcd.
There
were
a
handful
more
people
that
I
wanted
to
recognize.
We
can't
do
this
work
without
Constance
Martin,
who
is
the
deputy
of
the
office
of
financial
empowerment,
she's,
hiding
somewhere
working
I,
don't
know,
I,
don't
see
her
but
I'm
sure
she's
working
hard,
getting
something
ready.
So
thank
you,
Constance
Theresa
Polhemus.
Thank
you
so
much
for
BPD
a
who's
here.
One
of
our
also
key
leaders
in
the
city
of
Boston
I
wanted
to
recognize
some
of
the
staff
who
do
amazing
work,
Joe
and
marina
who's.
C
The
runs
the
financial
checkup
and
asset
building
services.
Fatima
sayyeda,
who
is
our
new
development
coordinator,
brian
robinson,
in
the
back,
who
is
our
director
of
operations?
I
saw
moe,
Flynn,
moe
Flynn.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here,
partnering
with
us
with
DND
and
I'm
sure
I
missed
some
of
you
sayyida
our
new
volunteer
coordinator
people
do
so
much
work.
You
guys
are
really
incredible.
We
couldn't
do
it
without
you.
C
As
John
said,
this
is
an
amazing
coalition
and
effort
of
the
mayor's
office
and
just
all
of
you
in
the
room
today
in
all
of
your
concentric
circles.
So
just
thank
you
for
everything.
What
I
did
want
to
say
is
that
we
have
lunch.
We
have
enough
lunch
for
everybody
here.
So
if
everybody
can
just
come
in
the
back
here,
we're
having
a
lunch
from
Hayley
house,
because
we
heard
their
call
as
folks
know,
there
they're
just
doing
catering
right
now,
so
we're
having
a
lovely
lunch
from
Hayley
house.
Please
come
in.