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From YouTube: Around Your Neighborhood: West Roxbury
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Mayor Walsh's Office of Neighborhood Services is here to serve the needs of you the residents. We represent you in all aspects of city government. These reports are presented to keep you informed about the issues and events in your neighborhood. This week we focus on the neighborhood of West Roxbury.
A
B
I'm
Jack
Duggan-
and
this
is
the
West
Roxbury
report.
The
school
year
is
back
in
full
swing
and
Boston.
Public
Schools
has
a
new,
exciting
food
and
nutrition
partnership
for
the
2017-2018
school
year.
Revolution
foods
emphasizes
all
natural
ingredients
in
student
meals.
They
provide
prepared
meals
to
the
85
district
schools
without
in-service
kitchens.
The
company
will
help
DPS
launch
a
breakfast
in
the
classroom
initiative
this
year
to
increase
a
number
of
schools
that
serve
breakfast
to
students
in
their
classrooms.
B
After
the
morning
bell
studies
have
shown
better
academic
outcomes
for
students
by
eliminating
barriers
to
being
well
fed.
73%
of
BPS
students
are
considered
economically
disadvantaged
revolution.
Foods
started
in
2006
by
two
moms
on
a
mission
to
cut
down
on
artificial
ingredients,
and
children's
meals
has
a
track
record
of
providing
fresh,
locally
and
regionally
sourced
food,
while
working
with
school
communities
to
tailor
meals
towards
students,
individual
and
cultural
needs.
B
This
new
partnership
will
essentially
eliminate
Boston's
reliance
on
frozen
food
for
school
meals,
with
frozen
items
only
being
used
in
cases
of
emergency
with
nearly
57,000
students
in
Boston
Public
Schools.
The
district
serves
a
daily
average
of
64
thousand
meals.
25-Thousand
prepared
meals
at
schools
without
full-service
kitchens
and
32
thousand
prepared
meals
on-site.
In
other
news.
There
are
several
community
events
throughout
the
month
of
October.
Here
in
West
Roxbury,
the
West
Roxbury
Neighborhood
Council
will
host
their
first
meeting
since
summer
break
on
October
24th
at
7:30
p.m.
at
the
area
a-five
police
station.
B
The
community
is
always
welcome
to
these
meetings.
The
annual
bcy
F
Roach,
an
area
a
5
Halloween
party,
will
be
held.
October
27th
at
the
roach
community
center
at
5
p.m.
candy
can
be
dropped
off
at
the
e
5
police
station.
From
now
until
the
event
Park
Way
emotions,
annual
trick-or-treat
on
Center
Street
will
kick
off
on
Saturday
October
28th
at
10
a.m.
at
Billings
field.