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From YouTube: YOU Boston Youth Recognition Celebration
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Mayor Walsh and Commissioner Gross honor the youth who took part in YOU (Youth Options Unlimited) Boston's 2018 Summer Jobs Program. YOU Boston assists at-risk youth by providing them with meaningful career, educational, and community involvement experiences to help them garner success in their lives.
A
A
Good
morning,
good
afternoon,
everyone
first
I
just
want
to
start
by
thanking
the
Louis
Family
Foundation,
our
partners
for
opening
up
this
space
for
us
to
come
and
celebrate.
I
want
to
welcome
you
to
our
youth,
employee
recognition,
recognition
celebration.
My
name
is
Ricky
grant
I
started
as
a
deputy
director
in
May
of
this
year,
and
I
have
to
tell
you
guys,
I'm
loving
my
job.
A
Why
do
you
Boston
is
a
workforce
development
organization
that
works
with
young
people
ages,
14
to
24,
and
our
mission
is
simple:
we
exist
to
empower
and
motivate
our
young
people
to
gain
the
educational,
employment
and
career
advancement
necessary
to
be
successful
in
the
workforce
in
the
community
and
in
their
lives.
Now,
why
do
you?
We
offer
every
young
person
an
opportunity
to
work
and
learn
alongside
intensive
staff,
support
that
intensive
staff
support
means
that
we
push
them.
We
push
these
young
people
to
be
the
very
best
version
of
themselves.
A
It's
a
process
that
involves
encouragement
and
accountability.
This
dual
approach
helps
young
people
build
the
resiliency.
They
need
to
take
actionable
steps
toward
a
better
future,
though
our
primary
function
as
an
organization
is
connecting
young
people
with
meaningful
employment.
We
understand
that
stable
employment
is
interconnected
with
life
at
home,
at
school
and
within
the
community.
Upon
admittance
into
yru,
each
person
participation
person
participates
in
the
thorough
assessment.
This
allows
us
to
determine
the
needs
that
exist
outside
of
employment.
A
Our
case
managers
and
career
development
staff
work
diligently
to
connect
our
youth
and
families
to
the
necessary
resources,
since
it
may
have
had
the
opportunity
to
meet
some
amazing
young
people.
I've
gone
on
to
the
work
sites,
I've
seen
some
chipping
away,
paint
at
the
Berea
school
I've
seen
some
pulling
weeds
and
farms
I've
seen
some
painting
beautifying
spaces
and
to
the
young
people
don't
want
to
tell
you
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
hard
work.
A
I
know
this
summer's
been
a
hot
and
humid
I
see
your
supervisors
come
in
every
day,
around
2:30,
exhausted
and
looking
like
they
want
to
fall
out,
and
they
report
that
you
guys
are
going
working
extremely
hard
and
so
I
want
to
thank
you
and
I
want
to
honor.
You
recognize
you,
can
we
just
give
these
young
people
a
round
of
applause.
A
One
of
the
things
we're
looking
forward
to
in
2019
is
incorporating
more
of
your
voice
into
our
process,
as
we
learn
that
we
grow
how
to
serve
you
best,
we're
not
perfect.
You
know
that
you
know
our
staff
we're
not
perfect,
but
we
do
want
to
serve
them
as
best
we
can.
So
in
2019
we're
looking
to
start
a
Youth,
Council
I
know
there
was
one
before
and
why
do
we
want
to
bring
that
back?
We
want
you
to
be
a
part
of
our
process.
A
We
want
you
to
help
us
to
grow,
and
so,
if
you're
interested
in
that,
please
let
your
supervisor
know,
or
your
case
manager,
please,
and
before
close
now,
what
you
want
to
recognize
the
y-o-u
staff
before
I
came
in
May.
They
were
without
a
director
for
a
little
over
a
year,
but
you
wouldn't
have
been
able
to
tell
they
held
it
down
tremendously
and
so
to
the
staff
who've
been
here,
our
new
staff
that
we
recently
hired
and
our
TS
supervisor
that
came
on
during
the
summertime
I.
A
A
B
Hey
thanks,
Rick,
yeah
and
I
am
I
want
to
I.
Thank
you
on
on
a
great
job.
You
can
tell
when
somebody
loves
their
job,
the
energy
that
comes
out
of
them,
and
you
certainly
epic.
Do
you
that's
coming
out
of
your
every
part
of
your
body
today?
So
thank
you
for
the
great
work
you
do.
I
also
want
to
thank
a
few
other
folks
in
the
room
before
I.
Get
into
remarks
to
you
guys.
B
I
want
to
thank
our
Office
of
Public
Safety
I
want
to
thank
Dean
will
harness
via
I,
want
to
thank
our
office
of
Workforce
Development
I
want
to
thank
the
Boston
Police
Department
Giraud
Bailey,
deputy
Dr
Billy's
here
I
want
to
thank
him.
I
want
to
thank
the
Commissioner
who
has
been
involved
with
while
you
for
a
long
long
time.
I
want
to
thank
the
youth.
The
young
speakers
behind
me
today
look
forward
to
hearing
from
you
guys
in
a
few
minutes
Bishop.
B
Thank
you
very
much
as
well
for
being
a
partner
in
this
in
this
effort
here,
I
want
to
thank
all
the
employer,
employment
in
referrals
in
the
community
partners.
When
you
put
a
program
together,
it's
not
just
not
just
one
group
of
people,
not
just
one
office;
it
takes
a
whole
team
of
people
to
help
so
I
want
to
thank
all
those
folks
who
made
today
possible
and
made
this
is
successful.
B
B
B
I
know
that,
as
Rickey
said,
a
lot
of
you
spent
a
lot
of
time
out
in
the
hot
Sun
and
some
of
you
loved
that-
and
some
of
you
probably
didn't,
didn't
love
it,
but
you
made
a
real
difference
in
the
city
and
certainly
in
our
schools
and
our
products,
our
neighborhoods,
all
the
great
work
you
did,
people
notice
and
when
I'm
out
and
about
all
of
the
City
of
Boston
people,
point
out
to
me
about
what
happens
in
the
city.
So
it's
it's
incredible
and
I
know
that
many
of
you
are
really
driven.
B
One
thing
that
you
made
this
this
this
class
of
2018
made
history.
You
had
the
highest
retention
rate
in
the
history
of
why
you
Boston,
which
means
that
when
you
started
every
a
lot
of
most
of
you
decided
they
still
here
today,
and
that
makes
a
big
difference,
because
what
happens
is
kids
drop
out
people
drop
out
of
life
when
they
drop
out
of
life?
There's
not
there's
no
real
positive
opportunities
for
them.
That's
when
people
make
the
wrong
decisions,
they
decide
to
go
down
the
wrong
road
and
you've
made
history
heat
today.
B
So
I
want
to
congratulate
you
for
that.
Like
many
of
you,
my
parents
came
from
another
country,
so
many
of
you
were
first-generation
some
of
your
immigrants
I
want
to
thank
you
for
for
being
here.
I
know
that
your
path
here
might
not
have
been
always
a
straight
line.
My
path
certainly
wasn't
a
straight
line
in
my
life.
I
was
talking
a
few
young
people
already
today
about
college
and
about
the
importance
of
going
to
college
and
I'm.
B
They
sent
me
a
letter
of
rejection.
I
said
I
got
letters.
A
rejection
of
every
college
I
went
to
because
my
grades,
weren't
there
and
I
was
like
at
that
point.
I
felt
inside
of
me,
I
felt,
like
I,
was
a
kind
of
a
failure.
I
didn't
tell
anybody
that,
but
I
felt
like
I
was
dumb
I
felt
like
I.
Couldn't
do
it
and
I
felt
like
there
gonna
be
something
more
for
me
in
my
life
and
I
know.
I
could
work
construction,
but
that's
not
really
what
I
want
to
do
so.
B
I
applied
for
Quincy
junior
college
at
the
time
was
a
two-year
college.
Lis,
funky,
hill
and
I
got
in
and
I
was
pretty
excited
and
I
went
down
to
Quincy
junior
college
and
I
brought
my
books
with
me
and
I
was
a
college
student
now,
and
you
know
what
happened
it
was
different.
My
experience
in
college
was
different
than
my
experience
in
high
school
because
they
treated
me
a
little
different.
They
treated
me
more
like
an
adult
and
I
got
a
chance
to
kind
of
pick.
B
What
I
wanted
to
pick
and
I
realized
I
could
do
the
work
and
I
that
feeling
of
being
a
dummy,
I
felt
like
I,
was
a
dummy.
It's
sad
to
go
away.
I
realize
well
I'm
like
I'm,
not
dumb,
I'm
kind
of
I
couldn't
actually
smart.
Cuz
I
can
take
part
in
a
classroom.
I
can
take
part
in
the
discussion
in
classrooms
and
I
graduated
that
day
that
first
semester
and
I
did
really
well.
I
got
a
couple.
Aides
and
I
got
a
couple.
B's
and
I
didn't
see
any
AIDS
really
in
high
school.
B
Maybe
one
achoo
and
I
certainly
didn't
see
many
B's
in
high
school
and
I
did
the
second
semester
there
and
I
did
the
same
thing.
I
did
really
well
there
and
then
they
I
transferred
into
Suffolk
University.
The
school
I
wanted
to
go
to,
and
I
went
to.
Suffolk
and
I
was
there
for
one
semester,
and
you
know
what
I
did
I
quit.
You
know
I
quit,
because
I
wanted
to
make
money,
I
thought
for
me.
B
B
B
I
want
to
do
in
my
life
and
I
was
fortunate
to
win.
Why
do
I
tell
you
that
story.
I
tell
you
that
story,
because
all
of
our
lives
are
complicated.
We
all
have
challenges.
They
have
challenges
in
our
life.
Everyone
in
this
room,
there's
no
one
in
this
room.
That's
immune
from
a
challenge,
including
the
bishop,
there's
been
challenges
in
all
our
lives.
It's
how
you
handle
those
adversities
and
those
challenges
it
makes
you
the
person
that
you
are
I,
don't
care.
What's
going
on
at
home,
I!
Don't
care!
B
What's
going
on
in
the
corner,
I!
Don't
care!
What's
going
on
in
their
relationship,
I!
Don't
care!
What's
going
on
and
we've
all
had
those
challenges.
You
might
have
a
bad
relationship
going
on
about
girls
out
you,
a
boy
dumped
you're
freaking
out
about
it,
it'll
pass
all
that
matters
is
what's
in
front
of
you
right
now
and
what
you've
done
this
summer
has
been
amazing.
You
know
Ricky
talked
about
ajumma
mentioning
me
a
minute
ago.
He
said
these
kids
are
amazing.
B
It's
easy
to
quit.
It's
easy
to
quit,
but
I
look
out
a
lot
of
faces,
no
quitters
in
this
room.
There's
people
that
want
to
do
things
in
your
life.
So
all
I'm
saying
is
that
what
you
do
with
your
life?
A
lot
of
you
are
going
back
to
high
school.
A
couple
couple
seniors,
yeah,
a
couple
junior
see
who's
seen
somebody's
seniors.
B
We
got
three
or
four
four
six
five
seniors
16
years
big
year
for
you,
because
you
have
an
opportunity
now
to
really
think
about
how
do
you
move
from
fourth
I'd
be
willing
to
bet
mostly
if
you
went
to
college
and
graduate
you'd
be
the
first
in
your
family
to
graduate
college
I
was
do
it.
How
many
juniors
here
got
a
few
juniors
big
year
for
you
guys,
because
the
colleges
look
at
this
year's
grades
really
four
for
admission.
B
So
you
have
an
opportunity
right
now,
starting
in
a
couple
weeks,
to
really
make
sure
that
you
stop.
D
is
strong
and
just
continue
to
push
how
many
sophomores
here,
a
couple
sophomores
then
have
one
year
under
your
belt,
continue
to
push
forward.
Cuz
you're,
laying
down
the
foundation
for
your
future.
How
many
freshmen
here
a
couple
freshmen
to
you,
starting
something
new!
It
should
be
exciting
when
you
start
something
new
I'd,
be
little
scary.
You
might
not
say
it's
scary,
but
I
know
it's
scary.
It's
okay!
It's
okay!
B
To
be
scared,
a
little
bit
but
go
in
there
and
enjoy
it,
how
many
kids
in
college
going
on
to
second
and
meet
sister
college
students?
We
have
a
couple
costumes
in
I
know
we
have
one
PC
right,
the
FBC,
a
graduate
school,
your
graduate
school
of
your
college
here
we
go.
West
is
West,
Hill
State,
oh
yeah!
What's
this
thing,
so
you
just
continue
to
move
forward,
so
all
you
got
to
do.
Is
you
continue
to
move
forward?
My
story
is
my
story.
B
That's
my
story.
You!
Everyone
has
a
story
just
make
sure
that
the
end
of
your
story,
it's
what
you
want
to
be
it's
what
you
want
to
do.
It's
way
you
want
to
be
in
your
life.
Congratulations
to
all
of
you
today!
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
for
me
to
say
a
few
words
and
I
just
want
to
thank
you,
because
you
make
our
city
stronger
by
doing
what
you
do
every
day.
Thank
you.
A
C
Good
morning,
everyone
Thank
You
Ricky,
hey
33
years
of
wearing
uniforms,
I'm
hoping
this
brother
leaves
a
suit
coat
and
coat
it
to
around
inside.
You
know
how
about
my
wardrobe.
Thank
you,
your
honor
great
words.
We
have
a
great
mirror,
so
we
have
one
thing
in
common:
we
were
poor
kids
in
Dorchester
and
we
went
through
struggle
and
strife,
but
people
like
the
people
in
this
room
that
care
about
you
and
the
community
helped
us
out
too.
So
you
never
know
just
give
folks
a
chance.
C
Meet
them
halfway,
be
the
next
mayor,
the
next
Commissioner,
but
this
day
is
about
you.
I
mean
right
off
the
bat
I
walk
through
the
room,
saying
hi
to
some
folks.
I
know:
you're,
not
all
this
quiet,
but
I'm
I
see
you
as
the
future.
I
see
you
as
the
future
leaders
yep
you
too,
and
it's
very
important
that
everyone
else
sees
that
too.
The
reason
we
are
here
today
is
to
make
sure
that
you
know
your
self
work.
C
Look
what
you're
up
against
some
people
see
you
in
a
negative
way,
just
because
of
the
color
of
your
skin
hair.
Your
looks,
ethnicity,
they're,
the
ones
that
are
ignorant
in
they're
scared
of
you,
for
whatever
reason,
as
I
told
some
of
you
earlier.
Every
time
I
see
events
like
this.
A
programs
like
this.
C
You
give
me
the
opportunity
to
break
the
negative
stereotypical
views
and
perceptions
about
you,
you
you
and
you
all
right,
you're,
a
kings
and
queens
study,
your
history,
your
know
yourself
work
and
then
one
day
you
will
teach
the
oppressors
or
the
haters.
What
life
is
really
about,
we're
all
God's
children.
You
don't
put
down
anyone,
no
matter
what
they
look
like
or
where
they
came
from
so
once
you
educate
folks,
then
they'll
see
to
that.
C
Your
future
leaders
I
like
to
take
this
time
to
thank
Ricky
premier,
everybody
in
this
room,
Frank
came
on
deputy
Bailey.
All
right,
I
can't
call
out
all
the
names,
but
no
I'm
calling
out
their
names,
whether
you
believe
it
or
not.
There
are
people
that
care
for
you
and
want
to
see
you
succeed.
It's
very
important,
I
told
a
couple
over
there.
Yeah
become
the
next
commissioner,
so
I
can
retire
with
my
robot
serving
me
steak
and
cheese.
You
know
chilli
and
another
thing
always
strive
to
pay
it
forward.
C
You're
very
successful,
you're
determined
right
talk
to
some
of
your
peers
that
may
have
doubts
about
their
confidence
in
their
self-worth.
Let
them
know
what
you're
doing,
maybe
you
can
bring
them
forward
before
say
they
are
caught
up
in
to
something
horrible,
I'm
very
happy
to
see
the
cameras
here
today
and
if
anyone
knows
me
I
tell
it
like
it
is
often
in
the
past.
The
only
time
I
saw
cameras
usually,
is
that
one
of
you
that
looked
like
you,
we're
in
the
streets
shot,
hurt
or
arrested.
C
That's
one
or
two
percent:
that's
not
reflective
of
everybody
in
our
great
neighborhoods.
All
right!
So
I
commend
the
media
for
being
here
today
to
show
you
in
a
positive
light,
and
it
allows
me
to
educate
folks
that
one
or
two
percent
that
have
challenges
are
not
reflective
of
everyone.
That's
in
here
that
we
have
positive
young
men
and
women
here,
take
time
to
stop
and
talk
to
you
and
listen
to
your
voice.
C
C
You
heard
me
say
it
two
or
three
times
just
meet
us
halfway,
though
all
right
when
the
opportunities
arise,
be
people
halfway
and
you
never
know
who's.
Looking
I
started
off
my
occupation
in
the
ABCD
program
and
then
the
ye-es
program,
and
then
people
would
watch
and
like
hey
I,
saw
you
doing
a
good
job
there
come
try
to
do
this.
Come
try
to
do
this.
You
never
know
who's
watching
right
and
I'm.
Gonna.
Take
this
opportunity
right
now
to
be
selfish.
C
I
want
you
all
to
become
Boston
police
officers
and
I,
see
the
just
how
I
was
as
a
teenager.
I
wouldn't
go
near
a
police
officer
I'm
like
no
way
they
don't
like
me.
Never
did
not
for
me
right,
but
then
again
realize
you're
history
and
realize
you're
certain
you're
self
worth
because
people
of
all
colors
built
this
country
bled
for
this
country
built
every
city.
So
you
have
a
right
to
be
whatever
you
want
from
police
officer
to
mayor
to
journalists.
So,
like
big
brother,
Ricky,
I,
didn't
forget
you
right!
C
Well,
we
don't
mention
OHS
we're
cops
I'm
just
joking
anyway,
but
you
have
the
right
to
do
whatever
you
want.
I
had
to
learn
that
that,
if
I
wonder
these
police
officer,
I
had
every
right
to
be,
and
my
favourite
saying,
if
you
want
change,
be
the
change,
don't
sit
in
point
use
your
voices
use
your
strength
and
you
be
the
change.
You
make
the
change.
You
make
things
right,
but
never
use
the
ignorance
of
destruction,
but
always
use
logic.
C
Your
voices
of
logic,
that's
stronger
than
anything,
your
voices
of
logic,
so
I'm
gonna,
wrap
it
up.
I
just
want
you
to
know
I'm
so
proud
of
you
all
and
again
I.
Thank
you
in
advance.
You
future
leaders
and
I
know
the
mayor
feels
the
same
way.
I
know
there's
several
people
in
the
city
that
feel
the
same
way.
So
keep
smiling,
keep
educating
each
other.
C
A
Thank
You,
commissioner.
Oh
thank
you
so
a
critical
piece
to
what
we
do
that
makes.
While
you
happen,
is
our
community
partners,
our
partners.
They
allow
our
young
people
to
come
in
to
practice
their
soft
skills
practice
professional
development,
and
so
we
want
to
take
an
opportunity
to
recognize
one
of
our
special
partners.
I'm
going
to
ask
Linda
and
Vincent
assistant
deputy
director
of
case
management,
he's
walking
over
slow
I
want
him
to
come
and
talk
a
little
bit
about
this
candidate.
We
want
to
recognize
him.
D
Good
morning
all
Thank
You
Ricky
talk
a
little
bit
about
his
candidate
simple
as
this
about
seven
years
ago,
I
went
to
meet
in
a
dimensional,
school
and
sure
Webb
introduced
me
to
this
gentleman.
He
was
seeking
some
opportunity
for
the
Haitian
kids
in
the
marathon
area
at
the
time
why
you
Boston
had
a
juvenile
justice
grant
to
sue
young
people
in
that
community.
So
what
I'm
most
fitted
me
to
be
able
to
begin
the
collaboration
know
I
could
go
on
alone
alone
and
speak
about
it.
D
But
what
has
struck
me
about
the
bishop
over
the
years?
Then
he
was
a
pastor,
so
I
had
the
privilege
of
being
at
his
ordination.
I
have
never
met
a
more
relentless
person
who
pursues
opportunity
for
the
young
person
and
community
for
which
he
serves.
Okay,
me
I
stand
here
and
I
am
very
proud
to
be
someone
who
has
a
friend
in
the
bishop,
confident
in
the
bishop
and,
most
of
all
but
not
least,
a
community
partner
for
the
young
people
of
Austin.
D
E
E
First
of
all,
I
would
like
to
thank
me
Walsh,
who
is
a
great
partner
of
us
anywhere
mayor
Walsh,
see
me
if
I
don't
see
him
first,
he
always
remember
who
I
am
and
come
to
me.
I
do
appreciate
that
I
also
want
to
congratulate
the
Commission.
I
have
been
observing
and
working
closely
with
him,
because
any
time
since
I'm
in
Mattapan,
he
always
like
he
said
before
in
mother
day
in
the
light,
and
we
develop
a
friendship
of
working
together.
E
Now
I
come
here
today
with
you
what
I
always
said,
I
said
to
my
young
people,
these
three
objects,
silver,
gold
and
diamond
I,
always
say
if
you
wish
for
silver,
don't
stay
there,
try
to
get
the
gold
when
you
get
the
gold.
The
diamond
is
not
too
far
your
way
to
the
diamond.
Now,
I
come
and
I
also
think
my
partners
from
land
invention
to
mr.
Sean
work
went
to
just
mean
to
him
and
then
to
mr.
grant.
I
can't
tell
you
how
great
partner
we
develop
in
mother,
Penn
Square
in
Dorchester,
hi
Park.
E
Wasn't
there
I've
been
working
with
the
young
people,
sets
the
program
used
to
be
Richard
in
a
10-10
Massa
and
then
develop
to
this
the?
Why
will
you
give
me
this
great
opportunity
to
work
with
the
young
people
and
to
have
him
develop
the
capacity
or
the
credential
over
the
period
of
the
time
the
work
they've
been
working
with
us
in
voice
of
the
binnacle
multi-service
Center,
which
is
the
church
connected
with
the
social
ministry
and
they've
been
developed,
so
many
skills.
E
When
they
completed
this
program
they
will
fit
to
go
anywhere
to
work
because
we've
been
working
with
them,
they've
been
controllers
and
a
summer
camp
for
this
small
kid
we've
been
used.
Some
of
them.
We
have
community
garden.
I
took
them
there
to
show
them
the
the
growth
of
the
food
that
the
concern,
some
of
them
decide
to
work
in
a
beauty
parlor
with
them
to
get
training
there,
some
of
them
designed
to
working
at
a
bakery
they
doing
baked
with
pastry
restaurant.
E
The
training
we
connected
with
the
television
program
to
the
Internet,
some
of
them
been
there
to
be
trained
as
cameramen
or
news
men,
whatever
they
decide
so
from
A
through
Z
they've
been
doing
everything
we
have
a
food
pantry
also
they've
been
trained
to
serve
in
the
community
by
bagging
the
food
receiving
the
the
people
who
come
to
receive
the
food
and
at
the
front
desk
telephone
answer,
and
we
give
them
the
tactic:
how
to
answer
the
phone
they've
been
covered,
so
many
among
them.
Also,
we
have
some
youth
homeless.
E
We
get
in
the
the
great
joys
and
great
success
of
our
program.
So
when
we
see
we
take
a
young
people
from
the
street
and
get
him
to
the
harm,
get
him
to
Community
College
and
get
him
to
do
something
we
have
some
who've
been
in
construction,
working
and
big
money.
We
have
some
who've
been
even
have
been
a
minister
in
the
church
because
they
copy
what
I'm
doing
they've
been
going
to
do
this.
We
have
done
in
restaurant,
we
have
young
people
from
the
past,
yes
and
yes
in
all
kind
of
career.
E
E
We
have
a
represented,
we
think
we
have
the
best,
but
the
year
come.
We
have
we
say:
oh,
we
have
another
best,
one
best
of
the
best
after
it's
eventful
after
mr.
Shawn
work
and
produce
mr.
Benson,
we
get
mr.
Venson.
Now
we
have
question
after
question.
Mr.
great
comment
to
run
the
program.we
and
I
tell
you
what
I
was
a
stated
to
tell
you
this
because
of
y-o-u
because
of
the
program,
all
the
employing
of.
Why
will
you
been
doing
I?
Tell
you
what
come
out
of
this
I
have
the
pasture
in
Florida.
E
He
wants
me
to
help
him
to
get
connected,
because
he
can't
understand
how
I
get
so
close
with
the
police
with
a
male
to
devil.
Did
he
say
how
could
you
help
me
getting
to
the
mayor
in
Miami
to
replace
such
a
program?
Because
this
is
so
great
he
crossed
over
the
state.
Why?
What
you
been
doing
mayor
and
all
the
partners
it
doesn't
stay
there
I
have
one
pastures
from
Nigeria
in
Africa,
they
came
to
my
church
and
they
see
this
racial
ministry.
They
see
all
these
young
people
working
I
have
five
of
them.
E
What
you
have
take
that
opportunity
to
go
higher
and
higher,
because
you
may
not
think
that
will
have
a
great
treasure
in
your
hand,
I
tell
you
what
happened
who's
coming
for
me
to
try
to
train
them,
how
they
could
get
the
same
thing
again.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you
mr.
grant,
sir
Vincent.
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
question.
Thank
you
for
my
great
kids.
They
are
here
and
I
can't.
Thank
you
enough.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
G
F
Right
good
I
wanted
to
come
up
here
to
talk
to
you
all
the
young
people,
of
course,
and
also
all
the
partners
that
have
gone
into
making
this
summer
happen
and
the
staff
members
at.
Why
are
you
Boston?
So
this
is
my
seventh
summer,
while
you
I
was
a
supervisor
case
manager
and
now
assistant,
deputy
director
and
some
things
have
changed,
but
some
things
definitely
haven't
changed
and
teenagers
will
definitely
be
teenagers.
F
Not
all
the
young
people
that
have
started
this
summer
made
it
through,
because
it's
a
huge
challenge
that
you
all
have
been
making
it
through.
I,
don't
even
know
if
I
could
be
making
it
through
the
challenges
that
you
all
face
like
pulling
vegetables
at
Brookwood
community
farm
and
can
for
five
hours,
I'm
going
to
different
bps
schools
through
the
schoolyard
initiative
and
making
them
look
like
they're,
professionally
landscaped,
toiling
in
the
90
degree
weather
the
Wakefield
estate
in
Milton,
mulching
and
providing
other
labor
tasks
for
them.
F
Battling
the
Sun
at
the
mass
horticultural
society
in
Wellesley.
Making
their
gardens
look
great
for
their
visiting
guests,
never
mind,
scraping
the
walls
at
the
SD,
a
Brea
school
and
Morton
Street
Mattapan
for
weeks,
certainly
D
routing
plants
at
Callahan
park
for
the
DCR
in
Framingham
I
would
have
put
in
my
two
weeks
notice,
but
all
jokes
aside,
the
young
people
that
are
here
whether
they're,
you
know
you're
here
sitting
with
me
or
you,
you
didn't
finish
the
program.
You've
all
made
positive
steps
towards
your
professional
career.
F
I
want
to
mention
all
the
staff
at
while
you
Boston,
because
summer
is
only
a
six-week
program,
but
we
start
planning
this
thing
in
March,
because
there's
a
lot
that
goes
into
it.
Newly
deputy
director
Riki
grant.
He
came
in
with
an
approach
to
really
learn
first
and
contribute
where
possible-
and
it's
been
so
amazing
for
us
at
weiu
Boston.
F
The
case
management
team
under
Lyndon
Vincent
with
Pat
Costello,
carlos
barbosa
and
newly
hired,
is
on
Reed
and
Shirley
Austin
they're,
really
there
to
support
you
guys
and
make
sure
that
if
you
were
on
a
waitlist,
you
got
placed
onto
a
team
as
soon
as
possible.
We
want
to
be
able
to
make
sure,
as
many
folks
work
this
summer
as
we
could
Malorie
Jones
not
only
set
up
today,
but
she
makes
sure
that
we
have
more
good
days
and
bad,
so
I
wanted
to
give
her
a
special.
Thank
you
for
sure.
F
She
was
helped
out
by
two
great
interns
in
mica,
Meekins
and
Alex
Donovan
I'm,
lucky
to
oversee
the
Career
Development
Department,
where
I'm
able
to
oversee
intelligent
and
hardworking
individuals.
Christian
rivera
runs
our
whole
internship
program,
which
some
of
you
work
for
him
now.
Pete
desist,
oh
and
and
Joseph
really
kind
of
keep
our
Career
Development
Department
together
as
a
whole.
F
F
Another
try,
but
everyone
that
finish
here
today
will
stay
in
our
system
and
I
hope
to
continue
to
work
with
you
before
I
go
I
want
to
thank
our
mayor,
Marty
Walsh,
our
newly
appointed
police
commissioner
Commonwealth
Corporation,
and
anyone
else
who
worked
with
us
to
provide
an
amazing
summer.
So
don't
forget,
we
still
have
to
work
this
week,
so
business
as
usual
tomorrow,
but
enjoy
today
and
we'll
have
some
fun
on
Thursday.
Thank
you.
A
G
Thank
you,
I'm
honored,
to
be
the
youth
representative
of
while
you
Boston
I
like
to
give
things
for
Mary
Walsh
for
the
great
work
that
he
does
within
our
community,
proving
their
hard
work
can
lock
the
doors
to
greater
opportunities.
A
lot
of
people
wait
for
opportunities
to
come
and
knock
on
our
door.
Only
a
few
people
like
the
mayor
step
out
to
look
little.
Thank
you
very
much
on
the
behalf
of
the
youth
interns.
G
I
would
like
to
thank,
though,
while
you
staff
for
the
amount
of
effort
and
passion
that
they
put
into
their
work,
each
of
the
staff
have
proved
to
be
very
skilled
individual.
That
wants
to
bring
a
difference
in
the
lives
of
youth
I
like
to
thank
Christian
on
Prevert.
How
are
you
Boston?
He
is
a
dedication,
a
dedicated
staff
member
that
takes
the
extra
steps
for
the
interns
in
his
program.
I
will
also
like
to
give
thanks
to
Bishop
Nicholas
Holman
sue,
who
became
an
important
role
model
in
my
life.
G
He
is
an
inspiration
and
an
example
of
men
of
integrity,
I
love
for
those
who
don't
know
me.
My
name
is
Michael
X
I'm,
a
9th
arrow
from
the
math
math
community
I
am
a
native
of
Haiti
and
I
grew
up
in
Jacksonville
Florida
and
moved
to
Boston
in
the
summer
of
2015
I
graduated
from
cash
Academy
and
Dorchester
and
2017,
where
I
served
on
the
Parent
Council,
the
school
site
Council
and
the
student
government
I
was
introduced
to
while
you
Boston
the
summer
I'm
moving
to
mana
pan.
G
My
father
introduced
neat
submission
home
until
who
then
quickly
offered
me
a
job
to
work
his
church,
he
and
while
you
Boston
had
a
Titan
that
relationship
with
Bishop
is
able
to
identify
young
people
in
need
of
support.
Why
are
you
comes
to
meet
with
on
while
you
comes
to
meet
them
and
see
where
they
are
at
and
gets
them
eligible
for
the
services
as
a
youth
I
understand
the
challenges
that
comes
across
the
decline
of
graduation
rates,
the
increase
in
violence
not
having
a
voice
feeling
like
you,
won't
be
successful.
G
Working
with
why
you
gave
me
the
motivation
to
further
my
education
to
have
a
voice
and
my
community
and
gave
me
the
tools
that
I
can
utilize.
For
my
career
advancement,
so
that
I
will
be
successful
in
my
life,
our
front
home
I
feel
strongly
that,
while
you
Boston
needs
to
continue
to
be
a
positive
source
for
change
with
the
Madison
and
Boston
other
high-risk,
neighborhoods
I,
witness
almost
daily
than
negative
effects
of
poverty,
streetcar
and
general
lack
of
support.
G
The
kids
growing
up
I
feel
that,
while
you
is
able
to
teach
things
that
some
youth
may
otherwise
miss
as
they
transition
to
adulthood,
I
am
in
my
third
summer
as
an
employee.
Within
the
law,
you
Boston
jobs
program
I've
been
exposed
to
different
work
that
sharpen
my
work,
skills
and
advance
my
potential
as
a
youth
leader.
My
experience
would
continue
to
benefit
me
throughout
my
path
to
success.
G
I
gained
experience
working
as
a
teacher
at
the
Vacation
Bible
School
at
the
voice
of
gospel
Dominic
in
church
I
hope
served
by
working
with
our
food
distribution
program
and
during
my
third
year
with.
Why
are
you
I,
assisted
with
managing
interns
and
silly
as
a
whole?
This
fall
I
will
continue
my
education
as
a
sophomore
at
West,
Coast,
State
University.
My
goal
is
to
obtain
a
bachelor
degrees
and
finance
business
and
become
lost
or
a
stock
broker.
A
H
H
After
working
at
the
Boreas
school
on
Martin
Street,
it
feels
good
to
know
that
we
helped
in
the
process
of
fixing
the
place
up
for
the
little
kids
next
school
year.
Overall
I'm
glad
I
chose
this
program
because
they
put
money
in
your
pocket
and
they
helped.
You
learn
skills
that
will
give
you
that
can
give
you
a
future
career.
I.
H
Think
that
it's
important
to
keep
these
programs
going,
because
we
need
a
good
program
for
the
youth,
not
just
for
them
to
make
money,
but
also
for
them
to
be
more
successful
later
on
in
life
and
whatever
I
also
think
it's
healthy
for
young
minds
to
be
engaged
in
these
type
of
new
experiences,
whether
they
like
it
or
not,
ever
anyways.
Thank
you
for
listening.
A
The
talking
part
of
our
program,
you
guys
ready
to
eat,
get
ready
all
right.
So
first
thing
we
want
to
do.
We
want
to
thank
mayor
Walsh
I
want
to
thank
Commissioner
gross.
We
want
to
thank
all
you
guys
for
coming
out.
We
really
appreciate
you
I'm
gonna,
ask
the
young
people
to
stand
up
and
to
come
to
this
wall
right
over
here
now,
it'll
just
wave
and
then
go
by
Mallory.