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01.20.2021

In the Bay State Banner: Get on your feet with VLA Dance classes

VLA Dance, a Black-owned contemporary dance company affiliated with Hibernian Hall and Boston Center for the Arts, has launched a new series of online dance classes every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday through March 2021. The classes are designed not only with physical fitness and dance technique in mind, but to provide holistic healing and mental rest during the winter months.

01.05.2021

CommonWealth Builder Program Video

The CommonWealth Builder Program is a $60 million fund intended to spur the construction of single-family homes and condominiums that are affordable to households with moderate incomes, particularly in communities of color.

11.16.2020

In Boston Real Estate Times: Fifty-Three Housing Owners and Operators Sign ‘Eviction Diversion Pledge’ to Keep Over 57,000 Tenants and Families Safely Housed

The Baker-Polito Administration, MassHousing, CHAPA, and the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Organizations (MACDC) announced a five-point Eviction Diversion Pledge, a commitment from Massachusetts property owners and operators to working with tenants facing financial difficulties because of the pandemic and supporting housing stability during the ongoing fight against the spread of COVID-19.

11.10.2020

On BNN: “Sparks for Arts” Event Goes Virtual

Kelly Ransom, Director of Communications & Events for Madison Park Development Corp., talks about the November 19 “Sparks for Arts” virtual fundraiser to support cultural programming at Hibernian Hall and help Black-owned businesses. Interview for BNN News. Aired November 10, 2020.