Story by Aaron Devine, Photographs by Leise Jones
It’s been a long time coming, but the transformation of the abandoned Jack’s Store into a super-insulated, energy efficient home on the corner of Bourne and Catherine Streets in Jamaica Plain is complete. Earlier this month, Andrée Zaleska, Ken Ward, and their three children Kuba (age 11),...
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The JP Greenhouse: Looking Ahead from the Inside Out
NPi Podcast: Pros and Cons of Online Tools in Community Organizing
This is the third in a series of podcasts from NPi’s May 2009 community dialogue featuring three Boston-based social justice organizations. In this edition, Hilary Allen (Community Engagement Manager at the Boston Center for Community and Justice, David Crowley (President and Founder of Social...
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NPi Podcast: David Crowley and Kaia Stern share early inspiration for their work
This is the second in a series of podcasts from NPi’s May 2009 community dialogue featuring three Boston-based social justice organizations. In this edition, David Crowley (President and Founder of Social Capital Inc.) and Kaia Stern (Director of the Prison Studies Project/Pathways Home at...
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Joe Finn on the Housing First Movement and Long-Term Solutions to Homelessness (Part 1 of the MHSA Story)
Interview by Alexis Schroeder
Joe Finn has served as Executive Director of the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance since 2003. Prior to MHSA, Joe served as Executive Director of Shelter,...
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Reflections on Advocacy and Leadership from the Mass Housing and Shelter Alliance Team (Part II of the MHSA Story)
Interview by Alexis Schroeder
After speaking with Joe Finn, President and Executive Director of the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance, about MHSA’s history, current work, and the Housing First movement...
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NPi Community Dialogue on Health Care and Wellness
Join us Thursday, February 25th, 2010 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM for a community dialogue on social change featuring local, innovative leaders doing work related to health care and...
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