This is the fifth in a series of podcasts from NPi’s 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 Capital Inc.), and Kaia Stern (Director of the Prison Studies Project/Pathways Home)...
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This is the fourth in a series of podcasts from NPi’s 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 Capital Inc.), and Kaia Stern (Director of the Prison Studies Project/Pathways Home) discuss...
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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 Capital Inc.), and Kaia Stern (Director of the Prison Studies Project/Pathways...
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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 the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at...
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This podcast is features three speakers from NPi’s May 2009 dialogue. You’ll hear Hilary Allen from the Boston Center for Community and Justice; David Crowley from Social Capital Inc.; and Kaia Stern from the Prison Studies Project/Pathways Home at the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice each describe their organizations and speak...
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In November, Carrie Fitzimmons of The Cloud Foundation participated in NPi’s dialogue on innovative youth programs and initiatives to speak about the Boston 100K ArtScience Innovation Prize. The Cloud Foundation aims to foster confidence and hope in urban teens through artistic creation and cross-cultural expression. The ArtScience Prize provides opportunities for teens to develop...
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On August 6th, 2009, Dave McLaughlin, Joseph Porcelli, and Doris Sommer participated in NPi’s community dialogue, “Building Community Online and Offline” at City Year. In this video, taken shortly after the event wrapped up, we asked Dave and Joe to share their thoughts on the conversation that had just taken place. NPi’s next community dialogue...
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The New Prosperity Initiative interviews Bill Walczak of Codman Square Health Center in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Codman Square Health Center serves as a resource for improving the physical, mental and social well-being of the Boston community. The Health Center was conceived by a group of neighborhood activists in the 1970s, including co-founder Bill Walczak, who...
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Thanks to everyone who made it out to our event earlier this month, “Building Community Online and Offline” at City Year’s headquarters in Boston. Speakers at this event were Dave McLaughlin, Executive Director of Boston World Partnerships; Joseph Porcelli, Founder and Chief Neighbor at Neighbors for Neighbors; and Doris Sommer, Faculty Director at Cultural...
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With its roots firmly set in both the American Civil Rights Movement and Cambridge, Massachusetts, The Young People’s Project (YPP) promotes social justice using math literacy. Its programs have spread nationwide, teaching high school students to teach themselves and instilling in college students the value of giving back. YPP’s philosophy is that in math...
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