by dbedcadmin | Apr 7, 2022 | Civic Engagement, Community Development, Fairmount Indigo CDC Collaborative
The Fairmount Indigo CDC Collaborative, (Dorchester Bay EDC, Southwest Boston CDC, and Codman Square NDC), co-sponsored the Boston Global Climate Strike with Fridays For Future Massachusetts and numerous other partners. Attendees stood in solidarity with hundreds of...
by dbedcadmin | Jun 3, 2020 | Civic Engagement, News
Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation joins with others in our community, in our country, and around the world in expressing our grief and outrage following the horrific murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor. We are only too aware that...
by dbedcadmin | Apr 8, 2019 | Civic Engagement, Community Development, Economic Development, Resident Services & Community Organizing
April is Financial Wellness Month. In recognition, the Financial Wellness Series will focus on this very topic as a way of promoting personal well-being and a healthier community. This is the 1st in a 4-part series by a former board member, Desirée Baynes. She has...
by dbedcadmin | Feb 28, 2019 | Civic Engagement, Community Development, Youth Development
Dorchester Bay Youth Force with MA State Representative Liz Miranda Earlier this month, the Dorchester Bay Youth Force and members of the youth jobs coalition participated in a youth-led legislative meeting with Boston’s 5th District Representative Liz Miranda. The...
by Kimberly R. Lyle | Mar 27, 2018 | Civic Engagement, Resident Services & Community Organizing
Columbia Road residents celebrated Women’s History Month and Saint Patrick’s Day during the March Columbia Road Social Hour. Adela Esparza, a long-time Columbia Road resident, started the monthly social gathering in 2017. Inspired by a fondness for hosting...
by dbedcadmin | Nov 15, 2017 | Civic Engagement, Community Development, Donor Spotlight, Economic Development, News
Desirée Baynes has had a front-row seat to the revitalization of Dorchester neighborhoods that had once been written off by investors and the City. She moved to Jones Hill in the 1980s, and when the economy hit crisis levels in the early 90s, Desirée has seen...
