30 talented and engaged students participated in IBA’s 2024 summer Youth Development Program. Students hosted an end of program showcase: "Stories from Our Community" featuring art and performances on home, identity and culture. It was an inspiring display of learning, self-reflection and creativity. The intensive summer program runs six wee...
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Last month, IBA announced the launch of the Moonshot Home Buyers program, a community-focused initiative designed to support individuals on their journey to homeownership. As part of the launch we welcomed 10 enthusiastic IBA affordable housing residents into the program, ready to begin their path to owning a home and securing their financial future....
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The Journey of Growth at IBA’s Expanded Early Education Program It’s a vibrant world at IBA’s newly expanded Early Education Program. Our doors officially opened to the public this past September, and we celebrated this momentous occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on December 14, 2023. With 2024 well underway, we’re excited to share with the co...
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IBA’s Commitment to Ending Hunger Food insecurity is a pressing issue that affects Boston’s most vulnerable residents – but this is not a new problem for the city. As the Harvard Political Review points out, this issue goes hand in hand with systemic discrimination, which has historically limited the acce...
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Eastern Bank Foundation honors Vanessa Calderón-Rosado of IBA with 2023 Social Justice Award Energy and inspiration were in the air as hundreds of community and business leaders recently came together for the annual Eastern Bank Foundation Celebration of Social Justice to honor Vanessa Calderón-Rosado, chief executive officer of Inquilinos B...
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IBA’s Moonshot Project Meet Pedro Miranda, the Villa Victoria tenant who enrolled in the IBA Homeownership Moonshot Project and is on his way to turning his American dream into a joyful reality. Owning a home is a life goal for many Latinos and other BIPOC communities in this country, but achieving homeownership is no easy feat. It’s a journey filled with confusing paperwork,...
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IBA’s Resident Services Program Expands its Senior Facilities Dedicated to empowering and supporting individuals in all stages of life, IBA has expanded its Resident Services Program (RSP) to include two additional senior facilities: Neponset and Robert Fortes. This expansion highlights IBA’s commitment to improving the quality of life for its elder...
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My name is Kira Taforo. I am a member of the IBA Youth Development Program and a 2023 high school graduate. Before joining the IBA Youth Development Program, I always dreamed of going to college. But it was only an idea in the back of my mind, because I didn't think that college was a possibility for me. Since...
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Following the Spiral With Christian J. Roldán Looking back at his artistic path, muralist Christian J. Roldán describes it as a spiral journey into the heart of “a little kid who was too much into writing and doodling.” Growing up with the complex social problems in Puerto Rico, imagination was the vessel that allowed him to escape into a dream world. But art as a discipline...
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How IBA’s Supporters Help Build Strong Communities In today’s economy, arts organizations are often underfunded. The 2017 Not Just Money Report reveals that the majority of arts funding typically goes to institutions lacking diversity programming – leaving organizations that produce culturall...
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