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Massachusetts General Hospital Selects Local Organizations to Receive $18M in Funding for Affordable Housing Initiatives

Massachusetts General Hospital Selects Local Organizations to Receive $18M in Funding for Affordable Housing Initiatives

Posted By: MGB | July 8th, 2024 | By: McKenzie Ridings Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), part of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, announced today that $18 million in Community Health Impact Funds have been awarded to 22 local organizations to support affordable housing initiatives in Boston and North Suffolk County. The Phillip and Susan Ragon Building, a multi-year

‘Social justice warrior,’ award-winning activist Chastity Bowick shares Pride journey

‘Social justice warrior,’ award-winning activist Chastity Bowick shares Pride journey

Posted By: NBCBoston | June 5, 2024 | By: Lauren Melendez As we continue celebrating Pride, we're highlighting changemakers, trailblazers and groundbreakers. One in particular moved to Boston at barely 18 years old and turned her journey of self discovery into a roadmap for others to find resources and community when they need

Boston kicks off Pride Month with flag raising ceremony

Boston kicks off Pride Month with flag raising ceremony

Posted By: NBCBoston | June 3, 2024 | By: News Staff Mayor Michelle Wu said the city is "excited" to celebrate the progress it has made throughout this month Click to Play the Newscast Boston Mayor Michelle Wu hosted a flag raising ceremony Monday to celebrate the start of Pride Month.

Interview with Chastity Bowick

Interview with Chastity Bowick

Posted By: WVCB | Sept 2, 2022 Transgender rights advocate, Chastity Bowick talks about her amazing transformation and how she became a the Executive Director of the Transgender Emergency Fund Click to play Video

Transgender Emergency Fund launches first-of-its-kind housing initiative in Boston

Transgender Emergency Fund launches first-of-its-kind housing initiative in Boston

Posted By: WBUR | October 19, 2022 | Arielle Gray Finding housing in Boston is notoriously difficult and expensive. With Boston's housing shortage crisis, rising median rents and increasing rates of gentrification, securing a place to live is a very precarious dance. But that dance to find housing is even more tricky for members of the LGBTQIA

A walk down the block: Pride for all with Trans Resistance MA

A walk down the block: Pride for all with Trans Resistance MA

Posted By: WGBH | June 11, 2022 | By: Paris Alston Click to listen - Trans Resistance MA on Morning Edition Julia Golden, interim president of Trans Resistance MA, and Chastity Bowick, executive director of the Transgender Emergency Fund of Massachusetts at Intervale Street and Blue Hill Avenue. (Annie Shreffler/GBH News)

How Pride Month in Boston will be different in 2022 than in years past

How Pride Month in Boston will be different in 2022 than in years past

Posted By: WCVB | June 4, 2022 | By: Ted Wayman BOSTON — For a third straight year, the city of Boston is not scheduled to hold a pride parade during Pride Month. The 2020 and 2021 Pride Parade and Festival, which were organized by Boston Pride, were canceled due to COVID-19

LEVIA Celebrates PRIDE With Launch of Limited-Edition PRIDE Label and Donation To Transgender Emergency Fund

LEVIA Celebrates PRIDE With Launch of Limited-Edition PRIDE Label and Donation To Transgender Emergency Fund

Posted By: BEVNET | June 2, 2022 | Press Release LEVIA, a top selling cannabis-infused seltzer, is proud to announce the debut of its latest limited-edition offering, in honor of PRIDE month. Hitting shelves throughout Massachusetts later this week, the limited-edition pride can features original artwork from Hailey Bonia of Flourish Artistic Services,

Panther Cares Supports The Transgender Emergency Fund of MA

Panther Cares Supports The Transgender Emergency Fund of MA

Posted By: Panther Group | March 11, 2022 | Press Release What Is Panther Cares? Each year, people from our team nominate nonprofits for our organization to support financially. At The Panther Group, we’re proud to support organizations that are working to make our communities better. Through Panther Cares, we make that

OP-ED: Trans Emergency Fund is doing good work

OP-ED: Trans Emergency Fund is doing good work

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author(s). The views expressed in this article do not reflect those of the Trans Emergency Fund Becks Loo (CAS’22) is a rising senior at Boston University majoring in Psychology with a focus in social work. Pride