Meetings & Resources

June Meeting Highlights

June 10, 2025


April Meeting Highlights

April 15, 2025

April 22, 2025


Launch Meeting Highlights

March 5, 2025

We were thrilled to welcome over 15 attendees to our fourth event, including Mattapan residents, local schools, nonprofits, community organizations, and representatives from local government. This session focused on refining the outcomes identified in the first three events and prioritizing a top three set of goals that span all age groups.

Meeting Overview:

  • Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

  • Time: 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

  • Location: Mattahunt Elementary School

Resources from the Fourth Meeting:

May Meeting Highlights

May 13, 2025

We were thrilled to welcome over 50 attendees at our second event, including Mattapan residents, schools, nonprofits, local government representatives, and community organizations.

The session focused on one key question: What will young people gain?

Participants explored identified benefits for each age group, engaged in small-group discussions, and voted on which gains were most important by category.

Meeting Overview:

  • Date: April 15, 2025

  • Attendees: Mattapan residents, schools, local organizations, government representatives

Resources from the Second Meeting:

We encourage you to explore these materials, which capture the key takeaways and insights shared during the event.


We were thrilled to welcome 16 youth from Teen Empowerment and Mattapan Teen Center, following a similar process to our second meeting. The participants prioritized key community gains by age group and shared the places in Mattapan where they feel quiet, happy, and hopeful illustrated by the graphic to the left.

Meeting Overview:

  • Date: April 22, 2025

  • Attendees: Mattapan Youth from Teen Empowerment and Mattapan Teen Center

We were thrilled to have over 60 attendees at our launch event, which included Mattapan residents (youth and adults), schools, nonprofits, local government representatives, and community organizations. The meeting laid the foundation for an exciting vision of a "Neighborhood of Opportunity" in Mattapan.

Meeting Overview:

  • Date: March 5, 2025

  • Attendees: Mattapan residents, schools, local organizations, government representatives

  • Topics Discussed:

    • Vision of Mattapan as a neighborhood of opportunity

    • Key themes around improving youth and community engagement

Resources from the Launch Meeting:

We encourage you to explore these materials, which capture the key takeaways and insights shared during the event.


We were thrilled to welcome over 25 attendees at our third event, including Mattapan residents, schools, nonprofits, local government representatives, and community organizations. The session focused on reviewing the voted outcomes from the first two sessions and selecting public and private resources based on age group.

Meeting Overview:

  • Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

  • Time: 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

  • Location: Mildred Ave School

Resources from the Third Meeting

We encourage you to explore the materials, which highlight how attendees participated in the event.