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Do you know a Black student or student of color in need of financial support? THIS SUNDAY is the last day to apply for the Inspire Initiatives Scholarship Opportunities. Visit our site to learn more 🎓: bit.ly/3pF6lCh

‼️Update: Authorities have located the body of 4-year-old Mohamed Fofana on Spectacle Island on Monday afternoon, directly across the water from Castle Island. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Mohamed Fofana.

Celebrating the opening of the Edgewater Food Forest! This important plot of land will help provide nutritious, locally grown foods to our neighborhood communities. Grateful to the Edgewater Neighborhood Association, @BOSFoodForest & our City partners for making this possible.

Empowering our LGBTQ+ businesses is essential to cultivating a Boston for everyone. Thank you @MALGBTCC for inviting me to join the 1st Power Grid 2023—a celebration of our shared commitment to supporting & uplifting our LGBTQ+ businesses & organizations across the Commonwealth.

‼️ Update‼️ The @officeofbma Community Empowerment Fund deadline to apply has been extended until Wednesday May 15 at 5PM. APPLY HERE: bit.ly/3Htzhrn

Need immigration advice? Call (617) 635-2980 or email immigrantadvancement@boston.gov to schedule a free one-on-one appointment with a volunteer lawyer now.

YOU are invited to join Boston, Mayor Wu and Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement to kick off Pride month, rain the rainbow flag, enjoy a concert full of live queer performances and Portraits of Pride exhibit on Boston City Hall Plaza!

Fare-free transit helps connect our residents & families to opportunities across our city—& provides them with the freedom to move. Grateful to @SenMarkey & @RepPressley for their leadership & commitment to ensuring public transit is funded as a public good.

Community grant opportunity 🚨🚨🚨 The @CityofBoston Small Grants Trust Program is once again accepting applications until June 1! Learn more about the requirements and apply today at bit.ly/bostonsmallgra…

Let’s talk Summer Safety! Join me at one of the many @BCYFcenters⁩ across the city, and hear about the Safety plan the ⁦@CityOfBoston⁩ will have in place this Summer 😎🔥

The @OfficeofBMA Community Empowerment Fund is awarding a total of $500,000 in small grants to support non-profit organizations that are committed to empowering and improving outcomes for Black men and boys in Boston.

Did you know all workers have rights regardless of immigration status? On Wednesday, May 3 from 6-7:30pm, lawyers & government officials will answer questions. Register for the webinar here: ow.ly/bZ6X50O2jwZ. There'll be interpretation in Spanish, Portuguese, & Cantonese.

Today & every day, we celebrate the role Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians & Pacific Islanders have played in shaping Boston’s history—& the work our communities continue to do today to address inequities in the fight to make Boston a better place for all. #AANHPIHeritageMonth

Congratulations to the 127th @BostonMarathon winners & runners! Your dedication, determination & unbelievable accomplishment will forever be a part of Marathon—& Boston—history. Evans Chebet - 2:05:54 Hellen Obiri - 2:21:38 Marcel Hug - 1:17:06 Susannah Scaroni - 1:41:45

Ten years on from April 15, 2013, we reflect, remember, and dedicate our finish line on Boylston Street 💙💛 #oneBOSTON #oneBOSTONDay

Happy Marathon Monday to all the runners. @bostonmarathon

Boston is proud to cheer on the 40 @CityofBoston workers running in this year’s @BostonMarathon! Cheering for them & all our runners ahead of Marathon Monday.

#BostonStrong means we are the strength that keeps each other going. Let’s uplift each other not turn on one another.

Building on our commitment to make Boston the best place in the country to raise a family, this proposal invests in our communities & community centers—in the infrastructure, spaces, programs & services that support our people & keep our City running. budget.boston.gov

Interested in job and skills training opportunities that don't require a college degree? Come to the free Career Exploration Event on Wednesday, April 19, 3-6 PM at the Bruce Bolling Building in Roxbury! Register at bit.ly/BRJP-Fair