Fairmount Indigo CDC Collaborative

🌡️The heat is coming, are you ready? ☀️ Join FICC, Climate Code Blue, and @climatecrews for our 2026 Extreme Heat Preparedness Workshop. Come learn, connect, and leave with tools to help you stay cool and safe this summer. For more info and RSVP visit: tinyurl.com/ficc2026heat

🎬 Join us and @CSNDC for this month's Codman Square Climate Justice Alliance meeting for a screening of the 2025 documentary "Critical Condition: Health in Black America." 🥗 Dinner will be provided! ➡️ RSVP at: tinyurl.com/CSCJARSVP

Kendra joined other members of the Greenways Coalition and Amy Linee of the @BostonParksDept to visit the Mary Ellen Welch Greenway in East Boston for the coalition's quarterly meeting! 🚶 🌸 🌊 Together, we're learning how to make our local greenways the best they can be.

"To cut [MassSave] now, just as it begins to reach communities long left out, sends the wrong signal... It suggests that equity is conditional, that it can be set aside when budgets tighten, rather than treated as a core measure of success." Read more: bostonherald.com/2026/04/26/gas…

Join CDC, @swbcdc, for a night of food and community impact 💚 Dine at Antonio’s Bacaro; 15% of proceeds support @greenteam_swboston! 🌱🎟️ Enjoy raffle prizes like Bruins merch and more! Bring a friend (or BFF 😉) to support future environmental leaders.

🌍 We only have one planet — and every action we take helps shape its future. The good news? Small changes really do add up. 🌱 💬 What’s one thing you’re doing (or want to start doing) to help protect the Earth this year?

Kendra from FICC and Teena from @CSNDC were grateful to attend the 2026 MassEnergize Community Climate Leaders Conference earlier this week to learn from others across Massachusetts working to advance our state's climate goals! #communityclimateleaders

Our member-CDC, @CSNDC, is welcoming new volunteers to their recently renovated urban farm, OASIS on Ballou! 🥕 🍅 Go tinyurl.com/VolunteerOnBal… if you're interested in volunteering, and reach out to Apolo at apolo@csndc.com with questions or if you'd like to visit.

You know what they say... April showers bring May flowers! 👀 ☔ 🌷 But April showers also bring flooding to our city. Join this month's CSCJA meeting with @CSNDC to discuss local flooding, climate resilience, and green infrastructure solutions! RSVP: tinyurl.com/CSCJARSVP

Celebrate and learn more about 14 local advocates in Boston and beyond who are working to restore the Neponset River at this art exhibition opening next week! 🎨 💧 Registration encouraged but not required: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Farm party on Earth Day?! Heck yeah! 🎉 🌎 Join us and our member-CDC, @CSNDC, on Wednesday, 4/22 from 3:30-6:30pm to celebrate the grand re-opening of their OASIS on Ballou Urban Farm since it underwent significant renovations!

Did you know that the Lower Neponset River has been designated a Superfund Site by the EPA? 💧 ⚠️ Hear updates on the ongoing cleanup and data collection process by attending this hybrid public information meeting on 4/21. More info at epa.gov/neponsetriver

We're spotlighting another one of our Backpack Monitor Ambassadors: Arnaldo! 🚉 🚇 The data collected from his real-life commute from Dorchester to school in Cambridge will contribute to project findings that will steer our advocacy for cleaner air in Boston! 🎒

This is why we strongly support S.2239 "An Act prohibiting the use of ratepayer funds for utility lobbying, promotions, or perks"! When utilities ask to raise rates, customers pay the legal fees. A bill in Mass. would change that wbur.org/news/2026/04/0…

Attention Fairmount Line riders (and all @MBTA_CR riders): MBTA announces summer commuter rail discounts ahead of busy season! 🚉💵🎟️ wbur.org/news/2026/03/3…

This month, we traveled to Memphis, TN for @kresgefdn’s “Climate Change, Health & Equity” grantee convening. ✨ Highlights included inspiring keynotes, thought-provoking peer learning, and off-site learning tours about Memphis’ legacy pollution and food justice work.

📣 Are you a renter, homeowner, or small business owner in #Boston? 💰 Want to save on your energy bills? Boston Energy Saver gives you free, 1-on-1 support to find the right programs for you. Visit boston.gov/save or call 617-635-SAVE for a free consultation!

Is affordable housing and protecting our communities from climate change important to you? Take action with us! 🌎🏡✊🏽 📨 Send your policymakers an email at: linktr.ee/fairmountcollab

Join us on Thursday for @swbcdc Annual Meeting as we come together to connect with neighbors and partner, celebrate community, reflect on our shared impact, and look ahead to what’s next. 🌱✨ RSVP: forms.gle/nfzopidyy6n3Ya…

Are you paying the lowest possible rate for electricity? Your city or town may allow you to save on electricity as part of a “municipal aggregation” plan... and Boston has one! 🤩 bostonglobe.com/2026/03/18/bus… via @BostonGlobe