Mayor Marty Walsh

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

I want to make sure people know that there is one concrete thing they can do. Whatever resources are available, they will be distributed based on Census data. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

We know that there’s a long way to go in this fight. I’m urging Washington to take action now, and bring more relief to cities, states, and individual Americans, before economic disruption becomes economic disaster. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

In total, the Fund has dispersed nearly $24 million. 53% of those grants have gone to organizations led by people of color. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

Other partners include: @UnitedSouthEnd; the Transgender Emergency Fund of Mass.; @vietaid; the Caribbean Youth Club; @MBK_Alliance; and @turnitaroundctn. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

And we’re going to continue our support for the @CPAJustice --- who are staffing and putting people back to work at the city's food distribution hubs. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

We’re supporting The Guild, a community space in Four Corners led and owned by people of color. The Guild has been distributing food, diapers and other essential items to families in need. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

We’re providing 400 Chromebooks for young people to do their work in the Summer Jobs Program run by our Department of Youth Engagement and Employment. https://t.co/FzsMNoD8Hl — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

I want to mention the other work in the community that the Resiliency Fund is supporting this week, with a total of $1.2 million in new grants. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

The #BostonResiliencyFund is providing grant support to the @GrBostonLatinos, as well as @EBNHC and @Whittier_Boston. We are working to extend this partnership to Brookside Health Center next week. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

This week we are investing over $400,000 in a community plan to address the inequities these numbers represent. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

Latinos make up 20% of our population, but they are 28% of our city’s overall COVID-19 cases. That inequity has grown during the course of the pandemic. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

Right now and in recent weeks, we are seeing higher-than-average positive rates in the Latino community. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

We’ve built our strategy to address systemic inequities, and community vulnerabilities, that we know are there, and that we see emerging in the data. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

We’ve brought mobile testing to public housing and senior communities. And we created the COVID-19 Immigrant Collaborative to combine and expand the relief available in our immigrant communities. https://t.co/XLQXMo48Z1 — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

We expanded language and communication access to make our information and resources available in more than 10 languages. https://t.co/rXDL3pGchq — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

We appointed a COVID-19 Health Inequities Task Force made up of leaders in communities of color, who understand what resources and services are needed. https://t.co/a9qQkAaBzP — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

We’ve done universal testing for the homeless population and for 1st responders and front-line workers. https://t.co/OqWiwlLIIr — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

Since the beginning of our response, we’ve focused special outreach and resources on communities where inequities are evident in the case numbers, the testing numbers, or the risk factors. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

At the same time, we know that there are barriers to information and healthcare access in many communities. Removing those barriers has been a big part of our testing strategy. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

Getting tested is good for you and your family, and it’s good for our progress as a city and a Commonwealth. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

I want to urge everyone: don’t hesitate to get tested--certainly if you are having any symptoms; and also if you have been out and about more, or a household member has been out, and you have any concern at all about your exposure. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

We have expanded testing to the point that it is widely available across our city, in more than 20 locations and mobile sites. https://t.co/fenUnx8FAN — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

I also want to be clear that #COVID19 testing remains one of our most essential weapons in this fight. https://t.co/gduYSvqlXS https://t.co/mXvOLJf9YO — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

I will repeat what everyone needs to be doing to support this effort: 😷Wear a face covering 📏Keep 6 feet of distance and avoid crowds 🧼Wash your hands and clean your surfaces ✔️And follow all the public health guidelines for your place of work or business — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

As we move forward in #Phase3, our priority is to contain the virus and prevent another surge from hitting our city and state. https://t.co/lWdFCPgv3u — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

Our thoughts are with the families who lost loved ones, and all who are struggling with this illness. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

Boston’s numbers, as of today: we have recorded 13,793 cases, a one-day increase of 21. 9,837 people are fully recovered, an increase of 35. And 716 people have passed away, with one new death recorded yesterday. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

The latest numbers as of yesterday in Massachusetts are at 112,347, a one-day increase of 217. There have been 8,368 deaths, up by 28. Those numbers combine both the confirmed and probable cases recorded by the state. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

Today, I will share updates relating to #COVID19 in the @CityOfBoston and our latest round of grants distributed through the #BostonResiliencyFund. Tune in to https://t.co/ifDgvyeO0i at 3:00 p.m. https://t.co/XZKgKupPls — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh

The first weeks of #Phase3 are critical. Every time you leave your house, I ask you to think about how you are preventing #COVID19 transmission and protecting your family and your community. https://t.co/lWdFCPgv3u — PolitiTweet.org