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Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
I encourage anyone who has a mail-in ballot to complete and return it as soon as possible. You can also hand-deliver your mail-in ballot at Early Voting locations, and two drop boxes at City Hall: — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
We are also making sure voting by mail is an option. It’s a safe way to exercise your right to vote. Today is the deadline for requesting a vote-by-mail ballot. We’ve received about 90,000 requests and we are processing all the requests that arrive by today. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
Tomorrow you can vote at four neighborhood locations. All voting locations are using extensive safety and cleaning protocols, and are accessible to voters with disabilities. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
The state primary election is a week from today, Tuesday September 1. Early voting is underway and runs through Friday. You can vote here at City Hall, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
As a reminder, digital borrowing of online items was expanded at the start of the pandemic and remains popular. And BPL To Go allows you to reserve and pick up physical books and other items at every branch citywide. See https://t.co/zsbCBcl6dH for more. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
You can book two-hour slots, Monday through Thursday, at https://t.co/5K7Zojx3wW or by phone at (617) 536-5400. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
The other new @BPLBoston program is Public Computer Access. @BPLBoston buildings remain closed for indoor use, but now you can sign up to use computers in a socially distanced space within the Central Library in Copley Square. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
The locations were chosen based on data reflecting at-home broadband access, household income, and the availability of outdoor seating. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
This week @BPLBoston launched an Outdoor Wi-Fi program. It provides internet access 24 hours a day in the public space around nine BPL branches. It allows users to socially distance while using the Internet for free. https://t.co/jrpA68l24V — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
The @BPLBoston has long been a leader in free public access to technology, and they are leading again in this crisis. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
Digital access is also central to the @BostonSchools plan for remote learning, and we are currently taking steps to understand the technology needs of seniors and public housing residents. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
Our Wicked Free WiFi system brings free internet access at over 100 points across the city in our Main Streets districts. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
We do this work on a number of fronts: We created an Office of Broadband and Digital Equity to be a leader in this work. Our Digital Equity Fund provides grants to community organizations that expand access to technology and the internet. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
I can also announce today two new initiatives from the @BPLBoston to help bridge the digital divide in the @CityofBoston. This is a vital equity issue, and that’s even more clear in the era of COVID-19. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
The #BostonResiliencyFund has distributed over $25 million to provide COVID testing and other life-saving services during the pandemic. Over $14 million of those funds have provided food access and other basic needs in vulnerable households across our city. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
Now, in addition to the partnership with the BHA, we are providing another $500,000 from the #BostonResiliencyFund so that they can continue this work. This grant will help to fulfill those daily needs as the pandemic continues. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
We helped Ethos with $559,000 from the #BostonResiliencyFund, to include over 850 caregivers in their services. That means they are helping not just the clients, but also the caregivers who need support. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
Our partner in that work is Ethos, a nonprofit in #JamaicaPlain that helps over 3,000 seniors and people with disabilities stay in their homes. They operate the Meals on Wheels program as well as many meal sites in partnership with our Age Strong Commission and others. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
We’re also going to use over $730,000 for door-to-door meal delivery to seniors facing food insecurity. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
Haley House is a nonprofit in Roxbury that employs people who face barriers to other jobs. The @YMCA_Boston has been one of our key partners in food distribution since the beginning of this pandemic and long before. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
.@CWKitchenBostonis a minority owned business based in Roxbury that hires its employees from the community. Commonwealth Kitchen is a women-led nonprofit incubator that serves many minority and women owned businesses. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
Nearly $1.7M will support BHA’s family meal sites in partnership with @cityfreshfoods, @CWKitchenBoston, Haley House, and the @YMCA. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
The plan is to leverage $2.5M in federal aid still available through the CARES Act. We’ll provide up to 230,000 meals to around 4,100 low-income households through December. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
Today I can announce a partnership between the @BHA_Boston and local businesses and nonprofits to get hundreds of thousands of meals to vulnerable residents through the end of the year. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
One vital access point is the @BHA_Boston, which houses 58,000 residents including nearly 9% of Boston’s population. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
But we’re not waiting for help, we’re using all the resources and partnerships we have to make sure hungry residents have food. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
I’m joining other cities to ask them to extend it further, to support remote and hybrid school plans. And we still need Congress and the White House to bring more relief to Americans hit hard by this pandemic. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
The @USDA extended the meal site waiver to September 18, so we can keep feeding young people safely. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
We had a major effort in the spring working with many partners to serve over two million meals. We adapted and kept it going over the summer through @BostonSchools, @BCYFCenters, and all of our partners. We are planning to maintain food access over the fall and winter. — PolitiTweet.org
Mayor Marty Walsh @marty_walsh
Bringing resources to those families and supporting them when workers need to stay home is a big part of the solution. — PolitiTweet.org
