Programs
Community Empowerment and Workforce Development
CURRENTLY, TACC MANAGES THREE MUTUALLY-REINFORCING EQUITY INITIATIVES THAT THAT EMPOWER RESIDENTS AND THE ROXBURY COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE SUBSTANTIVE IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR WELL-BEING:1) SAVOR THE SQUARE: LAUNCHED IN 2020, SAVOR THE SQUARE IS A JOINT INITIATIVE OF TACC AND ROXBURY MAIN STREETS AND IMPLEMENTS RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE NUBIAN SQUARE MARKET ANALYSIS (2020) IN WHICH RESIDENTS/BUSINESSES VOICE A STRONG NEED FOR SATURDAY AND EVENING EVENTS. SAVOR THE SQUARE, NUBIAN SQUARE'S SEASONAL OPEN-AIR MARKETPLACE LOCATED ON THE ROXBURY BRANCH BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY PLAZA, BRINGS TOGETHER EXISTING BRICK-AND-MORTAR BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURIAL VENDORS INTO ONE MARKETPLACE LOCATED AT THE CORE OF THE BUSINESS DISTRICT.2) WATERWAYS: CONNECTING RESIDENTS FOR ROXBURY AND DORCHESTER TO BOSTON'S WATERFRONT: IN 2018, TACC LAUNCHED WATERWAYS, A LONG-TERM EQUITY INITIATIVE TO INCREASE ACCESS AND UTILIZATION OF BOSTON'S WATERFRONT FOR RECREATION, CULTURE/SPATIAL JUSTICE, EMPLOYMENT, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. TACC IS COLLABORATING WITH A RANGE OF IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS TO ADVANCE STRATEGIES THAT RESPOND TO RESIDENT-IDENTIFIED BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND UTILIZATION, AND CATALYZE SUSTAINED ENGAGEMENT SO THAT MORE ROXBURY AND DORCHESTER RESIDENTS ARE INVESTED IN AND CONNECTED TO THE WATERFRONT. ULTIMATELY, THE AIM IS TO GIVE VOICE TO A BROADER GROUP OF RESIDENTS FROM ROXBURY AND DORCHESTER TO IMPACT PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND ACCESSIBILITY SO THAT AS THE WATERFRONT CONTINUES TO EVOLVE, IT DOES SO MORE EQUITABLY WITH THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF THE ROXBURY AND DORCHESTER COMMUNITIES ACTIVELY CONSIDERED AND IMPLEMENTED.3) ROXBURY WORX IS A ROXBURY-FOCUSED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE LAUNCHED BY TACC AND PARTNERS IN FALL 2022 THAT IS BRINGING THE UNTAPPED TALENT OF ROXBURY'S HIDDEN WORKERS AND MIDDLE-SKILLS WORKERS INTO THE TALENT PIPELINE IN THREE INDUSTRIES: BIOTECH/LIFE SCIENCES, HEALTHCARE, AND GREEN/BLUE TECH. BY DEVELOPING A ROXBURY-FOCUSED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT MODEL THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO RESIDENT-IDENTIFIED BARRIERS TO ACCESSING MEANINGFUL JOBS, ROXBURY WORX IS CHANGING EMPLOYER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PRACTICES, DEVELOPING PATHWAYS TO IN-DEMAND ROLES USING EXISTING EDUCATIONAL ASSETS, AND ENGAGING MORE ROXBURY RESIDENTS IN THE WORKFORCE. BY FOCUSING ON HIDDEN WORKERS AND MIDDLE-SKILLS WORKERS, ROXBURY WORX IS CHANGING THE NARRATIVE ABOUT ROXBURY WORKERS FROM ONE THAT IS DEFICIT BASED (E.G., LOW-SKILLS, LOW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT) TO ONE THAT IS ASSET BASED (E.G., UNIQUE CAPABILITIES, LIVED EXPERIENCE) AND EMBRACES THE DIVERSITY AND MULTIPLICITY OF TALENT THAT EXISTS IN THE COMMUNITY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$491.5K
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