Healthy Neighborhood Initiative: We’re Here For You
Watch our Healthy Neighborhood Initiative video to learn how our free services can help you live healthier and happier. Contact us today to schedule your appointment. Download the HNI poster.
Financial Coaching
Do you need one-on-one financial coaching and assistance? Fenway CDC offers free financial services to residents and help them access housing, jobs, education, and resources to improve financial stability. Email Jumana at jaljohni@staging.fenwaycdc.org or call 617-267-4637 x29. fenwaycdc.org
Healthcare Access
Are you in need of healthcare services? Fenway Health can help you navigate the system and access the care you need. Email HNI@fenwayhealth.org or call 617-227-0900. Visit fenwayhealth.org
Leadership Program
Want to help your neighbors and meet others in the community? Do you have about five hours every two weeks? Fenway Cares is looking for responsible individuals to manage its twice monthly food distributions. Training and mentoring will be provided. A $500 stipend and $250 grocery gift card will be provided to each resident leader after 3 months of completion. Email fenwaycares@fenwaycommunitycenter.org or call 617-446-3949. Visit
fenwaycommunitycenter.org/fenwaycares
Special thanks to the BIDMC Community Benefits Fund for supporting Healthy Neighborhood Initiative
Below were the activities of our Planning Phase:
2021 Community Engagement Activities
Fenway / Kenmore Healthy Neighborhood Initiative
Final Community Conversations Virtual Meeting
Thursday, December 9, 2021, 6pm – 7pm
Don’t miss this last and exciting Community Conversations meeting for 2021! We are planning community improvement programs for the next two years, and we want YOUR opinion! What services and support do you need now and how can we best deliver them?
All are welcome to join this meeting – residents, students, parents, seniors, real estate developers, business owners, and professionals from diverse sectors who have work related to Fenway / Kenmore neighborhood.
RAFFLE PRIZE: 20 attendees will receive a $15 Target gift card. Winners will be notified via email or phone call. If you have questions, please contact community@staging.fenwaycdc.org or (617) 267-4637 x23.
THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN OUR SURVEYS
Community Survey
Share neighborhood issues and areas of improvements through this community survey at https://tinyurl.com/FKsurvey1 This important survey will inform how funding will be invested in programs and services. Together, we’ll make the Fenway / Kenmore a better place for everyone to live, learn, work, and play.
THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO ATTENDED OUR FOCUS GROUPS
Do you live or work in the Fenway or Kenmore neighborhood? If you fit in one of the following groups, we want to hear from you! Sign up for the Focus Group to share ideas and issues. Pre-registration is required. Each attendee will receive a $15 Target gift card. Event venue: Fenway Community Center, 1282 Boylston Street, #123, Boston. (Face masks require for attendees. We limit to 15 attendees for each group).
Parents Focus Group: Sunday, October 24th, 1:30pm – 2:30pm.
Youth Focus Group (attendees who are 13 to 18 years old). Parents/guardians/chaperons are welcome to join the session. Sunday, October 24th, 3:00pm – 4:00pm.
Students & Professionals Focus Group (19 to 59 years old): Thursday, October 28th, 7:30pm – 8:30pm.
THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO ATTENDED COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS!
We want to hear from you. Join us for community conversations!
How can we improve the Fenway/Kenmore neighborhood? How has the Covid-19 pandemic affected you and your family? What services and support do you need now? These important community conversations will inform how funding will be invested to improve the Fenway/Kenmore neighborhood and quality of life for community residents. The meetings will be conducted in English. Let us know while registering, we can provide Russian, Spanish, or Mandarin interpretation.
For more information, please download the invitation.
Invitation in English PDF or jpeg Invitation in English, Spanish, Russian, and Chinese PDF
Choose one date and register online.
Saturday, October 2, 2021. 11:00 am – 12:30 pm.
Friday, October 8, 2021. 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021. 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm.
RAFFLE: 10 attendees from each public meeting will receive a $30 Whole Foods gift card. Winners will be notified via email or phone call.
Questions? Please contact community@staging.fenwaycdc.org or call (617) 267-4637 x 23.
Fenway/Kenmore Healthy Neighborhood Initiative
Led by: Fenway Community Development Corporation
In collaboration with: