Dewitt Community Center Archives - Madison Park Development Corporation https://www.madison-park.org/press-category/dewitt-community-center/ Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:42:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.madison-park.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-Untitled-design-5-32x32.png Dewitt Community Center Archives - Madison Park Development Corporation https://www.madison-park.org/press-category/dewitt-community-center/ 32 32 154206511 On Hoodline: Boston Police Department Boosts Community-Policing with Multi-Agency HUB Situation Table Training https://www.madison-park.org/press/on-hoodline-boston-police-department-boosts-community-policing-with-multi-agency-hub-situation-table-training/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:38:43 +0000 https://www.madison-park.org/?post_type=press&p=8050 By Sam Cavanaugh The Boston Police Department recently expanded its community-policing effort, hosting a HUB Situation Table training to address the city’s most vulnerable populations. In collaboration with the Madison Park […]

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The Boston Police Department recently expanded its community-policing effort, hosting a HUB Situation Table training to address the city’s most vulnerable populations. In collaboration with the Madison Park Community Development Corporation and The Dewitt Center, the training involved 100 participants, aimed at forging a more unified approach to crisis intervention.

Participants in the training hailed from an array of local enforcement and service organizations. According to an announcement by the BPD, individuals included officers from Boston and Massachusetts State Police, members from intervention teams, various service offices, and personnel from Boston Public Schools and other civic agencies. A blend of state departments and non-profit service providers, ranging from health care facilities to faith-based groups, also participated, learning about the HUB model and the confidential ‘4 Filter Process’.

Originally launched back in 2018, the HUB Initiative operates based on a simple, yet crucial principle: intervene quickly to prevent harm. The training, having addressed 696 cases thus far, targets individuals or families at acutely elevated risk, connecting them to services designed to mitigate imminent dangers within 48 hours. “The HUB does not perform case management,” the BPD clarified, emphasizing the rapid response nature of the initiative. Madison Park CDC received thanks for leading the Roxbury Hub, and recognition went out to the Boston Public Schools and trainers from Chelsea Police and Operation to Save Lives for their roles in fostering the program.

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]]> 8050 In Baystate Banner: Community party celebrates five years of The Dewitt Center https://www.madison-park.org/press/in-baystate-banner-community-party-celebrates-five-years-of-the-dewitt-center-2/ Thu, 18 May 2023 07:29:41 +0000 https://www.madison-park.org/?post_type=press&p=6531 On May 10th, 2023, The Baystate Banner highlighted Madison Park Development Corporation's community center, The Dewitt Center, in honor of its five-year anniversary and inaugural celebratory event, Pick-Up Basketball. FEATURED: MPDC's Deputy Director, Ingrid Tucker; Dewitt Center Director, Erica Davis — Click to read more details.

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]]> On May 10th, 2023, The Baystate Banner highlighted Madison Park Development Corporation’s community center, The Dewitt Center, in honor of its five-year anniversary and inaugural celebratory event, Pick-Up Basketball. The event was hosted on May 17th, 2023, from 6:30 to 9:00 pm, and included live music, lawn games, food trucks, and a gallery walk of The Dewitt Center’s local art collection, featuring works from Ekua Holmes and Jaypix. Following the party, guests, both young and older, can join in a multigenerational pick-up basketball game.

The Dewitt Center’s Director, Erica Davis, explained that the Dewitt space does not only provide enriching/engaging programming and activities but also sustains a broader purpose of connecting residents of all ages. The Dewitt Center is home to various after-school programming, local events, and classes, all of which are always free and open to everyone.

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]]> 6531 Curbfest for Political Prisoners: Boston 2022 https://www.madison-park.org/press/curbfest-for-political-prisoners-boston-2022/ Mon, 07 Nov 2022 20:24:02 +0000 https://www.madison-park.org/?post_type=press&p=5876 Black Lives Matter has partnered with several community voices to bring to Boston another CurbFest: For Political Prisoners. The Boston CurbFest is set to happen November 5th, from 1 PM - 5 PM at the Dewitt Center, located at 122 Dewitt Drive, Roxbury, MA 02116 — Click to read more details.

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]]> Black Lives Matter has partnered with several community voices to bring to Boston another CurbFest: For Political Prisoners. The Boston CurbFest is set to happen November 5th, from 1 PM – 5 PM at the Dewitt Center, located at 122 Dewitt Drive, Roxbury, MA 02116.

The Boston CurbFest unpacks complex stories about those locked away for their involvement in liberation movements, featuring a DJ, local performers, resources, self-defense clinics, and artists, with talks from Sekou Odinga, Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin, those who have since been exonerated from wrongful convictions, veteran Black Panthers and Lupe Fiasco. While there will be music, and even a youth corner, attendees will be encouraged to embody self-determination by working collaboratively to normalize the prevention of violence, and wrongful imprisonment, through community organizing, and exchanging resources and useful information.

The mission of this event is to develop the conversation around intergenerational liberation work and abolition within our localities and to redefine what healthy, safe, self-determined communities can look like when people work together to utilize strategy and political education. From musical performances to self-defense clinics, to thought-provoking words of revolution and triumph, Black Lives Matter Boston is committed to holding space for communities to come together, to
honor and share historical knowledge on the impacts, risks, and rewards of Political Prisoners’ fights in the Black Liberation and Freedom Movements.

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]]> 5876 On WBUR: Early Voters Go To The Polls In Mass., Voice Concerns Over Getting Ballots Counted https://www.madison-park.org/press/on-wbur-early-voters-go-to-the-polls-in-mass-voice-concerns-over-getting-ballots-counted/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 14:59:54 +0000 http://www.madison-park.org/?post_type=press&p=4390 Communities across Massachusetts have begun offering residents the chance to vote in-person, two weeks ahead of Election Day.

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At the DeWitt Center in Roxbury, elections warden Marie Bowden-Lockhart said many voters are coming out early to make sure their votes are accounted for.
“Their fear, from what they’ve been seeing on the television and reading in the newspapers, I think has motivated them to come out,” she said. “They want to make sure that… their vote is counted. That’s that’s the main thing for most people.”
Ethel Duncan of Roxbury, a retired MBTA conductor who voted at the DeWitt Center, said she doesn’t have confidence in voting by mail.
“I believe in voting in-person, because if there’s something going on in the Post Office, we’ll never know. You know, maybe [my vote] falls on the floor, gets swept up in trash. But now I know I put it in the [ballot] box.”
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]]> 4390 In the Boston Globe: Young adult novelist Erin Entrada Kelly isn’t afraid of the dark https://www.madison-park.org/press/in-the-boston-globe-young-adult-novelist-erin-entrada-kelly-isnt-afraid-of-the-dark/ Mon, 14 Oct 2019 13:49:23 +0000 http://www.madison-park.org/?post_type=press&p=3428 For her newest novel, “Lalani of the Distant Sea,” Erin Entrada Kelly turned to her Filipino ancestry to craft a mythic tale of a young girl on an epic journey. The best-selling author won the Newbery Medal for “Hello Universe,” which is being adapted by Netflix for a movie. She will speak at noon Sunday, Oct. 20 at the Dewitt Center Gym as part of the annual Boston Book Festival.

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LAURENCE KESTERSON

For her newest novel, “Lalani of the Distant Sea,” Erin Entrada Kelly turned to her Filipino ancestry to craft a mythic tale of a young girl on an epic journey. The best-selling author won the Newbery Medal for “Hello Universe,” which is being adapted by Netflix for a movie. She will speak at noon Sunday, Oct. 20 at the Dewitt Center Gym as part of the annual Boston Book Festival.

BOOKS: What are you reading currently?

KELLY: I have been going through a historical true crime phase. I was just on a plane and listened to “An Unspeakable Crime: The Prosecution and Persecution of Leo Frank” by Elaine Marie Alphin. He was a Jewish man who ran a pencil factory in Atlanta and was accused of a murdering a 13-year-old who worked for him. Before that I was listening to “The Trial of Lizzie Borden” by Cara Robertson. For some reason my audio books are very, very dark, and I fall asleep listening to them.

BOOKS: Do they ever give you bad dreams?

KELLY: For a while I was into the Russian Revolution so was lulled to sleep by sounds of that. One night I had the worst nightmare. So I decided to change gears. I started listening to Michelle Obama’s “Becoming.” Then I fell asleep and dreamt that she and I were great friends.

BOOKS: Do you have a favorite from your Russian Revolution reading phase?

KELLY: “The Family Romanov,” by Candace Fleming. I didn’t realize it at the time but it’s intended as YA. It was so accessible. What turns a lot of people away from historical nonfiction is that it can be so dense. I will learn more if I read books with specific angles into history. A book on World War II would be difficult for me to get through, but I just read “Blitzed” by Norman Ohler, which is about drug abuse in the Nazi regime. Through that one slice I learned about the war overall.

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]]> 3428 On Universal Hub: Several chances to catch at-large council candidates in forums this month https://www.madison-park.org/press/on-universal-hub-several-chances-to-catch-at-large-council-candidates-in-forums-this-month/ Wed, 02 Oct 2019 15:38:39 +0000 http://www.madison-park.org/?post_type=press&p=3376 By adamg on Tue, 10/01/2019 – 10:58am The Cedar Grove Civic Association holds a forum for the eight candidates vying for four at-large seats on the Boston City Council 7 p.m. tonight at […]

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The Cedar Grove Civic Association holds a forum for the eight candidates vying for four at-large seats on the Boston City Council 7 p.m. tonight at Florian Hall, 55 Hallett St. in Dorchester.

Other forums for at-large candidates this month:

  • Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., Environmental League of Massachusetts, BPL main library in Copley Square.
  • Tuesday, Oct. 8, 6 p.m. ABCD, Thelma Burns Building, 575 Warren St. in Roxbury.
  • Wednesday, Oct. 9, 5:30 p.m., Right to the City Vote, Islamic Center of Boston Cultural Center, 100 Malcolm X. Blvd.
  • Thursday, Oct. 10, 10 a.m., Rosie’s Place holds a forum, 889 Harrison Ave., Roxbury.
  • Thursday, Oct. 10, 1 p.m., Massachusetts Senior Council, Charles Street AME Church, 551 Warren St., Roxbury.
  • Tuesday, Oct. 22, 6 p.m., Madison Park Development Corp., “speed dating” format, Dewitt Center, 122 Dewitt Dr., Roxbury
  • Wednesday, Oct. 23, Multi-ward forum, Irish Social Club, 119 Park St., West Roxbury.

Ed note: If we’re missing any (or if you know of any forums for district candidates), let us know.

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]]> 3376 In the Boston Globe: Older Bostonians gather in Roxbury to plot the next chapter in their working lives https://www.madison-park.org/press/in-the-boston-globe-older-bostonians-gather-in-roxbury-to-plot-the-next-chapter-in-their-working-lives/ Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:27:48 +0000 http://www.madison-park.org/?post_type=press&p=3263 The event was the first of three sessions the city has planned to help older residents land their next job. The next workshop is planned for Oct. 5 and will help participants perfect their resumes, improve job search skills, and prepare for interviews. On Oct. 19, the city is hosting a job fair for older residents. Both events will also be at the Dewitt Center.

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Mary Gillchrist (left) and Stephanie Thomas at the Dewitt Center in Roxbury.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff/Globe Staff

Mattapan resident Theresa Porter spent decades working for the US Postal Service, ascending to a management position in which she oversaw 245 employees in Houston, Texas. But two years after retiring, the 64-year-old Porter said she wants to return to work,

“I would just like a job. Something to do,” Porter said. “I’m tired of sitting at home, doing nothing.”

On Saturday, nearly 50 older workers plotted the next chapter of their working lives in the gym at the Dewitt Center in Roxbury during a city-sponsored workshop to help people age 50 and older find their next job.

“We’re hoping that we can actually get older adults connected with interviews and job opportunities,” said Emily Shea, who leads the city’s Age Strong Commission.

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]]> 3263 On Accesswire/Yahoo News: Cannabis Doctor, Nurse, Dispensary Owner and Commissioner to Discuss Marijuana at Boston Community Center https://www.madison-park.org/press/on-accesswire-yahoo-news-cannabis-doctor-nurse-dispensary-owner-and-commissioner-to-discuss-marijuana-at-boston-community-center/ Wed, 21 Aug 2019 13:07:49 +0000 http://www.madison-park.org/?post_type=press&p=3181 Three of the nation’s leading African American cannabis medicine practitioners and business leaders are coming to Boston to talk about marijuana in one of the city’s communities most disproportionately harmed by the War on Drugs.

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]]> BOSTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / August 19, 2019 / Three of the nation’s leading African American cannabis medicine practitioners and business leaders are coming to Boston to talk about marijuana in one of the city’s communities most disproportionately harmed by the War on Drugs. ELEVATE Northeast’s Community Conversation event “Cannabis and Me” takes place Thursday, August 22 at the DeWitt Center in Roxbury, and features certified Cannabinoid Medicine specialist Dr. Rachel Knox, registered nurse and cannabis business operator Kebra Smith, and Hope Wiseman, the youngest African American woman in the United States to own a dispensary. Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commissioner Shaleen Title will deliver an opening keynote address, and ELEVATE director of community outreach, TaShonda Vincent-Lee, will moderate the panel discussion.

 

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]]> 3181 On Hoodline: 5 ways to enjoy your week in Boston https://www.madison-park.org/press/on-hoodline-5-ways-to-enjoy-your-week-in-boston/ Fri, 09 Aug 2019 16:18:56 +0000 http://www.madison-park.org/?post_type=press&p=3123 From an African festival to a free movie night, there's plenty to enjoy in Boston this week. Read on for a rundown of ideas for how to fill your calendar.

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5 ways to enjoy your week in Boston

From an African festival to a free movie night, there’s plenty to enjoy in Boston this week. Read on for a rundown of ideas for how to fill your calendar.

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Black Womxn And Marginalized Genders Conference 2019

From the event description:

Learn how to shift national issues and make changes for the better when the Black womxn becomes more empowered at this conference this Saturday. Guest speakers include activists who will be celebrating black marginalized gendered women.

When: Saturday, Aug. 10, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where: The Dewitt Center, 122 Dewitt Drive
Admission: $22.03 (Half-Day Registration); $31.46 (Full-Day Registration)
Click here for more details, and to get your tickets

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]]> 3123 On Boston City TV: 2020 Census Roxbury Counts (promo) https://www.madison-park.org/press/on-boston-city-tv-2020-census-roxbury-counts-promo/ Tue, 18 Jun 2019 12:35:21 +0000 http://www.madison-park.org/?post_type=press&p=2936 Mayor Martin Walsh joins the Madison Park Development Corporation to promote the community's effort to facilitate a fair and accurate census count in the neighborhood of Roxbury.

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