As part of the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations (MACDC), Coalition for a Better Acre (CBA) was pleased to host our annual Donuts with Delegates event on Tuesday, April 12th at our offices in the Acre.
CBA staff, volunteers, and members met with elected officials to discuss which efforts should take priority when addressing the immediate needs created by the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crises, and the ingrained structural barriers community members face. The group made an appeal to elected officials to allocate funding for Small Business Relief and Recovery, Emergency Rental Relief, MA Health Homes Initiative, Rental Housing Preservation and Development, and Zero Carbon Renovation Fund.
CBA served breakfast pizza from Espresso Pizza on Central Street, pastry from Kim's Donuts in on Branch Street, and coffee from Nibbana Café at Cardinal O'Connell Parkway. Thank you to our guests:
State Senator Ed Kennedy
State Representative Rady Mom and his aide, Somong Rattanayong
State Representative Vanna Howard
Doreen Burgess aide to State Representative Tom Golden
Councilman Paul Ratha Yem
Councilman Vesna Nuon
School Committee Member Dominik Lay
CBA Ambassadors:
Pam Andrews
Maria Claudio
CBA Board Members:
Sixto DeJesus
Maria Wambui
Paul Gaudet
Carmen Bermudez (joined by her husband, Mr. Eugenio Bermudez)
Business Owners:
Frank Carvahlo