THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2021 Page 9 City and state offi cials present a check to Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) Community Health Improvement Manager Jean Granick, CHA Community Health Youth Initiatives Director Jaime Lederer and CHA Health Education and Access Programs Director Jamila Xible, respectively, who are pictured beside the mayor. Pictured from left to right: State Rep. Jeff Turco, Community Development Program Manager Danielle Osterman, Mayor Brian Arrigo, The Neighborhood Developers (TND) Senior Grant Writer Sean Mock, TND Resident Services Manager Marilyn Salgado, City Council Vice President/Councillor-at-Large Gerry Visconti, Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky, City Council President/Councillor-at-Large Anthony Zambuto and State Representative/Councillor-at-Large Jessica Giannino. Mystic Valley Elder Services Development Coordinator Lisa McGovern (fi fth from left) accepts the check. • Revere Community Health and Engagement Department: The Revere Farmers’ Market will provide Revere residents with a $20 shopping card, enabling them to purchase fresh, local produce at the market, and provide Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) bags to residents facing increased food insecurity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Revere Community School (RCS): RCS will provide scholarships for Revere residents to attend English and/or HiSET classes for those who are looking to attend college, gain employment and/or obtain a better job. • Revere Parks & Recreation Department: Parks & Rec will provide a Saturday enrichment camp for Revere youths. The camp will enable parents and guardians to work on Saturdays without worrying about the cost of childcare. Additionally, youths enrolled in the camp will be provided with additional educational supports to address any adverse impacts of remote learning over the past year. • Revere Substance Use Disorder (SUDI) Office (and homelessness initiatives): The Offi ce will hire a full-time outreach worker who will carry out a wide range of services with the unsheltered population in Revere. Services will focus on linking individuals to community resources, providing social and healthcare support and facilitating continuity of care by providing follow-up and improved communication between partners. • The Neighborhood Developers (TND): TND will expand resident services programming for residents living in their affordable housing units in Revere. They will focus their eff orts in three areas: 1) off ering part and full day on-site childcare to allow for residents to go back to work; 2) a tutoring program for youths who may need extra help as a result of virtual learning; and 3) pilot rent reporting as a tool for increasing credit scores for individuals who took on debt during the pandemic. “Given the adverse impacts of the pandemic on Revere residents, funding our community partners will yield exciting, innovative approaches to struggles our community faces every day,” said Community Development Program Manager Danielle Osterman. “By focusing on housing stability, pathways to good jobs, and increasing access to aff ordable childcare, these community partners draw upon key recommendations from Revere's Workforce Development Plan. The CDBG Program in Revere continues to take steps towards establishing long-lasting, transformational benefits for our hard-working residents.” This work coupled with the city's overall master plan, Next Stop Revere, will create the tools and policies necessary for the next generation of success in Revere. Visit the Community Development Offi ce’s webpage on revere.org for more information. Mayor Brian Arrigo and Community Development Program Manager Danielle Osterman. Parks and Recreation staff Michael Hinojosa and Jennifer Duggan (fi fth and sixth from left) accepted the check from city and state offi cials on Tuesday inside City Hall’s City Council Chambers.
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