February 25, 2021
News and Community Announcements
Reimagine Boston
Main Streets
Listening Sessions
March 4th
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Reimagine Boston Main Streets is a community engagement process designed to strengthen the future of the Main Streets program through a comprehensive analysis of the program’s existing systems and resources, uses, and gaps that impact local economic growth. The City of Boston would like to hear from Main Street businesses to learn more about your need and concerns. 

Please make your voice be heard in this online session. This is an opportunity to speak openly and honestly as a small business owner and someone who cares about our district. 
 
Join us for a virtual community listening session to help reimagine Boston’s Main Streets. We will host listening sessions in every neighborhood (virtually) on a variety of topics. 
Reimagine Boston Main Streets Community Survey
 
The City of Boston’s Office of Economic Development is in the process of reimaging its Main Streets programming. Boston Main Streets is the country’s oldest urban program of its kind. It seeks to create, build, and sustain healthy commercial districts across Boston’s neighborhoods.
 
As a Main Street organization, we are working with the City to help their team better understand what their Main Streets program is doing well, what could be better, and how this program can help to close the City’s racial wealth gap – all while supporting our neighborhood to maintain and enhance its unique cultures and sense of place.
 
This is a chance to speak up and share your opinions and ideas. It takes just a few minutes to complete this survey that asks about our district and your experience with Main Street programming. Please click here to take the survey.

 
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the project team at ReimagineBostonMainStreet@boston.gov.
 

General Information & Updates

  • Meal Distribution Sites for Children and Youth: The City of Boston, in partnership with Project Bread, YMCA of Greater Boston, Boston Centers for Youth and Families, and other community organizations, will provide free meals to all youth and teens at various locations and times across the City.
  • Pharmaluxe Pharmacy Delivers: Contact Pharmaluxe to set up an account for home delivery of prescriptions and other first-aid items. Email: info@pharmaluxerx.com or call 617-238-5224.
  • Unemployment Insurance: Obtain updates about unemployment benefits and Coronavirus (COVID-19). Here is additional unemployment information.
  • Need Health Insurance Information: The Health Connector enrollment period has been extended.
  • Small Business Disaster Loan Assistance: The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering designated states and territories low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Click here for information.
  • Boston Chamber of Commerce
  • The Boston Resiliency Fund is the City of Boston’s effort to help coordinate assistance. Click here for more information.
  • The official City of Boston Coronavirus Information Page where Mayor Walsh's team, including the Boston Public Health Commission is keeping the most current information and recommendations available for our local situation.
  • The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Coronavirus Resources Page.
  • Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Fact Page.
  • ISD Guidelines keeping your establishment safe. Click here for the steps you can take.
Additional Resources

  • City of Boston Health Line: 617-534-5050
  • Social Media Sites for Mayor Walsh - @Marty_Walsh
  • City of Boston - @CityOfBoston
  • Boston Public Health Commission - @Healthy Boston
  • 311 is the City of Boston information Line and 211 is the Massachusetts/NH Information Line
  • For all constituent services, please call 311
  • Please follow us on Twitter @EconDevBos
  • Facebook @ EconDevBos
  • For the Mayor’s Hotline for questions about COVID-19, please call 617-534-5050.
  • Text BOSCOVID to 99411 to opt-in to the City of Boston's daily text service for updates and information regarding COVID-19. This is a free service.
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