reyinyon anyèl 2021
The Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition's first ever Annual Meeting was a great success!
During this 1 hour event, we:
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Shared stories and important statistics about our 5 focus areas.
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Heard from partners, collaborators, community members, program participants and MFFC staff about how our programs have impacted them.
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Introduced our Advisory Board and Staff.
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Played informative and interactive games.
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Shared our vision of the future for Mattapan and MFFC.
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Provided an opportunity for community feedback on how they would envision Mattapan in the future.
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Mattapan Square Farmer's Market
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Gardening
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Summer Eat's Program
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Cooking Classes
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Mattapan on Wheels
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Bike Repair Workshops
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Maintaining Kennedy Children's Garden
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Community Farm Stand
We give residents the tools + education to advocate for the resources needed for their community with programs and initiatives such as:
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Walking Path
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De-polluting the Neponset River
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Food Forest
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Nutrition Sessions
We engage the community in alternative ways to get their bodies moving without traveling far with programs and initiatives such as:
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Mattapan Moving For Life
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Walking Programs
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Biking Programs
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Fitness Classes
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Neponset River Greenway
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Fairmont Greenway
We advocate for changes that promote community cohesion and increased physical activity through the creation of welcoming safe parks and green spaces with initiatives such as:
FOOD ACCESS + Nutrition Education
physical activity
youth development
ENVIRONMENT
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
We increase the exposure of healthy,
affordable, and accessible produce to the community with programs and initiatives such as:
We raise awareness to young people in the community about the importance of eating healthy and different forms of physical activity with programs and initiatives such as: