News and Events

Press Inquiries: David Trueblood, Director of Public Relations, The Boston Foundation, (617) 338-3890.

News Clips Off the streets at last, on a fast break for hope, by Bob Hohler, The Boston Globe, February 21, 2010. An eye-opening ride into the city within the city, by Joseph P. Kahn, The Boston Globe, February 20, 2010. Violent crime down in Boston, by Maria Cramer, The Boston Globe, November 25, 2009. Boston’s Newest Street Workers Have Old Cred, by David Boeri, November 27, 2009. The StreetSafe Question, by Paul Kix, Boston Magazine, August 2009. StreetSense, by Mary Moore, Boston Business Journal, June 12 - 18, 2009. Opinion: Struck by youth violence, by Josie Greene, Letter to The Boston Globe, May 17, 2009. Building A Culture of Peace, TBF News, March April 2009. Boston’s ‘StreetSafe’ — Right Rx for Gang Violence?, by Neal Peirce, Washington Post Writers Group, February 8, 2009. Harvard and the Boston Miracle, by Eugene F. Rivers III, The Harvard Crimson, January 16, 2009 Homicides among black males spike, by Maria Cramer, The Boston Globe, December 29, 2008. A $26m try to tame city’s crime hot spots, by Maria Cramer, The Boston Globe, December 4, 2008. StreetSafe Boston Multimedia Broadcasts Watch a Boston Globe video report on a StreetSafe Boston Boston By Night Tour. WBUR Radio Boston Special Program on Gang Violence Video Clips View StreetSafe Boston Launch  Slideshows Use the <- left and right -> arrow keys or mouse over the upper corners of the images to move forward or backward through the slides. StreetSafe Boston Open House StreetSafe Boston Holiday Party StreetSafe Boston Launch Event Summer Funding Ceremony Muggia Streetworker Cookout Streetworker Graduation June 2009 StreetWorker Graduation October 2009

StreetSafe Boston was honored at the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts’ 18th Annual Awards Gala on April 17 with the 2010 Lee F. Jackson Achievement Award. The Word on the Street Roundtable Series The Word on the Street Roundtable Series will convene every other month for the purpose of bringing together Boston residents, civic and business leaders, and StreetSafe Boston funders as we continue to learn together about the devastating impact of youth violence on our City and our collective ability to stop the violence. Boston By Night Tours Join Robert Lewis, Jr., Vice President for Program, for an intimate tour of Boston like no other. You will witness first-hand the impact of gang violence on the neighborhoods most affected, while having the opportunity to meet with young people, community leaders, and Streetworkers who are part of the StreetSafe Boston Initiative. If you would like more information on a tour, please contact Megan O’Toole at 617-338-3912 or megan.otoole@tbf.org Read a Boston Globe article and view a video clip about a typical Boston By Night Tour. Donor quotes “The StreetSafe Streetworkers are simply phenomenal and the heart-wrenching life challenges of the young men we met will be unforgettable to me. Thank you so much for bringing me into your work.” – Karen Ansara “I came home [from the Boston By Night Tour] greatly enlightened, a little bit smarter, and very impressed by the work you and your colleagues are doing to reduce violence among Boston's youth…Thank you for providing a memorable evening.” – Amalie Kass “[The Boston By Night tour] was a very informative evening. We are glad to be a part of StreetSafe Boston.” – Mike Durkin, President, United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley Summer Funding Booklet (PDF)