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Since 1991, the accomplishments of Project RIGHT, Inc. (PRI) has been due to the active participation of many residents, young people and partners in our organizing campaigns and prevention initiatives.  PRI's priority has been working on long-term solutions to address the lack of resources in Grove Hall, which includes leading the community processes that led to the $49.5 million renovation of the Jeremiah Burke (now Albert Holland School of Technology) High School/ Grove Hall Senior Center/ Library Branch (12 years) in 2009, and the design, construction (2003) and pilot school application for the Lilla Frederick Pilot Middle School (14 years), Friday Teen Late Nights at Roxbury YMCA (18 years) and now the projected $50 million Boston Centers for Youth & Families’ Grove Hall Community Center to be completed in three years.

PRI builds sustainable resident leadership and engagement through hosting eight monthly resident meetings and actively participating in two other monthly resident meetings in addressing public safety and quality of life issues.  PRI also host four other monthly partnership meetings that allow residents to proactively engage with public safety partners, city officials and schools.  These meetings provide the opportunity for resident leadership to emerge, supporting resident and young people to advocate for increased prevention resources and informational trainings in developing action plans.

We have worked with three generations of families seeking to improve their street and Grove Hall community.  Many “hot spots” that were causing problems for neighborhood residents were resolved due to significant input from our participants, whether it was vacant buildings being used for drug trafficking and drug use, prostitution and squatting, rat infested vacant lots impacting abutting properties or dealing with late night “parties” and excessively loud music that were public safety headaches.

The vision of the late Lilla Frederick (Devon Street resident and PRI Board Chair) guided us to more actively outreach and engage young people through alternative activities to prevent violence and substance use.  We supported young people in their push for a standalone Grove Hall Community Center who videotaped their presentation that this facility was needed to address their mental health issues dealing with trauma caused by violence.  PRI staff has organized individual and group discussions in schools to address peer pressure, trauma caused by impact of violence, vaping and underage marijuana misuse.  Ongoing prevention activities such as Friday Teen Nights at Roxbury YMCA, Mike’s (Hall) and Al’s (Peeples) Coed Basketball League and Groovin in the Grove have provided opportunities for young people.  Former youth participants in the “Bubble (early 2000’s)” are now mentors to young people today.

PRI has also connected many families and young people, who were in transition and disconnected, with appropriate resources and services through partner agencies that provided them with positive opportunities.  Since 2020, we have delivered food weekly to over 110 households through the generous support of our partners. The multilingual PRI staff also provided information and resources to families who spoke Spanish, Cape Verdean Creole and Haitian Creole.  These families were able to provide feedback on the issues that they saw important, what gaps in resources need to be addressed, and how effective our organizing campaigns and our prevention activities were.

Help us identify existing and new challenges which impact the public safety and quality of life in the Grove Hall neighborhood.  We need your feedback on what issues you want us to prioritize.  Continue to take action by contacting 911 (public safety issues) and 311 (city’s quality of life issues).  Your follow through has made a difference.  

With support from donors like you, PRI can continue and expand our outreach and organizing throughout our Grove Hall neighborhood.  All donations are appreciated and are tax deductible!  What your donation can support (examples):

$15  -water and drinks for prevention activities

$30 – young person leaflet for a neighborhood resident association in person meeting–

$45- tank of gas so we can deliver food on a Saturday to 80 households in need

$170- pizza for seventy teenagers for one weekly Friday night (6 pm- 9 pm) session

$300- two weeks of a Peer Educator conducting outreach among students on the impact of vaping

$750-uniforms for the twenty sixth season of Mike’s and Al’s Coed Basketball league  

Thank you for your generous support!