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Family Nurturing Center
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It is beautiful to see the support from that community in Boston
it feels really good
I was a teen mom and I feel that I got a lot of support
A staff member from Family Nurturing Center approached me and changed everything
I felt it was a great feeling to be part of that neighborhood
It was amazing to see people put whatever they needed to put aside
I never had that and I can't recall in any instance
Safety and freedom is something that has been ripped out from our life
I always thought I would like to go back and live in United States permanently
Our family brought us here for a better future
My mother was the first one who came in
I was a little bit bothered by that because of course the pandemic
This isn't what community work is supposed to be
It was really lovely to have random phone calls from people
I felt seen and I felt very very supported
Neighbors that I knew or didn't know would come up and talk to me
I felt supported mentally and physically with being able to eat decent meals
Watching the community come out for me and that was very very important
Everyone was so welcoming and would ask me questions that I didn't have answers to
Rest in peace to her that was my girl
Eviction is violence
I found my village of people which is the positive
I genuinely hate being in that area genuinely hate it
I can't feel my leg and I lost my car and I have a concussion
I started going down the path of self-harm and usually I try to keep it a secret
there are safety precautions in place but things still happen
I don't always feel safe walking by myself
I feel safer in the Black parts of Boston that I'm in
there's safer areas than others
Seeing the different forms of violence over the places I've lived
I have to learn how to survive and adapt and be aware
A lot of conflicted complicated emotions for sure
Yeah I ain't going outside today
Everybody's paying attention to their surroundings because they know they not safe
Is today going to be last week
You got to take your environment into the account
There's going to be something on your block that's going to be a determining factor in that
I feel I'm generally safe
Privileged enough not to experience as much violence as others have
Damn its only two oclock Yall shooting at two oclock
the only safety initiative that I've seen for real is speed bumps
Non-profits that actually do shit not just sit there and take up space
Y'all don't really do shit y'all need to get it together
The community that needs to rely on the community first
The shit they get paid to do they just don't do it
I love the hood because in a suburban area you can't walk
The hood has so much vibrancy and character
We should bring that back but it's not even safe to be on the porch
Having guidance helps people make less violent decisions
Walking around too much I feel like an alien
We don't get to experience that anymore
a solid genuine trusting community is the best thing
Superficial change
We're making impacts because we're getting enough likes on social media
I can understand why it's hard to try and shift someone's mentality
if the old heads had more involvement in social media and saying right because at the end of the day that's the only way
Conversations is what allow people to grow and allow the communities to grow
A lot of wants A lot of needs And when it comes down to it
Use your words
I'm heated I'm tight like what Eustace said
The unity that we need as a community
You could only bring a case if that person was a harm to self or others
emergency shelter wait list
they're gone but he's gone but is nothing basically
Neighbors being able to feel like they can talk to each other
give them opportunities to grow in their skills and explore their interests
I feel like there's no care when it comes to the future of climate change
I really want Boston to have its charm back
I miss the charm that it had
Where'd the culture go because it's not cheap to go out
They're really looking out for them and they're not really mindful of us
People should be comfortable going outside whenever they want
I grew my whole life sitting on these steps waiting for everybody
Massachusetts has always been a racist city without us realizing
They don't have to make us comfortable and they know that
Like the voice was saying there's no kids outside really planning anymore
if they needed us they would do better for us
we don't always put our people in places to position
there should be many locations promoting this opportunity in these different parts of the neighborhood
They want to get in their feelings and be like that's corny
A lot of adults don't take charge of the spaces that they are running
more educated and more peaceful
I want Boston to be the educated state that it is
there's a level of winning that Boston comes with
I want there to be a program for people who were grown in Boston
I want to see more of that
Everyone's not going to really put a foot forward and do that
It's impossible to save money we can't hold no more than 5,000
I get better leeway talking to a brick wall about bostons struggles
I want the charm that the Boston I grew up with
I want Boston to be enjoyable for all ages
all the best change happens is when I'm not around
I'm here now fighting for my son because she lost custody of him
I'm here now fighting for my son because she lost custody of him
Isolating very hard to meet people
trying to gain custody of my son
You can only teach what you're taught
This is express as in get out
Healing from some of the trauma in my life that I passed off
There's other people who are in a similar boat
I'm just trying to learn whatever I can because it's all knowledge
I felt like I was alone in certain cases
I appreciated Luan's passion and consistency
I feel like the knowledge he gives actually is supportive and feeds us
Oh, why am I doing this
The kid ate my eggs stole my fucking scooter and then called the cops
A better way better work can take care of your family
My parents wanted to provide a better life for our family
I was born here but my family came from the south of Georgia
My family also came here for economic reasons but I more came here for educational purposes
I moved out of Boston into other areas but mainly came back
I moved to Boston for a better way to move around
the 70 the 70 percent safe feeling over forty years
I could feel safe but most of the other times it's something's always happening
People dying due to gang members and stuff like that
There's a lot of gang violence gun violence a lot of stuff like that
I feel like it is 5050 because it could depend
Someone was found dead in that bike parking lot due to gun violence
I live deep into the hood into dorchester so that's why it's tricky
Maybe it's my age but I think there's more safety
I feel it's more safe now
I feel like there's more gang violence and stuff
There’s been many deaths on my street due to gun violence
I feel like safety is how safe the community is
the community itself it brings itself up or also brings itself down
Violence has a higher chance because I've just seen a lot of violence
A lot of the times it doesn't work
The presenter needs to be somebody who the audience feels connected towards
I feel like it aggravates the negative side of the community
they have to connect with you like a more personal note
I had to be a positive role model listening to my kids
surveys that they do at school for people to say if they feel safe in the community
Giving back to communities with lack of resources might prevent violence
listening to people more and sharing what they actually feel
Show the results when it comes to violence people get hurt
I feel like the art around the community reconnects
I feel like an alien everytime I walk out of where I live
If it's anything that you have passion about just for younger people
listen to them because we have a lot of experiences
more resources for people so they can do what they like to do.
I feel like in these resources there could be people teaching them
I feel safer and I feel like I don't get those
Spaces where I could just be myself and be who I am
Joining BP has made me realize that a lot of people will help you do what you want
I feel like right now with everything with lgbtq and all the other things
I feel like an alien everytime I walk out of where I live
hope for more green space and healthier options in ten years
I think in 10 years we will have a more supportive and loving community
I used to live in Boston
that people will love on each other more with our differences