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INQUILINOS BORICUAS EN ACCIÓN SELECTS STUDIO ENÉE AND ANN BEHA ARCHITECTS TO  DESIGN NEW MULTIPURPOSE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER AT 85 WEST NEWTON

INQUILINOS BORICUAS EN ACCIÓN SELECTS STUDIO ENÉE AND ANN BEHA ARCHITECTS TO DESIGN NEW MULTIPURPOSE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER AT 85 WEST NEWTON

Local Architectural Leaders to Reimagine Historic Villa Victoria Center for the Arts Boston, MA (May 10, 2021) – Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA) announced today it has selected STUDIO ENÉE architects (STUDIO ENÉE) and Ann Beha Arch...

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Family: an irrefutable influence.

Family: an irrefutable influence.

Our Youth Development Program fosters socio-emotional, intellectual, and artistic growth in young people as it provides academic support, job readiness, arts education, leadership training, civic engagement, and advocacy opportunities. The talent these young people have is unlimited and their commitment to embracing who they want to become unparalleled. Below, we sha...

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IBA COO Mayra I. Negrón-Roche Appointed to BIDFA Board of Directors

IBA COO Mayra I. Negrón-Roche Appointed to BIDFA Board of Directors

As a nonprofit organization and dynamic community development corporation, IBA is committed to serving its neighbors in whatever way it can. This includes sharing the expertise of its staff with other Boston-based organizations that support IBA’s mission to increase social and economic mobility across the city. It is with this in mind that IBA proudly announces the appointment by Acting Mayor K...

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UNA INICIATIVA DE EDUCACIÓN PREESCOLAR GRATUITA EN BOSTON

UNA INICIATIVA DE EDUCACIÓN PREESCOLAR GRATUITA EN BOSTON

Ahora los padres de niños en edad preescolar pueden aprovechar el excelente programa bilingüe de IBA por $0, ¡totalmente GRATIS! El Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program (UPK) de Boston es una iniciativa de toda la ciudad en colaboración con los centros comunitarios de aprendizaje infantil, como el “Preescolar de IBA” y las Escuelas Públicas de Boston. El programa of...

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Affordable Housing 101: The Top 4 Terms You Should Know

Affordable Housing 101: The Top 4 Terms You Should Know

In recent years, public officials have worked to address Greater Boston’s affordable housing crisis through policies that bolster the affordable housing market and create new opportunities for low-income households. These policies have helped make safe and secure housing accessible to more Greater Boston residents, but the work is not over. The first step to creating a more equitable housing sy...

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IMPROVING YOUR CREDIT SCORE

IMPROVING YOUR CREDIT SCORE

“Good/Bad Credit” is something a lot of people struggle with and our FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT Program offers 1:1 assessments to help our residents better understand and improve their credit score. Read along and see how we’ve been able to change the way Joshua and Sarah, among others, manage their finances today.JoshuaJosh...

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"PARTICIPAR EN MESA DE ARTISTAS FUE UNA INVITACIÓN IRRESISTIBLE"

"PARTICIPAR EN MESA DE ARTISTAS FUE UNA INVITACIÓN IRRESISTIBLE"

El 8 de abril, llevaremos a cabo un concierto virtual inolvidable de cuatro boricuas donde la poesía se convierte en música. Mesa de Artistas: A Collection of Intimate Performances. Andrea Cruz, compositora y cantautora independiente de “indie-folk” es una de los cuatro artistas que nos acompañarán. Bajo su proyecto musical “Amapola” ha logrado colaborar con artista...

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Statement on Recent Events

Statement on Recent Events

Our hearts are heavy for the families and communities reeling from the recent murders of eight people in Atlanta and the increase in hate and violence that Asian and Pacific Islander individuals are facing around the country. Racism, xenophobia, and gender-based hatred and violence must be stopped. More than 50 years ago, IBA’s founders came together to fight bac...

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Community Organizations’ Role in the Equitable Facilitation of COVID-19 Vaccinations

Community Organizations’ Role in the Equitable Facilitation of COVID-19 Vaccinations

COVID-19 has shed light on and expanded many longstanding disparities in our society, as low-income individuals and communities of color have been disproportionately impacted by the virus. As public health officials work to priori...

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85 West Newton Construction Update

85 West Newton Construction Update

In 2021, major progress is being made on construction at 85 West Newton Street, the future home of IBA’s new multipurpose community arts center. Read on to learn more. What progress is being made at 85 West Newton Street? Removal of the old Villa Victoria Center for the Arts, to make way for a functional and safe community center, has been completed. ...

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Federal Housing Policy under the Biden Administration

Federal Housing Policy under the Biden Administration

Long before the COVID-19 public health crisis, there was a need for more safe and secure housing that was affordable and accessible to individuals and families across the country. Now, as the Biden-Harris Administration settles into the White House amid a pandemic that has disproportionally impacted low-income communities, this need has grown both more urgent and more challenging to address, as...

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LAS VERDADES DE LA VACUNA CONTRA EL COVID-19

LAS VERDADES DE LA VACUNA CONTRA EL COVID-19

Las vacunas para prevenir el COVID-19 son quizás la forma más eficaz para acabar con esta pandemia. Pero también sabemos que cada vez que se autoriza el uso de emergencia de alguna vacuna contra el COVID-19, se escuchan historias por todos lados lo cual puede crear muchas preguntas acerca de la seguridad de las vacunas. A continuación ponemos a tu disposición informa...

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VILLA VICTORIA IS PARADISE FOR ME

VILLA VICTORIA IS PARADISE FOR ME

Our Resident Services Program was created more than 50 years ago with the goal of helping people, not only with housing, but also assisting them with other challenges such as language translation, legal advocacy, and securing access to fresh food and health services. Don Hector Ruíz is one of the many residents of Villa Victoria and he kindly opened the doors of his home to chat with ...

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HOW OUR RESIDENT SERVICES TEAM REACHES IBA’S COMMUNITY

HOW OUR RESIDENT SERVICES TEAM REACHES IBA’S COMMUNITY

The Resident Services Program addresses the needs of Villa Victoria’s Residents by providing a variety of services including: Assistance to maintain stable housingHelp maintaining their government benefitsReferrals for services and programs to meet basic needsConnections to other IBA programs But how do our dedicated Resident Se...

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Update on IBA’s West Newton Rutland Project

Update on IBA’s West Newton Rutland Project

Affordable housing is at the core of what we do here at IBA. We recently talked with Mayra I. Negrón-Roche, IBA’s Chief Operating Officer, for a progress update on IBA’s West Newton and Rutland Streets Rehabilitation project. What is the West Newton and Rutland Streets Project? In 2015, IBA was selected by Boston Housing Authority as the designated ...

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