5/28/2014 SCC Newsletter: May 2014 https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=1117438019977&format=html&print=true 1/5 Having trouble viewing this email? Click here In This Issue New Member Open House May 28th Register for July First-Time Homebuyer Class Apply Now to Be a Part of Pocket Change Save Our Homes Walk A Success Ongoing Meetings St. Polycarp Ribbon Cutting Union United Gains Traction and Press New First Source Program Launched for Youth Employment SCC & MassDOT to Sign MOU on Local Jobs for the Green Line Extension SCC Adopts 2014-2017 Strategic Plan New Financial Education Class Begins in July New Member Open House Meet the SCC Community on May 28th! Are you a new member of SCC, a Somerville resident (or worker) who is interested in learning more about SCC, or a current member looking to reconnect with us? Then please join us for an open house at our office in Union Square on Wednesday, May 28th from 6 to 8pm! Enjoy light snacks and beverages and a Dear Mary, Finally, Spring seems to have found New England. As we begin to spend mo beautiful weather, flowers, and festivals that have cropped up, we can take neighborhoods and how things have changed in the last year. It's amazing to conversations have shifted from planning stages for Union Square, the Gree Washington Street, and into the actual development. We are excited for the present to nurture our vibrant neighborhoods and preserve their unique qua spearheads the next stages of development for these projects and more in ~From all of us at SCC, thank you for your supp Save the Date! Saint Polycarp Ribbon Cutting June 9 Please join the SCC community at the Saint Polycarp Village Apartments Rib Come celebrate with SCC, Saint Polycarp Village residents, Mayor Joseph Cu Undersecretary Aaron Gornstein the completion of Saint Polycarp Phase 3 Ap ribbon cutting celebrating the opening of the third and final phase of the vib WHEN: Monday, June 9th, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. WHERE: Saint Polycarp Phase III Courtyard, 7 Memorial Road, Somerville Union United Gains Traction and P Community Coalition Kicks off to Win Community Bene SCC committees and members are playing an active role in the Union United stakeholders working to ensure that the Union Square redevelopment result
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Sign up NOW for SCC's First-TimeHomebuyer Class in July 2014! Thefour-session, 12-hour class will featurepresentations by a real estate agent, alender, a home inspector, a real estateattorney, and an insurance agent, inaddition to SCC staff, and it will teachyou everything you need to know beforeyou start the process of buying yourfirst home. Upon completion of thecourse, participants receive acertificate that enables them to accessproducts geared specifically towardsfirst-time homebuyers, such as the ONEloan product. The class will be conducted in Englishfrom 6 to 9 pm on June 3rd, 5th,10th & 12th.
A complete 2014 class calendar can be
viewed on our website. For more
information or to register, please
contact Shannon at 617-776-5931 x238.
displacement - for the Union Square community. The stakeholders include small business owners,
residents, activists, immigrant groups, religious congregations, labor unions, and other community-based
organizations.
All coalition members (currently 13 organizations and more than 40 individuals) have signed a pledge
affirming equitable outcomes like affordable housing, community space and resources, local jobs and
workers' rights, open and green space, public safety, support for small and local businesses,
and transparent and participatory planning processes.
Union United has already met with two of the shortlisted master developers and six aldermen to share
community priorities and begin a dialogue about the CBA process. In the coming weeks, the coalition
hopes to meet with more aldermen, the other shortlisted developers, the Somerville Redevelopment
Authority, the Civic Advisory Committee, the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development,
and the mayor.
The coalition will also continue reaching out to more stakeholders, including resident groups. Ultimately,
the coalition's goal is to include language in the City's Land Disposition Agreement with the Master
Developer that stipulates a community benefits agreement. Stay tuned for more information!
If you're interested in learning more, please contact Mashael Majid at 617-776-5931 x228.
Creating Career Opportunities for Youth: New Partnership will Match Youth with Local Employers
On March 20, SCC, in partnership with the City of Somerville and The Career Place,
Change as part of our First Source program, which connects local workers with local jobs
will offer youth between 18 and 24 years of age the chance to gain experience, access training, and obtain
permanent employment with local employers once experience and soft-skills training requirements are
met. The City of Somerville is seeking participation from residents, businesses, and community
partners. Applications are being accepted NOW, and the next information session will be held at SCC on
June 4 at 6pm.
For more information about the program, or to schedule an intake session, please call Jorge at 617-776-
Need help with small projects aroundyour home or other general odd jobs?Be part of an exciting new initiativeSCC, the City of Somerville, and TheCareer Place have just launched! Get intouch with our Pocket Change staff andlet us know what your need is; we willthen connect you to Somerville youthwho can help you! We are currently creating a database ofpeople interested in providing youthwith pocket change opportunities; ifyou have a job you need help with,contact Max MacCarthy at 617-625-6600 x 2515 [email protected]
Thank you for Helping to Save
Our Homes!
There's Still Time to Support the
Walk
The 11th annual Save Our Homes Walk
raised over $26,000 - with more coming
in every day- to help people in
5931 x226.
Agreement on Green Line Jobs:SCC & MassDOT to SIgn MOU on Local Hires for Green Line Extension
We are happy to announce that SCC, Jobs for Somerville, and
the MBTA are ready to sign the Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) that will create the Mass WIN/GLX
Workforce Development Initiative. This program will provide
a pathway to the construction jobs on the Green Line
Extension to residents from Somerville, Cambridge, and
Medford. The MOU also provides for the creation of an Access
and Opportunity Committee that will guide the
implementation and development of the Mass WIN/GLX
program and make sure the program's local hiring goals are
achieved.
This agreement comes after years of hard work by the Jobs for Somerville committee. Members of the
committee never gave up in their efforts to create this opportunity for Somerville residents; spending
several hours testifying at board meetings, writing letters to the MBTA, and meeting with other local
groups to share strategies. In addition to a strong organizing strategy we had the support of the
Somerville legislative delegation, and were able to meet with MassDOT and the MBTA officials to share
our vision and ideas. Thanks to the visionary approach of Secretary of Transportation Richard Davey and
MBTA General Manager Dr. Beverly A. Scott, we were able to agree on the creation of this program, which
will hopefully be a model for the rest of the country in connecting local residents to careers in
transportation and helping to prevent displacement.
The MBTA and MassDOT are planning to formalize the agreement on June 18th at the MassDOT Board of
Directors meeting at the Transportation Building in Boston. Jobs for Somerville and SCC are also
organizing a local ceremony to celebrate this milestone!
To learn more or to join Jobs for Somerville, contact Rene at 617-776-5931 x226.
New Goals for the Future of Our Neighborhoods:SCC Adopts Strategic Plan for Achieving an Equitable Somerville
On May 20th, SCC's Board of Directors adopted the 3 Year Strategic Plan for 2014-2017. This planrefreshes the previous 3 year strategic plan by taking a close look at the critical challenges and issueswe face in order to sharpen our approach to achieving our intended impact
SCC has determined that preserving and enhancing the remaining economic, racial, and ethnic
diversity of our population is the overarching priority that drives our work today. This decision
was made after witnessing the substantial displacement of low-income and working families
from the western half of Somerville since the 1980s.
With the City's projection of 30,000 new jobs and 6,000 new housing units coming to Somerville by 2030,
as well as 6 new Green Line stops, and large scale redevelopment plans for Assembly Square, Union
Square, and other districts on the horizon, Somerville is on the brink of major transformation. With this
change comes great opportunity for the community: access to transportation, jobs, housing, and other
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Sincerely,Daniel LeBlancSomerville Community Corporation
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