Youth Profile:
Sheila Ramirez
Sheila Ramirez is 15, a sophomore at Brighton High School, is starting her second year with HSTF, and is a Heatlh Careers Ambassadors Program (HSTF) participant.
Why is she involved
in HSTF?
"Because I felt it was a good way to help out my community and I thought it would help me in the long run with other opportunities."
How will what she's learned impact the community
and herself?
"It will help me because I get to know more about topics like sex education and health equity and I can teach it to other people so they know."
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Donations make a difference
in the lives of youth.
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Hyde Square Task Force 617-524-8303
375 Centre Street (office)
P.O. Box 301871 (mailing)
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
www.hydesquare.org
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I am Hyde Square Task Force Photo Exhibit at Bella Luna Bella Luna will host an exhibit of 20 photographs each highlighting youth, alums, parents, donors, volunteers, and neighbors who ARE Hyde Square Task Force. Modeled after our recent billboards, and photographed and created by HSTF Board Member Mark Saperstein, the exhibit will be up for 8 weeks from November 6 through December 31.
JOIN US!
November 17, 6 -8:30p at Bella Luna
for a celebration of the exhibit and for food, fun, music and community building. The event is free and open to the public -
ARE YOU HYDE SQUARE TASK FORCE YET?
Be a part of the success of young people!
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Congratulations to Yi-Chin Chen, winner of the 2011 Hubie Jones Urban Service Award
Hyde Squar e Task Force Deputy Director Yi-Chin Chen has received well deserved recognition from the Boston University Alumni Association Board. Yi Chin has been selected to receive the prestigious 2011 Hubie Jones Urban Service Award. In recognition of Dean Emeritus Hubie Jones, the Hubie Jones Urban Service Award honors a graduate who actively pursues the urban mission and goals of the School of Social Work.
It is no secret to some of us who have worked with Yi Chin for the past several years that very few times in our lives we will have the opportunity to meet and work with someone so intelligent, disciplined, humble, and dedicated as Yi Chin. HSTF is imprinted by Yi Chin's humanity, ethics, and endurance.
Yi Chin says: "I am humbled by the recognition and fully embrace the greater responsibilities that come with the award. I will continue to serve and spread the legacy of Dean Jones. I will accept this award on behalf of the youth, staff, and board of the Hyde Square Task Force as they are my daily inspirations to fight for better lives for those whose voices have yet to be heard."
A bit about Hubie Jones:
Hubert Eugene Jones, better known as"Hubie," shaped and defined the civic and social landscape of Boston for more than forty-five years. After receiving a master's in social work from Boston University, Jones moved through a series of positions in Boston social work agencies. He was the first African American appointed to a deanship at Boston University, serving as the dean of the School of Social Work from 1977 to 1993. Click for full bio.
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OUR ANNUAL REPORT is here!
Take a look at everything we've been up to in the past year. Click here to see a PDF of our 2010 Annual Report. |
Attention College Students and Recent College Grads!
Want to mentor a 9th, 10th or 11th grader and help show them the path to college? We are now accepting applications for our College Exploration Mentoring Program! Mentors are paired with a youth leader and participate in college-based workshops led by HSTF
staff one Saturday per month. This program is crucial in the development of our youth as they set goals for higher education and beyond-and we'd love for you to help! For more information, contact Joel at 617-524-8303 x313 or joel@hydesquare.org
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