Youth Profile:
Jamil Hamilton
Jamil Hamilton is 15, a sophomore, and has been with HSTF for two years. He is a member of Musicians in Community (MIC) (the
HSTF Music Clubhouse
leadership group).
Why is he involved
in HSTF?
"I'm involved so I can perform and learn about music."
How will what he's learned impact the community
and himself?
"I am able to teach other people who want to learn about music how important music can be. I can help them understand it more clearly."
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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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JOIN US TOMORROW NIGHT!
November 17, 6 -8:30p at Bella Luna Restaurantfor a celebration of the I Am Hyde Square Task Force Photo Exhibit with portraits of youth, alum, friends, donors, board members and more. Enjoy the photos by Board member Mark Saperstein and food, fun, music and community building. The event is free and open to the public. Pizza provided and cash bar available. ARE YOU HYDE SQUARE TASK FORCE YET?
Be a part of the success of young people! (photos:Mark Saperstein)
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Hyde Square Task Force receives Neighborhood Builder Award from Bank of America, joins other honored local  Boston nonprofits
With Bank of America's selection of Hyde Square Task Force for the prestigious Neighborhood Builder Award, we join the ranks of local partners including the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC),
Teen Empowerment, and
who have received the award in the past.
Claudio Martinez, our Executive Director, said, "We are pleased Bank of America selected the Hyde Square Task Force family, our youth, our neighborhood, our partners and supporters for the Neighborhood Builder Award. BoA's support will enable us to continue to create a new generation of leaders in our great City."
Recognized last week, along with Bridge Over Troubled Waters, we have been provided with a $200,000 unrestricted grant and leadership training from Bank of America. The program works with 92 high-impact nonprofits across 44 U.S. cities and London. Since the beginning of the program in 2004, Bank of America has invested $3.6 million in Massachusetts.
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 Hyde Square Task Force Named one of the Boston Globe's Top Places to Work 2011
We are pleased to have been selected this year! The Boston Globe engaged WorkplaceDynamics, specialists in employee engagement and retention, to survey employees at 237 participating companies, receiving completed surveys from 73,813 individuals. Each was asked to grade their organization's performance according to 24 distinct statements. In addition, all the employers were invited to complete a 12-question survey on workplace practices.
To compile ranking, each employer was measured according to six factors: Direction, execution, managers, career, conditions, and pay and benefits. HSTF is a small workplace, defined as those with 100 to 249 employees. Within the small companies: We ranked NUMBER 18!
Boston Globe Publisher Chris Meyers says, "I'd like to extend my congratulations to Hyde Square Task Force for their inclusion in the 2011 issue of The Boston Globe's Top Places to Work, and for so clearly demonstrating effective ways to create a positive work environment.
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Sun Life Financial Honors HSTF and Sheila Reyes, a HSTF youth
HSTF received a $50,000 grant, and Sheila Reyes received a $5,000 Sun Life Rising Star scholarship towards financing a college education from Sun Life Financial Inc., who awarded a total of $165,000 in grants and scholarships to three youth-oriented nonprofits and to an exemplary student nominated by each organization. (photo by Mark Saperstein)
ABOUT SHEILA: Sheila has been a youth leader with the Hyde Square Task Force since she was 14 years old. She has taken many steps to help achieve her goals of attending college - she has diligently saved money from her job, attended financial literacy workshops, and worked with Hyde Square Task Force staff to investigate scholarship and financial aid options. She played a critical role in an effort to improve the relationship between local youth and the Boston transit police force and was a vocal advocate for increased cooperation between the groups and helped create a permanent forum for dialogue to share ideas and defuse tension. She helped create and now serves on the MBTA Youth Advisory Board where she meets monthly with transit agency officials to discuss issues pertaining to youth and help make important decisions regarding public transportation.
The other two honored organizations were School on Wheels of Massachusetts and TENACITY. Read the boston.com article here and the JP Gazette article here.
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Hyde Square Task Force profiled in new book about juvenile justice
A new book, just released in October  entitled Juvenile Justice: Advancing Research, Policy, and Practice published by John Wiley and Sons, features a chapter about Hyde Square Task Force's model.
The chapter is called "Youth-Led Change" and is written by HSTF Director of Organizing and Engagement Ken Tangvik, longtime HSTF friend Barry Dym, former HSTF staffer Jesus Gerena (who is now Executive Director at Family Independence Initiative of Boston), and social worker Jessica Dym Bartlett. The chapter is a case study of HSTF and our Youth Community Development model.
The book is available at Amazon (we get a tiny percentage of money from sales using this link) or check your local bookseller. Congratulations to Ken, Barry, Jesus, and Jessica.
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