DiDomenico secures $1M for district

  On November 10, State Senator Sal DiDomenico announced that he successfully secured a total of $1 million in funding for essential aid for local community nonprofit organizations working in the cities of Everett, Chelsea, Cambridge and Charlestown. An amendment by DiDomenico was included in S.2564, An Act relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs – also known as the ARPA Spending Bill – approved by the Massachusetts Senate. This bill makes critical investments into key economic sectors in the Commonwealth, such as housing, workforce development, schools and health care systems, using federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and FY21 state revenue surplus funds.

  During the height of the COVID-19 crisis, Everett and Chelsea were among the top five hardest-hit communities in the Commonwealth, with Chelsea being ground zero. This funding is crucial to help boost communities that were severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  On November 15, the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate appointed a Conference Committee to reconcile the differences in their respective versions of the bill. The bill will then be sent to the Governor Charlie Baker for his review and signature.

  “I am extremely pleased to have secured this funding for our community,” said DiDomenico. “The $1 million in funding will create tremendous opportunities for local community non-profits in the cities of Everett, Chelsea, Cambridge and Charlestown and I am thrilled to provide my support for these essential organizations.”

  The following organizations are funded via DiDomenico’s amendment:

• Eliot Family Resource Center
• Latinos Unidos en Massachusetts
• Joint Committee for Children’s Health Care in Everett
• Transition House in Cambridge
• Everett Haitian Community Center
• Cambridge Nonprofit Coalition
• GreenRoots, Inc. in Chelsea
• La Colaborativa
• Special Townies in Charlestown
• The Neighborhood Developers
• La Comunidad, Inc.
• Portal To Hope
• Everett LGBTQ+ Youth Space and Resource Center
• Food for Free
• Kennedy Center in Charlestown
• Everett High School Band Program
• Community Action Programs Inter-City, Inc.
• Grace Food Pantry
• Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee, Inc.
• ROCA