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Civic organizing programs highlight City Hall on the Go, block grants and expanded civic summit
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Office of Civic Organizing and Spark Boston gave the committee an overview of neighborhood programs including Love Your Block cleanups, block party grants, City Hall on the Go stops, and an expanded civic summit; Spark Boston also described outreach to 20–35 year-olds and mentorship programs.
Boston — Officials from the Office of Civic Organizing (OCO) and Spark Boston described community-engagement programs to councilors on May 27, citing higher participation in Civic Summit registration, expanded Love Your Block cleanups and block party grants.
Natalia Vintas Perez, who oversees the Office of Civic Organizing, said the office is a three-person unit that runs initiatives to "reduce barriers and…
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