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Boston human services highlights youth sports, swim safety and youth development grants in FY26 preview
Summary
City officials told the Ways and Means committee May 19 that the Human Services Cabinet invested in youth sports, free swim lessons and youth development grants as part of FY26 planning.
The Boston Human Services Cabinet told the City Council Committee on Ways and Means on May 19 that the administration has continued investments in youth sports, water safety and youth development programs as part of the FY26 budget discussion.
The update mattered because the city framed these investments as preventive public-health and youth-development work that interfaces with multiple city departments and community partners and that rely on near-term budget decisions.
Jose Maso, chief of human services, described the cabinet’s work to meet Mayor Michelle Wu’s “connect, learn and explore” goals, including the Let’s Play Boston youth sports initiative. Maso said…
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