Sam worked for most of the last decade with communities in Jamaica Plain, Mission Hill and Roxbury advancing affordable housing, equity, and climate resistance.Sam served in City Year at the McCormack as their intro to Boston. They then worked at a women’s shelter before transitioning to community organizing at the JPNDC. Through their work and life Sam got to know this community from all sides.
Tenant Rights: rent stabilization, right to counsel, eviction sealing for just cause, tenant bill of rights and better accountability.
Affordable Housing: streamlined funding rounds for faster development of affordable projects, the HERO act, transfer fees for more funding and state investment in public housing.
Homeownership: Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, larger downpayment assistance for first time homebuyers. Community Land Trust funding and support.
Stabilization measures for folks coming out of recovery programs with more funding as key.
Supportive Housing development and more beds.
Fast tracked 5 year BA/MA in mental health fields with debt taken on using ARPA money to increase field.
Municipalities allowed to opt into fossil fuel regulations for electric.
Free MBTA and funded MBTA
Stronger community processes to protect against environmental hazards.
Investing in resilience measures for Environmental Justice communities and our rapidly impacted world.
Single-Payer Health Insurance (Medicare for all).
Reproductive health access.
Funding to address the Black maternal birth gap.
Access to mental health services from insurance providers.
Access to LGBTQ+ inclusive health care.
Invest in representative teachers for BPS.
Fully fund the Student Opportunity Act.
Fund more mental health providers for public schools.
Support self determination for BPS and not state receivership
Derechos de los inquilinos: estabilización de la renta, derecho a un abogado, sellado de desalojo por causa justa, declaración de derechos de los inquilinos y mejor rendición de cuentas.
Vivienda asequible: rondas de financiación simplificadas para un desarrollo más rápido de proyectos asequibles, la ley HERO, tarifas de transferencia para más financiación e inversión estatal en vivienda pública.
Propiedad de vivienda: Ley de oportunidad de compra para inquilinos, mayor asistencia para el pago inicial para compradores de vivienda por primera vez
Medidas de estabilización para personas que salen de programas de recuperación con más fondos como clave.
Desarrollo de Vivienda Solidaria y más camas.
BA/MA acelerado de 5 años en campos de salud mental con deuda asumida usando dinero de ARPA para aumentar el campo.
Universal Basic Income
Fully funded pre-k
Credit sealing for job checks
Small business support and ARPA money to minority/women businesses