The winning ideas include funding for immigrants’ legal defense, programs to expand access to healthy food, and initiatives supporting housing stability, workforce training, and youth financial literacy.
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Boston residents decided how $2.2 million in city funding is spent this year, selecting projects that support immigrant legal defense, expand access to fresh food, and strengthen housing and workforce programs across the city.
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Participatory Budgeting (OPB) announced last week the eight winning projects of the second cycle of Boston’s Participatory Budgeting Initiative, “Ideas in Action.” Collectively, these proposals will receive $2.2 million in this year’s budget…