News & Notes

Mystic Market Brings Fresh, Affordable Food to Housing Development

Dec 29, 2011

At a meeting two years ago, staff from Shape Up Somerville asked Clivia Castillo -- a bilingual high school student in our youth interpreter program -- her opinion on how to make it easier for immigrant families from the Mystic to shop at the Somerville Farmers Markets in Union Square and Davis Square.

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Hungry for Health, English Lanaguage Learners Meet with Mayor Curtatone

Dec 13, 2011

On December 13, twelve adult English Language Learners from a Welcome Project English class sat down with Mayor Curtatone and the Shape Up Somerville staff to talk about some of the barriers immigrant families face to healthy food and physical activity, and offer some of their solutions.

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International Parents Group Takes Stand on Proposed Charter School

Dec 10, 2011

The International Parents Group at The Welcome Project has asked the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to postpone a decision on the proposed Somerville Progressive Charter School so that immigrant families can make an informed decision as to whether opening this school will be good for their children.

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