Fairmount Indigo CDC Collaborative

Green Infrastructure Planning & Flood Mapping Climate Social
2026-02-03 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Boston Civic Pavillion, 5 Congress St, Boston, MA, 02203, United States
Join us virtually via Zoom or in-person for an open house on the Boston Community-Based Flood Resilience project!

Join us to hear from the Boston Community-Based Flood Resilience project team and community partners. Learn how the results of our Boston Flood Survey are being used, get access to local resources, and explore the updated flood viewer tool.
There will be free food, giveaways, and printmaking activities. We hope to see you there!
In-person interpretation available in Spanish, Haitian Créole, and Chinese. Other languages available by request. Please email Joanna Argudo (jargudo@crwa.org) by January 27 to request a translation in another language.
Register for the Zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/GyZM87utRL6qsI3kt9l3RA

Codman Square NDC Donuts with Delegates 🍩
2026-02-06 09:30 - 11:00 | Talbot Bernard Senior Apartments Community Room, 193 Talbot Ave, Dorchester, MA, 02124, United States
Every year, the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations (MACDC) supports CDCs across the state in inviting their state legislators to meet with them in their neighborhoods. Legislators, CDC staff, board members, and community members get together over coffee, breakfast, and/or donuts to discuss what bills and state budget items will help their community thrive.
These meetings are win-win events: Legislators learn about what is happening in their district and how they can help as policymakers. CDCs can showcase the work they are doing and hear what their legislators are focusing on. Most importantly, participants build relationships with each other. These relationships are what really makes good policy happen! All three of FICC’s member-CDCs are hosting a Donuts with Delegates meeting this year, and residents from their service areas are welcome to join us! Your voice matters, and we hope to see you there! Don’t know who your state policymakers are? Find out here: https://malegislature.gov/
Primary neighborhoods: Central Dorchester & Mattapan. Which legislators represent this area?* Senator Nick Collins, Senator Liz Miranda, Representative Russell Holmes, Representative Chris Worrell, Representative Dan Hunt, Representative Brandy Fluker-Reid
*We cannot guarantee every legislator listed will be in attendance*

Grand-reopening of the OASIS On Ballou Farm
2026-04-22 15:30 - 18:30 | Oasis on Ballou Farm, 100 Ballou Ave, Dorchester, MA, 02124, United States
Farm party on Earth Day?! Heck yeah! Join us and our member-CDC, Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation (CDC), to celebrate the grand re-opening of their OASIS on Ballou Urban Farm since it underwent significant renovations! Meet your neighbors, tour the farm, and enjoy some light food and refreshments.
For more information and RSVP: Gran-reopening RSVP Form

Boston 2030 Climate Action Plan Release Celebration
2026-04-27 10:00 - 13:00 | LoPresti Park, 33 Summer Street, Boston, 02128, United States
Join us, the city of Boston, and community member and organizations in celebrating Earth Month with the release of Boston’s 2030 Climate Action Plan followed by a tree planting led by Tree Eastie!

2026 FICC Extreme Heat Preparedness Workshop
2026-06-27 13:00 - 16:00 | TBD
As climate change continues to increase global temperatures, extreme heat events are becoming more frequent and severe. Heat waves can pose serious health risks, particularly for vulnerable populations such as children, older adults, and individuals with preexisting health conditions.
The Fairmount Corridor — Dorchester, Roxbury, Mattapan and Hyde Park — has some of the hottest summertime temperatures in Boston. It is essential for communities to be prepared with the knowledge and resources needed to stay safe during extreme heat events — and we’re here to help!
Join our 2026 Extreme Heat Preparedness Workshop on Saturday, June 27 from 1-4pm for an informative and engaging session focused on equipping attendees with tips, tools, and strategies to manage and mitigate the risks associated with extreme heat. Participants will learn practical ways to stay cool, how heat impacts us, how to recognize signs of heat-related illnesses, how climate change effects extreme heat, and how to access local resources to protect themselves and their families.

We will also be giving away 75 free Heat Safety Kits, which will include essential items such as electrolyte packets, water bottles, UV-protective accessories, and other supplies to help you stay cool. Kits will be given away on a first-come first-served basis. Everyone is welcome, but we will limit folks to two (2) Heat Safety Kits per family to maximize our impact across the community.
Additionally, we will be raffling off 5 window-unit Air Conditioners for free (every adult attendee gets one free raffle ticket)!

This year, we will also host a Resource Fair with local organizations and city and state program providers, offering attendees direct access to services that support lowering your energy costs, staying cool affordably, and preparing for extreme heat and other climate-related emergencies.

Language Access: Spanish interpretation will be available during the workshop. While the presentation materials will not be translated, simultaneous interpretation will be provided during the presentation and as needed throughout the rest of the event to ensure attendees can access key information, ask questions, and engage with resources throughout the event. Some Resource Fair tablers will also have staff present who are multi-lingual, and/or they will have Spanish materials to give out.

Childcare: Childcare will be provided during the event. If you are interested in childcare services, please indicate this in the RSVP form so we can plan accordingly and follow up with additional details.

Light snacks and refreshments will be provided as supplies last.

Location TBA, but it will certainly be in Dorchester or Hyde Park.

Contact Andrealis at amartinez@fairmountcollab.org with any questions. We hope to see you there!
