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Ying is the first deaf person to serve on the board of the Boston Dance Alliance.

“Even if you can’t hear the music, you can still dance to your heartbeat,” says Deaf hip-pop dancer John Ying

Ziyu Peng, Reporter
December 15, 2022
Fenway Cares began its response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 and has distributed more than 10,000 bags of free produce.

At Fenway Community Center, Laura Jean Miller and others help residents struggling with “hidden” food insecurity

Pavithra Rajesh and Jiayi Hao
December 8, 2022
Baby autumn receives treatment at a facility

Hospitality Homes provides host homes and donated apartments to Boston patients

Cassidy McNeeley, Reporter
November 28, 2022
Volt Hockey has been regarded as the perfect parasport

Only active Volt Hockey team in America inspires disabled community to try the sport

Sarah Olender, Reporter
November 15, 2022
Moss and a colleague perform live at Berklee College of Music.

For many people with psychosocial disabilities, music is a refuge, not a barrier

Riana Buchman, Reporter
November 14, 2022
Welcome Home, a home goods pantry, is uplifting families and bolstering communities

Welcome Home, a home goods pantry, is uplifting families and bolstering communities

Sabira Khalili, Reporter
November 11, 2022
Tree of Life calls attention to food insecurity among pet owners

Tree of Life calls attention to food insecurity among pet owners

Isabella LoNigro and Shuang Jing
November 11, 2022
Paul Cowan is the director and coach of the New England Blazers.

“Just wanna play ball”: The New England Blazers have championed wheelchair basketball for over 40 years

Paul Lyu, Reporter
November 10, 2022
Sarang Sekhavat is the political director of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition.

What Question 4, the right to a driver’s license regardless of legal status, means for Boston’s undocumented communities

Riana Buchman, Reporter
November 1, 2022
A photo of the original booklet, published in 1970

Our Bodies, Ourselves Today continues to fight for reproductive health literacy in a post-Dobbs America, 50 years after igniting a women’s revolution

Cassidy McNeeley and Chang Liu
October 31, 2022
The Roxbury YMCA underscores that community health includes body positivity, not just personal fitness

The Roxbury YMCA underscores that community health includes body positivity, not just personal fitness

Ziyu Peng and Isabel Meyers
October 28, 2022
Mission Hill Main Streets executive director Ellen Walker outside the festival last month

“We did not lose one business during COVID”: Mission Hill Main Streets celebrates 25 years of neighborhood resilience

Kelly Chan and Rui Sun
October 25, 2022
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