Join us for this week's Office Hour on Friday, January 17, 2025 at the Roxbury Public Library. Connect with OPAT Executive Director Evandro Carvalho and learn more about how we serve the community. Here’s what you can expect:

• A brief overview of OPAT’s mission, recent progress, and upcoming goals.
• A chance to learn more about how the city is working to promote fairness and accountability.
• An open discussion where you can ask questions and share your thoughts.

This is a great opportunity to engage with us directly, provide feedback, and strengthen the connection between our office and the community we serve. We hope to see you there!

• Date: Friday January 17, 2025
• Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
• Location: Roxbury Public Library 149 Dudley St Roxbury, MA 02219

The Office of Police Accountability and Transparency (OPAT) was created to strengthen trust and accountability between law enforcement and the Boston community. We ensure fair oversight, provide an avenue for community concerns, and work to create a more transparent system for addressing police misconduct. Join us for a walk through of how complaints are filed within OPAT's Intake Process. 

Open Door Day is an opportunity for residents to:

• Learn more about what OPAT does and the progress we’ve made so far in improving accountability and transparency.
• Hear a brief presentation about our mission, recent accomplishments, and future goals.
• Meet and engage with our staff to better understand how we serve the community.
• Participate in a short Q&A session to ask questions and share your thoughts directly with us.

We’re hosting this event to build stronger relationships with the community, answer your questions, and make sure everyone feels informed and empowered to engage with our work. Light refreshments will be available!

When: April 2, 2025 

Where: 2201 Washington St, Boston

Whether you’ve worked with OPAT before or are just learning about us, we’d love for you to join us. Let’s come together to build trust, accountability, and a stronger community. We look forward to seeing you there.

Join the Boston Park Rangers on the Boston Common for an hour walking tour as we discover and pay tribute to the black Bostonians of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The tour will include a stop at Crispus Attucks grave, a rendition of one of Phillis Wheatleys poems, and a visit to the Robert Gould Shaw and 54th Civil War Regiment memorial.

For more information visit the Boston Park Rangers homepage.

Explore interviewing strategies, commonly asked questions, and unexpected challenges that may arise during the interview process.

In this workshop, you will learn:

• How a mortgage works and how to get one.
• How a credit score affects your ability to get a loan.
• The hidden costs of buying a home.
• The amount you need to save for a down payment.
• Where you can get free resources to make the process easier.

Interpretation in Spanish will be available. 

Presentado por MassHousing. Si está interesado en comprar una casa, este es el lugar para comenzar. En este taller, aprenderás:

• Cómo funciona una hipoteca y cómo obtener una
• Cómo un puntaje de crédito afecta su capacidad para obtener un préstamo
• ¿Cuál es el costo inicial de comprar una casa?
• ¿Cuánto necesita ahorrar para un pago inicial?
• Donde puede obtener recursos gratuitos para facilitar el proceso

We review steps from choosing a format to what information to include. Learn what employers are looking for so you can make the best impression.

Fortunately, a credit score doesn’t depend on how much money you have. It only depends on your ability to follow some basic rules. In this workshop, you can learn:

• the formula to increase your credit score
• how to read a credit report, and
• how to start working one-on-one with a financial coach!

Once you know how to track your money, you never need to fall behind again. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to:

• Track your income and spending
• Prioritize your needs
• Eliminate wastes of money

This workshop will explore what plastics are,  and what we are learning about their toxicity and effects on human health.  From there we will brainstorm what we can do to reduce our own risks and decrease our use of plastic.

Dr. Bridget Lee is an emergency physician at NeighborHealth in East Boston, where she runs a sustainability team.  She is also a member of Greater Boston Beyond Plastic and is on their speaker’s bureau, and helps to educate healthcare providers on how and why to reduce plastic in their practice.  

Members of Boston's Zero Waste Team will also be there to share resources for reducing and managing waste in Boston.