Our CEO Vanessa Calderón-Rosado joined Paul Grogan & Kathy Merchant for a discussion on the future generation of young civic leaders, highlighting the importance of empowering them as the next generation of leaders and the handlers of ushering positive change in our community!

Our Youth Development Program presents, These Schools are Dying: Our Education, Our Choices. Join youth from our community as they perform creative pieces to ignite conversation around challenges to our education system. Free & open to all May 9 at 5PM bit.ly/3UxbzBg

Join us for Be the Change with Paul Grogan and Kathy Merchant, authors of Be Prepared to Be Lucky, in conversation with IBA CEO Vanessa Calderón-Rosado. At Porter Square Books April 28 at 3PM to discuss the challenges of modern times for young civic leaders. bit.ly/3xLkmGK

📢 It's coming! Save the date for this year's Festival Betances: Saturday, July 20th. We'll be revealing the full lineup of incredible artists next week.

Stay tuned! You won't want to miss the fun at our annual summer tradition in the city.

Congratulations to our CEO Vanessa Calderón-Rosado, who has been named to Boston Magazine’s 150 Most Influential Bostonians of 2024 in recognition for her leadership in Boston’s diversity and equity circles! bit.ly/3QeIs3h

We are continuously working on lowering our carbon footprint, which is why we have implemented many green energy projects into our residential and operating facilities. As we celebrate #EarthDay 🌎check out how we are working towards a greener portfolio! bit.ly/3UQi1Sq

🗣️Volunteer opportunity! Meet your neighbors and help beautify Blackstone and Franklin Squares along with their surrounding blocks with the Love Your Block cleanup event hosted by BFSNA. April 20 from 10am-1pm at Franklin Fountain/ Washington Street. bit.ly/4b6ddiV

Our Early Education Program students celebrated the #WeekOfTheYoungChild by engaging in fun, creative projects and learning new skills that can help them build a strong foundation for lifelong learning. Check out how some of our students got involved!

Thank you to GBH News' Sam Turken for investigating the obstacles contributing to the low rate of Latino homeownership in Massachusetts and speaking to our CEO Vanessa Calderón-Rosado about the disparities.

The full article can be read here: wgbh.org/news/housing/2…

Early education news! We are excited to be featured in Boston’s new childcare resource, Great Starts, by @CityofBoston to help families streamline and evaluate the best early education and childcare options. Thanks for investing in this great resource! bit.ly/3TX84T4

As part of #FinancialLiteracyMonth , IBA CEO Vanessa Calderón-Rosado joined Citizens President Lisa Murray, Deborah Goldberg and other local leaders and stakeholders to discuss the work being done to ensure economic security and opportunity for all Massachusetts residents.

Thank you South End News for sharing about Margarita Muñiz Academy’s exciting new chapter as they celebrated the grand opening of their new school library, dedicated to IBA’s CEO Vanessa Calderón-Rosado. 📖 Check out the story:bit.ly/4aPYGHF

Tune in tomorrow morning, April 9th, to listen to IBA’s CEO Vanessa Calderón-Rosado on El Mundo Boston’s morning show La Hora Del Cafe at 7:30 A.M. You won’t want to miss it! 🎙️☕youtube.com/@LaHoradelCafe…

A great time was had by all who attended, Puerto Rican flutist and vocalist, Jailene Michelle’s stunning performance with her ensemble last night at IBA's headquarters in the Historic South End. 🪈🎵🎤

IBA invites our community to join Housing & Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus and members of the Housing Advisory Council for a Regional Listening Session. They will be open to input on Secretary Ed Augustus Jr.'s strategic housing plan. Register: bit.ly/4aJumhR

Thank you to El Planeta for featuring IBA CEO Vanessa Calderón-Rosado among the influential and inspiring Latina women in MA whose story calls attention to the continued importance of advancing opportunity for Latina women’s contributions in the community. elplaneta.com/2024/03/30/his…

This #FinancialLiteracyMonth , we’re honored to be named a recipient of the #CitizensHelpingCitizens Manage Money program. With support from Citizens, our Financial Empowerment Program will continue to provide education, resources, & individualized coaching to our community!

Licensed by Massachusetts EEC, our Early Education Program understands how important these requests for responses will be in making child care more affordable and equitable for families. Thank you to the Healey-Driscoll Administration and EEC for this dedicated work!

As Q1 comes to a close, our leadership team came together to review our 2023 outcomes, successes and areas of improvement to help evaluate continued goals for the remainder of 2024. We're grateful for all that we've accomplished and feel recharged to take on the rest of the year!