On June 30th John Vasconcellos of the Community Foundation of Southern Massachusetts conducted a Virtual Tour of Community Partnerships via Zoom. First “stop” on Vasconcellos’ tour was to talk about Food Security with community partners Coastal Food Shed, Destination Soup, and Tia Maria. Second stop was to talk with partners in workforce development Merrow Manufacturing, United Neighbors of Fall River, and SER Jobs for Progress.
Then the conversation turned toward organizations in the SouthCoast working to illuminate and fight racism. A combination of a global pandemic and a rash of police murders has illuminated the realities of our society in ways not usually acknowledged. As Vasconcellos put it, “Covid has been a stress test on our society — and boy do we have weak link!” Gail Fortes, Executive Director of the YWCA; Dr. LaSella Hall of the NAACP New Bedford Branch; and Jennifer DeBarros of the HEAL Center joined the discussion.
View the conversation here:
