Happy Pride Month! Let’s come together to celebrate the resilience, achievements, and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community. Pride Month is a time to uplift the progress made towards equality and to remind ourselves of the importance of standing together as a community. We acknowledge that our collective strength lies in our diversity.
Celebrate Pride Month in your local community and attend an event from the list below. Each event offers a unique way to honor and support the LGBTQ+ community while having fun and connecting with others. Join in the celebrations, show your pride, and help make a positive impact this month!
Disclaimer: Please be advised that we are neither partners nor sponsors of the events mentioned. We are not affiliated with, nor do we assume any responsibility for, these events. We are sharing this information solely for the purposes of entertainment and raising awareness.
Location: Boylston Street in Copley Square to South End via Clarendon and Tremont Street (Click here for full parade route)
Date: June 8th, 2024
Time: 8 – 11 AM
Description: Join Boston Pride for the People in celebrating the diversity and strength of the LGBTQ+ community, advocating for equality and inclusion, and honoring the brave individuals who have championed LGBTQ+ rights. This event features a festival, a parade, and a 21+ Block Party. The parade kicks off at 11 AM from Copley Square. For the full parade route and registration details, click here.
Description: Hosted by the Boston Theater Company (BTC), Road of Rainbows is an all-inclusive event inviting everyone to come together, get active, and “show off your inner unicorn.” Click here to register and view the full race map.
Location: 375 Merrimack Street to 40 French Street
Date: June 15, 2024
Time: 10 AM – 4 PM
Description: The Greater Lowell Community Foundation (GLCF) invites everyone to celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ community with a full day of exciting events. The festivities begin with an LGBTQ+ Fund Brunch, followed by a flag-raising ceremony, a Pride parade, and a fun-filled Pride festival complete with delicious food and live music. For more information, click here.
Location: District Park, 120 Peck St (Click here for parade viewing locations)
Date: June 15, 2024
Time: 12 PM – 8 PM
Description: Rhode Island Pride is hosting one of New England’s largest LGBTQ+ events! The celebration features a vibrant festival showcasing LGBTQ+ and ally-owned businesses, local artisans, community organizations, and live entertainment. After the sun sets, there will be an illuminated parade that lights up the evening. Click here for more information and to register.
Description: Join the celebration of diversity with ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals For America) Boston! This unique event brings together the LGBTQIA+ and Latinx communities in a show of unity. It’s a great place to enhance your networking skills in an engaging and lively atmosphere. Don’t miss this special opportunity to connect and grow! Click here for more information and to register.
U.S. Treasury award increases available capital in mission to build generational wealth
Nectar Community Investments, a certified community development financial institution (CDFI) and community development corporation (CDC) that provides loans, investments, strategic advice and advocacy for small businesses and homeowners in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, has won an $800,000 U.S. Treasury Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) Financial Assistance Award. Nectar, formerly known as the Lowell Community Loan Fund dba Mill Cities Community Investments, will use this award to deploy loans and equity to the people and places that need it most, coupled with high-quality advisory services to ensure their success.
“The supply of capital is a challenge for CDFIs around the country, and the demand for CDFI Fund awards this year shows the great need for investing in historically underserved communities,” said Nectar Executive Director Glynn Lloyd. “We’re grateful to the CDFI Fund for this infusion of dollars to support our programs, and we look forward to deploying this capital across New England as we continue to innovate, advance environmental justice and positively impact our communities.”
Applications in fiscal year 2024 were at an all-time high, with a 42 percent increase in applications for Financial Assistance Awards compared to last year. …
Thanks to everyone who joined us for our event on October 16 at the Vault Function Hall in Lawrence! We were thrilled to celebrate our new name and brand with our friends in the Merrimack Valley. Special thanks to Chrystal Kornegay, Chief Executive Officer of MassHousing, and María Belén Power, Undersecretary of Environmental Justice & Equity for offering their insights on the mechanisms and solutions we need to make sure no one is left behind in the clean energy transition. And many thanks to our friends from the Lawrence Partnership for attending with your members. Our Nectar team left the event even more determined and energized to serve and advocate for our communities!
Join our diverse and innovative team driving environmental justice. As a Program Manager, you will oversee and complete program management and implementation of Nectar Community Investment’s environmental justice priorities. We’re focused on increasing environmental sustainability by providing energy efficiency and renewable energy advisory and financing solutions to homeowners and small businesses. This current opportunity as a program administrator is to lead a Coalition of three lead partner organizations in carrying out the Merrimack Valley Energy Efficiency Enrichment Program work. Learn more about this opportunity.
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