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2014 – 2015A N N U A L R E P O R T

TAKE A STAND

COURAGEOUS2014 – 2015 ANNUAL REPORT

cover photo: Mark Saperstein

ESTIMADOS AMIGOS

Desde la década del 1980, el Comité de Hyde Square trabaja para conseguir recursos para los vecindarios de Hyde y Jackson Square.

Establecimos programas para jóvenes, ejerciendo influencia a nivel municipal y estatal para mejorar el sistema de salud, educacion, y empleo.

Continuamos luchando por los intereses de Hyde/Jackson Square –el Barrio Latino de Boston–, donde celebramos la cultura afrolatina.

Gracias a un subsidio de ArtPlace America, el Barrio Latino crecerá económica y culturalmente. Actuaremos para promover estrategias y oportunidades para los artistas jóvenes.

Deseamos compartir con ustedes este momento emocionante para nuestra organización.

ATENTAMENTE,

Nelson Arroyo, Presidente Nashira Baril, Vicepresidente

Board of Directors 2014 – 2015

Junta de Directores

J.M. Nelson Arroyo, President Nashira Baril, Vice President

Enerio ‘Tony’ Barros Galicia Escarfullery, Clerk

Carlos M. García Gordon Gottlieb Jane R. Matlaw

Damaris Pimentel Mark Saperstein, Treasurer

DEAR FRIENDSRyan C. M

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In the late 1980s when Hyde Square Task Force was formed, our focus was on the streets that make up the Hyde/Jackson Square neighborhood. Ripped apart by disinvestment, our community was in crisis and needed a mobilization of residents, political attention, and resources.

As HSTF evolved, our capacity and focus expanded to include comprehensive youth programs and organizing campaigns. Our youth have influenced City Hall, the State House, and the Boston School Committee, pushing for changes in health, education, and youth-employment policies.

While our sphere of influence has continued to broaden, we remain committed to Hyde/Jackson Square. Over the past year, our work in the neighborhood has broadened as we’ve helped to maintain a vibrant community in Boston’s Latin Quarter. We’ve begun to realize our vision for the neighborhood, where Afro-Latin arts and culture are celebrated and preserved.

Hyde Square Task Force was recently named an ArtPlace America grantee, underpinning our plans to expand public programming, connect residents, and stimulate the local economy. We will Be Courageous and Take a Stand to activate the streets with arts, innovate strategies to enhance economic development, and create more opportunities for our emerging young artists to shine.

We appreciate your friendship and look forward to sharing this very exciting time in our organization’s history with you.

SINCERELY,

Nelson Arroyo, President and Nashira Baril, Vice-President

BY THE NUMBERS

of graduating high school seniors ENROLLED IN COLLEGE

100%

23ARTISTIC

PERFORMANCES by HSTF youth

in Boston’s Latin Quarter50+ HOURS OF FREE,

PUBLIC ARTS AND CULTURAL EVENTS

in Boston’s Latin Quarter

1,200+ HOURS OF COLLEGE

AND CAREERS PREPARATION

PROGRAMMING

children, teens & adults ENGAGED IN HSTF

PROGRAMS

5,000+

2,200+ HOURS OF ARTS PROGRAMS

run out of the Youth Community Development Center

AUDIENCE MEMBERS at HSTF youth performances

throughout Boston

1,210

of high school teens were SUCCESSFULLY PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE

100%

Christopher Huang Photography

Christopher Huang Photography

Mark Saperstein

Boston Makers

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NEW RESIDENT ARTISTS.

YOUTH ENGAGED IN ARTS ADVOCACY.

PARTNERSHIPS WITH PREEMINENT ARTS INSTITUTIONS IN BOSTON.

INNOVATE

DARE TO

Partnering with Hyde Square Task Force has been amazing. We’ve been able to create an environment in which the youth of our community have learned to explore using technology in new and interesting ways.DOMINIC BURDICK, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BOSTONMAKERS

HSTF has helped me improve my grades and support my community through the arts. HSTF supports youth academically, gives us advice, and helps us make our dreams happen.VICTOR DELCARMEN, HYDE SQUARE TASK FORCE YOUTH LEADER

Boston Makers

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ORIENTACIÓN UNIVERSITARIA

Diseñamos, ampliamos y mejoramos el programa Path to College and Careers (PCCP) para guiar los jóvenes en su experiencia universitaria y apoyarlos hasta el día de su graduación. Ante las necesidades de nuestros jóvenes, el Comité presenta ideas innovadoras para prepararlos para el futuro. Nuestra asociacion con Boston Makers enseña a los jovenes a colaborar con la comunidad en grupo para solucionar problemas, una destreza fundamental para su futuro universitario y para el resto de su vida. Los iniciamos en el mundo universitario lo antes posible para que estén preparados a la hora de elegir una carrera.

En el Comité se piensa con mente abierta; por eso invitamos a los jóvenes a que hagan lo mismo. Nos atrevemos a innovar.

Our Paths to College and Careers Program (PCCP) has broadened and deepened. We follow youth into and through their college experience, ensuring they have the support they need to graduate. By teaching 21st century skills and starting teens on the road to college early, we make certain that they are prepared for successful careers. This year HSTF developed a partnership with the Boston Makers, which brings youth and community members together to problem solve and innovate in technology, building, arts, STEM, and other fields. At HSTF we think outside the box, and we invite youth to do the same. We’re daring to innovate.

Expanding our network of volunteers will provide youth with more hands-on career exploration opportunities, sparking their curiosity and opening their minds to new possibilities.

Increasing the number of students who receive intensive support applying to and graduating from college will ensure that even more youth stay on the path to a successful career.

Creating an active makerspace in Hyde Square Task Force’s Youth Community Development Center will offer youth and community members a place to collaborate, create, and solve problems together.

COLLEGE INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT IN THE US.

CAREER EXPLORATION NOT COVERED IN SCHOOLS.

THE “MAKER MOVEMENT” SWEEPING THE NATION.

CAREER Exploration

LOOKING FORWARD

Mark Saperstein

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NEW RESIDENT ARTISTS.

YOUTH ENGAGED IN ARTS ADVOCACY.

PARTNERSHIPS WITH PREEMINENT ARTS INSTITUTIONS IN BOSTON.

Studies show that the arts as a teaching tool are unsurpassed as a way to engage at-risk youth, tap into their potential, and develop them into contributing members of their communities. Working with experts and partnering with organizations like ArtsEmerson, Company One Theatre, Berklee College of Music, and the Boston Ballet means that youth gain exposure to professionals and learn how arts can become part of their future. Performing, creating, and using their bodies, minds, and hearts to express themselves artistically transforms shy, unengaged teenagers into outgoing, confident young adults. By advocating for more arts across the city, youth transform their own spaces, communities, and schools. We invite youth to use the arts to unleash their potential. We’re daring to create.

CREATEDARE TO

The youth of Hyde Square Task Force embody how the power of imagination can be a transformative force for good. They have a daring willingness to embrace and share their creativity with the city of Boston. We are honored to be a community partner organization with HSTF.

POLLY CARL, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, ARTSEMERSON

Liza Voll Photography

Youth leaders performing at Boston Ballet

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JÓVENES QUE PROMUEVEN EL ARTE

El arte es una herramienta sumamente efectiva para motivar a los jóvenes en riesgo. El arte activa su potencial para poder contribuir en la comunidad. Nuestra asociación con entidades artísticas como ArtsEmerson, Company One Theatre, Berklee College of Music, y Boston Ballet hace que los jóvenes estén en contacto con profesionales y consideren el arte como parte de su futuro. La actuación, creación y expresión por medio del cuerpo, la mente y el alma convierte adolescentes tímidos y sin motivación en jóvenes extrovertidos y seguros de sí mismos. Al promover el arte por la ciudad, los jóvenes transforman su espacio, su comunidad y sus escuelas. Invitamos a los jóvenes a que se expresen con arte para mostrar quiénes son. Nos atrevemos a crear.

FOCUS on arts

After only a month at Hyde Square Task Force, I was playing a variety of instruments I never thought I could play. Hyde Square Task Force brings youth off the dark streets and into the light of music.

HAZIEL NOVA, HYDE SQUARE TASK FORCE YOUTH LEADER

LOOKING FORWARD

Christopher Huang Photography

Mark Saperstein

HSTF teens will create and perform more original pieces than ever before in many different genres.

We will increase the visibility and appreciation of Afro-Latin arts and culture through ongoing events and programming. Youth will learn dance, theater, and music based in Afro-Latin traditions and then bring it to the community.

Youth will be on the front lines of arts advocacy and creating Boston’s first comprehensive cultural plan, working alongside MASSCreative and as members of the BostonCreates Youth Committee.

We’ll grow our network of Afro-Latin artists, teachers, and performers, and expand our partnerships to expose youth to new high-caliber arts and artists.

BOSTON’S LATIN QUARTER COMES ALIVE.

OUTDOOR ARTS AND CULTURAL EVENTS BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.

CITY DEVELOPS FIRST COMPREHENSIVE CULTURAL PLAN IN 50 YEARS.

Hyde Square Task Force is hard at work, engaging stakeholders at the neighborhood, city, and state levels to elevate the profile of Boston’s Latin Quarter. Spanning a square mile in Hyde/Jackson Square in Jamaica Plain, we are at the center of this vibrant and energetic part of our city. This summer we activated the long-vacant Blessed Sacrament Church building’s plaza with the ¡Viva el Latin Quarter! event series, which brought more than 1,500 residents together and created a true community space. By hosting children’s activities, exercise classes, concerts, movie nights, dinners, and workshops, a space that was previously vacant became a vibrant gathering place for residents three nights a week. We have no doubt that the future of Boston’s Latin Quarter is bright. We’re daring to activate.

Hyde Square Task Force youth ignite joy in the community by inviting others to join in their music-making during ArtWeek.

VIVIAN BAGUER HOLLAND, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS, CITI PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, ARTWEEK

ACTIVATE

DARE TO

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BOSTON’S Latin Quarter

LOOKING FORWARD

Businesses in Hyde/Jackson Square benefit from Hyde Square Task Force’s activities as people come to the neighborhood to shop or eat. Hyde Square Task Force helps kids stay on task, off the street, and focused on the future.

YESSY FELIZ, OWNER, TAILS IN JAMAICA PLAIN

Interactive-arts initiatives will provide a space for neighbors and community members to meet and build relationships.

Year-round programming includes: our summer series, !Viva el Latin Quarter!; a Latin Quarter Arts Festival; seasonal events; and special pop-up activities throughout the year.

Cultural events and festivals will raise visibility of Boston’s Latin Quarter and increase foot traffic and business for local merchants.

UN PLAN CULTURAL INTEGRAL

El Comité de Hyde Square trabaja incansablemente para elevar el perfil del Barrio Latino de Boston. Estamos ubicados en Jamaica Plain, precisamente en Hyde/Jackson Square, abarcando un área de una milla cuadrada. El verano pasado volvimos a darle vida a la Plaza de la Iglesia del Santísimo Sacramento con la serie de espectáculos ¡Viva el Latin Quarter!, reuniendo a más de 1,500 personas en un espacio comunitario. También recibimos un subsidio de ArtPlace America, que nos ayudará a mejorar nuestra comunidad económica y culturalmente. No nos quedan dudas de que al Barrio Latino le espera un futuro brillante. Nos atrevemos a ponerlo en marcha.

Mark Saperstein

Mark Saperstein

Mark Saperstein

STAFF // PERSONAL

Elideusa AlmeidaEnoes AndùjarJulia Becker CollinsJazmin BernabelRosalia BernabelEmma BlaxterKaren BossJuan CantuAlexandra CastilloErica CastroYi-Chin ChenBarbara CivillCornell ColeyOliver De LeónJade DoolanAngeline EgeaKexin GaoPatricia GrayJessica GuzmanEileen LaraChristina MarinClaudio MartinezJóel MoraXavier Moris OrellanoCristina OvallesCara RaskinKatherine ReedBrenda Rodriguez-AndùjarLaura Smith-GaryVanessa Aguirreche SnowAdriana SnowKenneth TangvikAimee Tejeda LunnPaul TrunnellLeslie Valdez Hernandez

YOUTH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TEAM // EQUIPO JUVENIL DE DESARROLLO COMUNITARIO

Mukhtar AbdullahiBrandley AliceaJeremy AmparoGerman AntiguaGenesis AriasAariana BarnesAnjelica Bethea

Kasandra BlancoMarfry CabralShayne ClintonChristelle CourtoisAshley CustodioDiante DavisJemylly De la CruzChristian De LeónKelly De LeónVictor Del CarmenLeroy DentonAmely DepinaRosa EspiritusantoBashi FarahFrancisco FernándezPamela FernándezMikaela FigueroaKenneth FreemanAuris GarciaJamilette GarciaPeter GeorgeCaroline GomesMabel GondresElian GonzálezRicardo GonzálezMatthew GrantJovanny GrullonFreilin GuerreroAshley HerreraEucaris JiménezWilmin JiménezKeila LebrónLizbeth LebrónJonatan LópezLordania LópezRaisis MarcanoElineidy MartínezPaola MartínezRoberto MartínezYasmin MartínezOscar MejiaMishel’le MojicaLizbeth MonteroHaziel NovaNykole NovaPrincess OkechukwuOghogho OkundayeJeffery OsayandeAngel PantaleonBrander PaulinoJessika PaulinoRosa Payano

Lorrie PearsonEdelind PegueroFranceska PegueroJohnny PegueroJessica PeñaKevin PeñaLuis PeñaThomas PepenJaycob PérezFranklin PimentelJeury PimentelAllyah Pimentel-LandestoyEmili RamirezKarla RamirezMalik RamosSerena RamosElayia ReidAngie ReyesAmaya RiveraJonathan RiveraAlicet RodriguezCamila RodriguezSamuel RodriguezWendy RodriguezMoises RojasRoger RojasLorenzo RoqueJeffrey RuizElan SánchezEthan SánchezJhadley SánchezSelomith SánchezYariza SánchezFranchesca SantiagoSharon SantizoAmythest TorresRiley TurellFranchesca UbriChristopher VaqueranoVladimir VenturaErika VillarJennifer VillarJonathan VoTerrell Washington

HSTF's 2014 – 2015 Donor Lists are available on our website via downloadable PDF. While these lists used to be printed in the annual report, we now report them electronically, to save paper and other resources.

Textos en español traducidos y adaptados por Carlos E. Calvo

Design: Fyfe Design

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HSTF STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2015

HSTF JPACC*

ASSETS

CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS 1,818,682

ACCOUNTS AND PLEDGES RECEIVABLE 731,939 -75,000

PREPAID EXPENSES 16,939 42,195

PROPERTY & EQUIPMENT, NET 1,263,029 1,062,235

DEPOSITS 5,100

TOTAL ASSETS 3,835,688 1,029,430

LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS

LIABILITIES 991,629 680,000

NET ASSETS 2,844,060 349,430

TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS 3,835,688 1,029,430

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2015

OPERATING REVENUE AND SUPPORT

INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS AND SPONSORSHIPS 331,961

FOUNDATION & CORPORATIONS OPERATIONS 509,786

FOUNDATION & CORPORATIONS CAPITAL 84,230

UNITED WAY SUPPORT 182,249

GOVERNMENT GRANTS 93,568

PRIVATE CONTRACTS 101,004

INTEREST AND OTHER 1,657

TOTAL REVENUES 1,304,455

EXPENSES

YOUTH PROGRAMS 1,353,872

GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE/FUNDRAISING 444,139

TOTAL EXPENSES 1,798,011

CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS 56,236

NON-OPERATING EXPENSES

CAPITAL GRANTS JPACC (189,907)

CAPITAL GRANTS HSTF 189,907

NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS - CAPITAL 323,848

DISPOSAL OF DONATED ARTWORK (42,000)

PREDEVELOPMENT COSTS (31,961) (225,457)

TOTAL NON-OPERATING REVENUE (EXPENSE) 59,980 (35,550)

CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 116,216 (35,550)

NET ASSETS

BEGINNING OF YEAR 1,098,993 384,980

END OF YEAR $1,215,209 349,430

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TO CREATE A VIBRANT LATIN QUARTER!

TO GET REGULAR EMAIL UPDATES ABOUT EVENTS, VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.HYDESQUARE.ORGAND CLICK ON “JOIN OUR MAILING LIST.”

JOIN USJOIN USJOINHyde Square Task Force is a 2015 ArtPlace America grantee, chosen as one of only 38 recipients from more than 1,300 applicants.

This year we will partner with Afro-Latin artists and local businesses to bring cultural and economic vibrancy to Hyde/Jackson Square, known as Boston’s Latin Quarter.

JOIN US FOR:

Concerts and dance performancesOutdoor ZumbaDrum circlesHands-on arts projectsHalloween FestivalWinter Lights CelebrationLatin Quarter Arts Festival and more!

ATTEND. VOLUNTEER. CONTRIBUTE.