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The Allston Brighton Health Collaborative is a network of people and organizations working together to improve community health in our neighborhood. Join us!

03/31/2026

Survey Link: https://bit.ly/4trHCRX

We’re working with the City to build a map of flooding hotspots across Boston’s neighborhoods—that means we need your help to document flooding whenever and wherever you see it in Allston-Brighton and beyond using the flood mapping survey link above (it takes just a few minutes to fill out)

Why does it matter? Flooding in our streets is a major source of water pollution. When water pools on roads and sidewalks, it collects pollutants and eventually drains into local water bodies—it’s one of the main reasons the Charles River can be unsafe to swim in, especially after storms.

What’s the fix? More green infrastructure! 🌿🌳🌱Green spaces like public parks, gardens, and trees absorb stormwater immediately instead of letting it carry pollutants into local water bodies. If build a strong map of flooding hotspots, Boston’s Office of Green Infrastructure ( )can better target where these solutions will make the biggest difference.

Check out the survey, and keep it on hand next time you’re out and about after a big rain!

03/16/2026

ABHC is thrilled to welcome Priyanka Rangadass as our new Executive Director! You can read the full article on this moment of transition at the link in our bio.

Article by Thamini Vijeyasingam of The Harvard Crimson

03/03/2026

A recap of our urban hayride to two Boston food forests last fall, organized by ABHC’s green & growing spaces subcommittee, and led by ! (See below for the definition of a food a forest)

Come to Thirsty for Soup Thursday on March 5th this week, from 6-8 PM at the Josephine A Fiorentino Community Center to meet subcommittee members and learn how you can get involved! See the link in our bio to RSVP.

And don’t forget to follow !

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Wha is a food forest? A food forest is a diverse planting of edible plants that attempts to mimic the ecosystems and patterns found in nature. An established food forest provides fruit, vegetables, berries, and more while increasing the overall health of the land itself. Food forests take a “whole system” approach to land stewardship, increasing environmental health, human health, and community health.

02/25/2026

Thirsty for Soup Thursday is coming up next week! Join us for an evening of soup tasting, community building, and a bunch of other activities! RSVP link in bio (not required, but appreciated)

When: Thursday, March 5th, 6–8 PM
Where: Josephine A. Fiorentino Community Center, 123 Antwerp St, Brighton 02135

Here’s a recap of last year’s Fall Food Harvest Fest.

02/13/2026

See the ABHC team members’ Favorite Participatory Budgeting Proposals!

Boston Residents have until Feb 15th to vote on their favorite Participatory Budgeting proposals. This is rare opportunity for us, as residents, to directly decide how $2.2 Million of the City of Boston’s budget will be spent.

With 13 great proposals, and only 5 votes each, it can be tough to know which options to choose! Swipe to see some of the ABHC team members’ favorite proposals.

To cast your own vote, just follow the link in our bio. You can vote for up to 5 proposals, and it shouldn't take you more than 5 minutes.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to make your voice heard!

12/12/2025

Pizza for Produce has ben CANCELLED due to a scheduling conflict with the venue, but we’re still raising funds for Brighton Farmers Market’s 10th season coming up in 2026! See the link in our bio to make a donation—any amount helps.

Big thanks to BMC Brighton, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Franciscan Children’s Hospital, and Senator William Brownsberger for their support!

12/09/2025

The Brighton Farmers Market is turning 10! If you love your samosas, strawberries and salad greens, please contribute today to help ensure that this essential food resources stays open in 2026.

You can give at tinyurl.com/ABHCBFM

AND you can take the pledge to order pizzas on December 16 from

Thank you to our friends .brighton and for your sponsorship!

12/03/2025

We at the Allston Brighton Health Collaborative are calling on you to step up and serve your community. Your task? Eat and order as much pizza as you possibly can. From 4–9:30 PM on December 16th, a portion of proceeds from every flatbread pizza sold at American Flatbread Brighton will go to ABHC. We’ll be using these funds to support Brighton Farmers Market’s upcoming 10th season.

Hanging out at home alone or with friends? Order a pizza. Got room in your freezer? Order a bunch of pizzas. Want to double your impact? Order a pizza for a neighbor in a local English Language program.

Food insecurity is deeply felt in Allston-Brighton and ongoing threats to SNAP funding have made things all the more urgent. The Brighton Farmers Market is one of the only sources of affordable, local produce in our neighborhood. By simply ordering a delicious pizza (or several) from American Flatbread, you can help ensure this important food access remains.

11/24/2025

We are hiring our next Director!

The Director provides strategic, financial, and fundraising leadership and operational oversight to ensure ABHC’s mission, programs, and partnerships thrive. This role stewards the collaborative’s strategic growth, leads organizational culture development, and sustains strong relationships across the community, city, and state networks.

The Director works closely with staff, the Steering Committee, and the fiscal sponsor to align financial, operational, and programmatic goals with ABHC’s long-term vision and equity commitments.

Salary Range: $97,760 – $109,764 annualized equivalent, commensurate with demonstrated experience.

Benefits: Comprehensive health insurance, life/disability insurance, 401K match, 3 weeks paid vacation (increasing to 4 weeks after two years), compensated professional development opportunities, and flexible hybrid work schedule and environment.

Check out this and other job openings in our network at the link in our bio!

11/19/2025

Hey ! Live near the Pike?
Join our air pollution study!

Air pollution is a major risk factor for public health. We’re collecting data about air quality conditions near the Mass Pike (I-90) highway so that we can learn, as a community, how to reduce the harms of air pollution in our own lives and advocate for cleaner air in our neighborhood.

By joining you will:
Contribute to public air quality data

Learn how to interpret air quality data to asses conditions in your own home

Learn how to mitigate the effects of air pollution on your health and your family’s health

Receive an indoor air quality sensor and air purifier to keep after the study

sign up at the link in our bio!

11/14/2025

Response to BU College Republican alleged action
As members of the Allston Brighton Health Collaborative, we are outraged by the cowardly, uninformed and blatantly racist action that BU student Zac Segal said he took to report on local hard working people, ripping families apart and harming an entire community in the process. Our network of organizations, residents, advocates, and elected officials work every day to keep our neighborhood safe and healthy, which means supporting each other regardless of where we were born. Anyone who threatens that is not welcome in our community. We want to be clear that our commitment to each other is stronger than any attempt to divide us. We have a message for anyone who reports on their neighbors and forces people to live in fear: you do not scare us and you will not stop us. We will continue to stand together, support one another and every member of our community with dignity and respect.

11/07/2025

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Allston-Brighton shows up! Last night’s Harvest Fest was a blast. We hosted over 100 folks at the Congregational Church, and received about 5 times as many food donations as we have during past food drives. These donations are going to help close the SNAP gap for a lot of our neighbors during this acute food insecurity crisis.

Thanks to the Allston Brighton food pantry for distributing this food. And thanks to all of you for sharing your warmth, your time, and your food donations.

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