Boston Announces $400,000 in Grants to Fight Latino COVID Disparities

Uncategorized 2026-07-22 clip6463 · Meeting of July 22, 2026

Boston Mayor announces $400,000 in COVID grants targeting Latino community testing disparities. Speaking at a July 22 press briefing, the Mayor said Latino residents account for 28 percent of the city's 13,793 COVID-19 cases despite making up just 20 percent of the population, and announced Resiliency Fund grants to the Greater Boston Latino Network, East Boston Health Center, and Whittier Street Health Center — which that morning performed its 5,000th free coronavirus test. Reverend Sam Acevedo of the Greater Boston Latino Network told the briefing that many Latino families "were afraid to get tested because of their status," and said a new bilingual mask-wearing campaign was launching the same day.

The mayor also defended the Boston Resiliency Fund — $33 million privately raised, $24 million distributed, 53 percent to organizations led by people of color — against on-air criticism from an unnamed city councilor, and Police Commissioner Gross condemned the shooting of a Bangladeshi store clerk in Roxbury, citing a pattern of repeat offenders released on electronic bracelets committing new gun crimes.

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Source: the Uncategorized 2026-07-22 clip6463 meeting of July 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.