I, like many in the Jamaica Plain community, am devastated to hear about the closure of the Goddard House. This establishment is currently serving 120 older adults in our community and employs over 200 people. The closure of the Goddard House comes as a complete surprise, as ...
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House of Representatives Passes Personal Care Attendant Orientation Legislation
BOSTON—Representative Jeffrey Sánchez, House Chairman of the Joint Committee on Public Health, joined his colleagues in passage of legislation requires the Personal Care Attendant Workforce Council create an orientation program for newly hired personal care attendants. “T ...
Representatives Sánchez and Coakley-Rivera Tour Springfield
Connecting Hispanic Communities across the Commonwealth Springfield-Representative Jeffrey Sánchez (Jamaica Plain) will be joining Representative Coakley-Rivera (Springfield) for a city-wide tour of the Springfield hospitals and the business district. This visit will serv ...
Donate Now! Representative Sánchez Holds Book Drive
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Sánchez Passes Revision to Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
(BOSTON) – State Representative Jeffrey Sánchez led his colleagues in the House of Representatives in passing an act adopting the revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. This legislation aims to clarify the state’s current organ donation law and also harmonize it with current f ...
Joint Committee on Public Health Passes Patient Safety Bill
Bill filed by Co-Chair Jeffrey Sánchez to reduce medical errors and improve patient safety passes unanimously BOSTON—The Joint Committee on Public Health voted unanimously in favor of House Bill 1519, “An act reducing medical errors and improving patient safety” today. Sp ...
Jamaica Plain has 6,011 units of subsidized housing and 72 completed development projects in the past 6 years
27% of housing subsidized in Jamaica Plain compared to 21% overall within the city of Boston Boston, MA, June 24, 2011 – I am proud to report that Jamaica Plain has one of the highest amounts of subsidized and affordable housing units within the city of Boston according ...