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On October 25th  the Lewis Family Foundation hosted Bryan Stevenson at the Great Hall at Faneuil Hall to a widely diverse audience comprised of over 700 youth, business, and community leaders. Bryan is a public interest attorney, social justice activist and the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) in Montgomery, Alabama. During his lecture,Read more

Boston Business Journal (BBJ) has named Grand Circle one of the Top Corporate Charitable Contributors in Massachusetts for 2019. Grand Circle ranked 23 of 105 companies honored at the journal’s 14th Annual Corporate Citizenship Summit held at Capo on September 5, 2019.  This was Grand Circle’s 13th consecutive year on the list, which recognizes corporationsRead more

On August 30, Lewis Family Foundation Next Generation Leaders (NGL) were featured in the Boston Globe. Reporter Brian MacQuarrie introduced readers to this year’s NGLs, while providing an overview of the program. Each year, 10 new graduating high school seniors on their way to a 4-year college and a select few alumni persisting in collegeRead more

On Wednesday, July 31st, the Commonwealth’s political, corporate and community leadership along with more than 400 diverse student-athletes from across the country came together and celebrated the naming and the official groundbreaking BASE’s new national headquarters at 150 Shirley Street in Roxbury. The state-of-the art headquarters and practice facility was made possible by funding providedRead more

“Never doubt that a small, committed team of people can change the world: Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”– Margaret Mead The Kensington was proud to partner with Community Care Associate Mou Riiny, part of the “Lost Boys of Sudan,” to raise funds for Village Help for South Sudan (VHSS). At aRead more

Grand Circle Cruise Lines has been named the #4 Small-Ship Ocean Cruise Line in the 2019 World’s Best Awards from Travel + Leisure magazine. Each year, Travel + Leisure asks its readers to rate cruise ship experiences based on cabins and facilities, food, service, itineraries and destinations, excursions and activities, and value. For the small-ship ocean cruiseRead more

Juma Crawford, Lewis Family Foundation President, was awarded the 2019 Jim O’Brien Leadership Award. Juma was honored as an associate who “has the guts to tell the truth – no matter how ugly, who tackles tough issues and makes hard decisions.” Five years ago, predatory colleges were taking advantage of our young people in Massachusetts.Read more

KIC’s 4th Annual Rebuild Day took place Saturday, April 27, 2019, at All Dorchester Sports & Leadership in Dorchester.  Over 20 associates, friends and family along with ADSL staff, youth and board members participated. Both KIC and LFF were presented with a Certificate of Recognition by Khoa Pham, neighborhood services representative, from the Mayor ofRead more

BOSTON — March 19, 2019 — For the fifth consecutive year, The Kensington, one of Boston’s most distinctive apartment communities, has landed in the top 1 percent of properties in the Online Reputation Assessment (ORA) Power Rankings, out of more than 100,000 properties across the United States. Since opening in 2013, The Kensington has rankedRead more