JP Centre/South Main Streets has launched a new fundraising campaign to help our businesses adapt and thrive in the district and community as we recover and reopen. We ask for your support so we can increase our capacity to help local businesses and build community during these challenging times.
Due to COVID-19, local businesses are faced with the challenge of pivoting their operations to comply with health regulations. Ordinarily, summer would be the busiest season for the multi-cultural array of businesses in our district. Now, with a compressed summer season and new limitations, many local businesses are struggling to stay in operation and pay their staff.
Given our district’s narrow sidewalks and density of dining establishments, it is crucial that we adapt outdoor spaces to support local businesses and build social cohesion, while enabling people to follow distancing guidelines.
Image provided by Samuel Maddox and Braxton Tanner, make/do studio
With your support we can…
- partner with local designers, businesses, and residents to develop and implement a vision to transform underutilized spaces into community assets
- expand our “Orange Means Open” campaign to increase visibility for open businesses and attract foot traffic to the district
- provide technical and financial assistance so employees, residents, and visitors can benefit from practical outdoor dining spaces that are safe, beautiful, and inviting
- obtain materials and signage to support health, safety, and sanitation
- provide spaces that are accessible to people of all ages and abilities
- increase greenery and beautify our urban environment
- enable locals and visitors to enjoy a wide array of delicious food and drink from a variety of cafes and restaurants in our awesome business district
- create a more pleasant, welcoming space for people who are walking and rolling
- expand upon our large-scale projection shows such as “JP Together”/ Anunciando “JP Unidos” — A Celebration of Our Community Through Art/ Una Celebración de La Comunidad A Través del Arte.
We appreciate your support during this period of recovery and reopening. Please give at whatever level is manageable for you and share this giving opportunity with friends, colleagues, neighbors, and family. Our fundraising goal averages out to approximately $1/Jamaica Plain resident. Think of that cup of coffee or takeout meal, and choose to donate that amount to our campaign. Thank you!