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Movies on the Lawn
Mattapan CDC is putting together a family-friendly outdoor film series on the Great Lawn of the Foley Campus. The series will begin Summer 2010. If you are interested in providing support for this program, please contact Michele at mscott@mattapancdc.org.

Farmers Market at Mattapan Square
Mattapan CDC, in collaboration with the Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition, organizes and operates a Farmers Market in Mattapan Square every Saturday. The Market runs from June through October. Check out Upcoming Events for more information. If you would like to set up a stand at the Market, please contact Michele at mscott@mattapancdc.org.

Youth Development/Arts

A Mattapan community collaborative program supported by the Amelia Peabody Foundation is hosted by the Mildred Avenue Community Center and Mattapan CDC. The Director of Information Technology is currently developing an online presence for all of Mattapan's youth as one way of using information technology to increase youth participation in the civic process.

Mildred Avenue Community Cluster

Mildred Avenue Recreational Facility
Mildred Avenue Community Center is a  state-of-the-art facility that includes a gym, an exercise studio/weight room, large locker rooms, classrooms, a dance studio, community rooms, a computer center, a senior center with kitchenette, a 250-yard competition-sized swimming pool with balcony seating, a staged auditorium and a dedicated space that is fully wired to support a recording studio.

Gallivan Community Center
This center is Mattapan’s link to technology.

Mildred Avenue Recreational Facility
Mildred Avenue Community Center features an exercise studio/weight room, a senior center, and a 25-yard competition sized swimming pool.

Mattahunt Community Center
The associated community center offers tutoring, arts and crafts, childcare, athletics, Tae Kwon Do, and swimming.

Mass Audubon Boston Nature Areas Network (BNAN) & Wildlife Sanctuary
This sanctuary has the following accessible facilities: nature center, restrooms, trails and a learning garden. The center sponsors a series of workshops such as Seed, Sow & Grow. Learn about planting techniques, planning the urban garden, and many more topics.

The Mattapan CDC and the BNAN provide programming in the Mattapan portion of the Neponset River. Mattapan CDC added the Children’s Project plus additional youth and adult programming emphasizing health, arts and nature. This summer park programming served as a model for summer program expansion to all of Mattapan’s parks. 

Neponset River Reservation
Mattapan CDC seeks to increase Mattapan residents’ utilization and understanding of the issues concerning the Neponset River Reservation, a natural resource providing recreational activities and a quiet scenic refuge in an
urban setting.