Friends of Alvah Kittredge Park

At A Glance

Location: 

Roxbury, Massachusetts

Primary Issue Area:

  • Environmental Health

Active since:

2008

Core volunteers:

35

Community Size:

3,680

Our Purpose

Building a beautiful, vibrant, and healthy community. We support projects that include but are not limited to: *Park restoration (Alvah Kittredge Park) *Historic preservation (Alvah Kittredge House, Fellowes Athenaeum, etc.) *Brownfield remediation and redevelopment (Bartlett Yard, former MBTA bus facility) *Affordable housing (refacing of BHA residences in AK Square, HBI restoration of Alvah Kittredge House with two affordable units planned) *Litter prevention (proposed Scholarship Challenge and formation of KAB affiliate) *Community gardens (BNAN garden at Highland Ave. which was subject of my BGI grant request 2010)