November 2024
NVA has fundraiser for lawsuit
October 2024
NVA has a fundraiser to raise money for lawsuit
Court has hearing on Motion to Dismiss and take the motion under advisement
September 2024
NVA has a fundraiser to raise money for lawsuit
August 2024
NVA has fundraiser to raise money for lawsuit
Court allows the complaint to be amended and sets a briefing schedule for the Motion to Dismiss
July 2024
NVA has a fundraiser to raise money for lawsuit
June 2024
St. Francis and defendants file a motion to dismiss in the lawsuit
June 6: NVA has a fundraiser to raise money for lawsuit
March 2024
Neighborhood Voice Alliance has fundraiser to raise money for lawsuit
February 6, 2024
Community members file suit against the St. Francis, the City and the BRA/BPDA to stop the ‘Independence’ project.
January 2024
NVA hires lawyers to bring a lawsuit on behalf of the community members
December 14, 2023
BRA/BPDA Board has its one and only hearing on the Independence project and does not allow public participation. It has no information about the community objections and asks the St. Francis to comment on the objection from one public official. BRA/BPDA Board rubber stamps staff recommendation and approves the Independence Project
October 19, 2023
BRA/BPDA has its one and only community meeting by zoom about the Helm project now the project has changed its name from the Helm to the Independence
NVA has a fundraiser to raise money for lawyers
September 2023
St. Francis submits PNF to the BRA/BPDA for the Article 80 process
July 2023
Neighborhood Voice Alliance has a fundraiser to fight the Helm Project
June 2023
Neighborhood Voice Alliance has first fundraiser to fight the Helm project
Neighbors protest Mayor Wu’s recognition at Friends of Charlestown Navy Yard and the Helm Project
May 2023
Neighborhood Voice Alliance Inc. created to raise money to fight the Helm project
Neighborhood Voice Alliance becomes a tax deductible charity under 501c3
April 2023
St Francis makes a second presentation at the Charlestown Neighborhood Council – For the project called the Helm, the St.Francis now has said that it will include ‘veterans’ and women in the permanent supportive housing but makes no commitment to screening for sex offenders, felons or to have a sobriety requirement for occupants. 250 community members attend
January 2023
Charlestown Voice website created to collect and post information about Helm project and research about Permanent Supportive Housing
October 2022
St. Francis makes first presentation at the Charlestown Neighborhood Council meeting for a project called the Helm which is intended to house formerly homeless men with drug, alcohol and mental health problems. No provision made to screen for sex offenders or felons. 300 community members attend