Proposal Development

Between October and November 2025, the Office of Participatory Budgeting hosted five in-person Proposal Development Forums for residents to prioritize the ideas collected over the summer and help draft proposals for the PB ballot. 

In total, over 160 residents and staff from 12 City Departments collaborated in a productive exchange of perspectives, where residents’ voices were essential to drafting the proposed project ideas below:

Cycle Two Draft Proposal Titles

• Support Programs for Seniors and Caregivers
• Providing Fresh and Healthy Food for Residents in Boston
• Community Partnerships that Support Immigrant Legal Services
• Immigrant Stories Through Art: Weaving Intergenerational Connections
• Workshop Development Programs Focused on Trades
• Workforce Training with Integrated ESOL for Immigrant Communities
• Financial Literacy for Young Adults
• Entrepreneurship Centers to Support Small Businesses
• Interest-Free Loans for Small Businesses
• Community Litter Reduction Campaign
• Green my Block: Urban Greening Initiatives to Improve Quality of Life
• Bridge to Equity: Voices of Experience (Bridging homeless shelters with local high schools to connect people experiencing homelessness, youth, and people in recovery)
• Art Recovery: Healing Through Creative Expression
• Housing Access for Vulnerable Communities

Your Feedback Matters! Share Your Feedback on the Draft Proposals

This is an opportunity for residents to review and provide feedback on the draft proposals for the upcoming January 2026 PB Ballot. What would you add or remove from these proposals? How would you envision these projects benefiting your community? Your feedback is important to us. 

To share your feedback, please complete the form by Thursday, December 4, 2025.

Share your Feedback

Once feedback is collected, the OPB will work with relevant City Departments to further refine each proposal, estimate approximate costs, while keeping the core ideas intact. 

We look forward to reading your feedback!