Anyone who lives, works or attends school in Fall River now can access a new website that has the potential to increase their involvement in the city. By logging onto the www.MyFallRiver.org web site anyone can not only access information about events and resources in the City but can also add their own blogs, bulletin board information, calendar items or resource guide entry. The page was launched on May 18, 2009 in concert with a similar page designed for Fall River youth, www.FallRiverYOUthZone.com, created by B.M.C. Durfee High School seniors Nicholas Farias & Belinda Teixeira. “There are all kinds of civic activities going on every week in Fall River, but it’s often difficult to find out about them,” commented Dr. David Weed, Coordinator of the Healthy City Fall River initiative. “When we learned last fall that technology was available through Social Capital, Inc. to create a user-operated web site, we jumped at the chance,” he added. Social Capital, Inc. operates similar web sites in Brookline, Charlestown, Fall River, Greater Milford, Newton, Waltham and two Department of Public Health Community Health Network Areas. Partners for a Healthier Community, Inc., which supports the Healthy City initiative, is working with United Neighbors of Fall River to develop the site. Click here for the Herald News article. For further information about MyFallRiver.org please call Jenny Diblasi at (508) 324-7933. For information about FallRiverYOUthZone.com contact Jamison Souza at 508-679-0922.
 

(Top row, left) Bishop Connolly high school senior Jasiel Correia II joins U-Mass AmeriCorps staff member Vanessa Funfsinn, who manages the MyFallRiver.org web page at the press conference. (Top row, center) United Neighbors executive director Jenny Diblasi welcomes a group of about twenty agency and media representatives to the lobby of the Cherry & Webb building in downtown Fall River for the launch announcement. (Top row, right) YouthBuild representative Ray Gove listens with Community Development Re-creation program director Jamison Souza and YouthBuild executive director Terry Moran. (Bottom row, left) Rita Capotosto of Saint Vincent's Home talks with Janet Shartle of the May Institute's Children's Services. (Bottom row, center) Melissa Dick of Saint Vincent's Home talks with Fall River Herald News editor Scott Dolan. (Bottom row, right) Pam Crowley of the Department of Youth Services in Fall River talks with her brother Dave, president of Social Capital, Inc who has developed social networking web sites in nine Massachusetts communities including Fall River.