The Italian Home for Children campus is located in Jamaica Plain. Their mission is to provide an integrated network of powerful and effective programs to help children and families with emotional, behavioral, and educational challenges thrive in their communities. The devastating influenza epidemic of 1918 orphaned many Italian children of Boston’s North End, and the community and clergy responded by establishing the Italian Home for Children to care for these orphans. As decades passed, the needs of the children arriving at the Home began to reflect more complex crises. The daughter of one of my soccer teammates recently joined the organization as its Director of Communications and one of her first priorities is creating a promotional video. She learned from her father that I am an aerial photographer/videographer and he asked if I would be willing to capture some footage for her. I did so this morning and think she was quite pleased with the results. I will post a link to the finished video when it becomes available. Located across the street from the campus is the Arnold Arboretum where I spent the next 2 hours on a very long and enjoyable walk.

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