The Mabazza Foundation Journal
A living record of art, survivorship, service, partnerships, recognition, and the people who turn compassion into public care.
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Recognition, reflection, and the continuing responsibility to build places where people feel seen, welcomed, and connected.
Boston City Council · February 19, 2025 A City Council Honor for Service, Belonging, and Community During the Boston City Council’s Black History Month celebration, City Councilor Ed Flynn presented Uchenna Obinabo-Mabazza with an Official Resolution recognizing his outstanding service to the...
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Grants, partnerships, charitable initiatives, exhibitions, and community moments that move the mission beyond intention.
Mission in Action
The Asian Community Fund · June 2026 An investment in the work behind the work. The Mabazza Foundation has been awarded $5,000 in general operating support to strengthen...
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Bridge the Gap Mini Grant · June 2026 Care carried in a backpack. Dignity carried much further. The Mabazza Foundation has been awarded $9,999 to expand hospital-based wellness...
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City of Boston Let’s Play Sports Grant · 2026 Stronger swimmers. Wider lanes. One community moving forward. Through the City of Boston’s Let’s Play Sports Grant, the Mabazza...
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Boston Veterans · August 23, 2025 When art is created not only to be seen, but to serve. The Mabazza Foundation’s first public exhibit and silent auction brought...
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Wang YMCA Legacy Gala · 2025 A field of light. A path through hardship. At the 2025 Wang YMCA Legacy Gala, the Mabazza Foundation introduced its first collaborative...
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Age Strong Commission · January 2026 Good fortune begins when no one welcomes the New Year alone. The Mabazza Foundation joined the Wang YMCA of Chinatown, community partners,...
Mission in Action
Age Strong Commission · December 2025 A holiday table where every senior belonged. The Mabazza Foundation joined the City of Boston’s Age Strong Commission and the Wang YMCA...
Mission in Action
Wang YMCA Annual Gala · November 2024 A century of service, painted in red and gold. The artwork 110 Years in Red and Gold was donated to the...
Foundation Journal
Personal reflections, studio notes, Foundation news, and stories that illuminate the ideas and experiences shaping the organization.
Foundation Journal
The Journal · Inside the Studio From luminous image to finished wall piece. A look behind the production process and why the Mabazza Foundation works with Pictorem to...
Foundation Journal
You do not have to perform recovery for anyone. There is no correct emotional costume for surviving cancer. The experience may make someone more joyful, more cautious, more...
A mission becomes real when another person can feel its effect.
Every article is part of a larger public record: art can carry memory, community can interrupt isolation, and survival can become a source of strength for someone else.
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Annual support helps the Mabazza Foundation develop healing-centered art, strengthen community partnerships, and reach people navigating illness, caregiving, survivorship, recovery, grief, and isolation.