The Boston City Council adopted a series of funding orders, donations, and resolutions on Nov. 20, 2025. Highlights include approval of a state Age Strong formula grant, funding for police crisis intervention training, multiple workforce and youth grants, and several in‑kind donations for Thanksgiving distributions.

Docket 1971 (Age Strong): The council suspended the rules and passed an order to accept and expend $1,852,288 from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs to support social and health services for Boston older adults (based on 115,768 older residents at $15 per person). Councilor Murphy moved the suspension and passage; a roll call recorded 12 affirmative votes and the docket passed.

Crisis intervention training (Docket 1346): The council moved and passed acceptance of $262,809.86 from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health to fund a 40‑hour Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training program administered by the Boston Police Department’s Street Outreach unit. Committees reported nearly 300 officers have completed CIT training, and the grant will cover a full‑time civilian training coordinator, supplies and instructional support.

Workforce and youth grants (Dockets 1973–1975): The council suspended the rules and passed three grants referred to workforce development: a $375,000 climate service corps grant, a $75,000 Santander Bank award to Boston Tax Help Coalition, and a $43,312.50 Boston Foundation award for youth summer jobs and professional development.

Donations for Thanksgiving (Dockets 1977–1980): The council accepted in‑kind donations of frozen turkeys (Stop & Shop: 1,000; Roche Brothers: 100; TD Garden: 100) to support holiday food distributions and passed the required orders.

Other adopted items: a DOJ forensic science improvement grant for the fire/medical examiner service (docket 1978) and two public‑safety grants (dockets 1661 and 1662) to fund recovery coach and training overtime for mental‑health response were passed. The council also passed a home‑rule petition (docket 1992) authorizing reconfiguration of Jocelyn Park to allow construction staging and a redesign tied to a proposed Dana‑Farber cancer hospital; sponsors said the reconfiguration results in a net increase of parkland and supports a 300‑bed hospital project.

Several items were referred for further committee review, including a proposed Boston MVP nature grant (docket 1972), an $11.1M appropriation for school window and door replacements (docket 1926) read for the first time, and hearing orders on pharmacy closures (docket 1993), FEMA Community Rating System certification (docket 1994), Huddle sports footage platform (docket 1995), clean energy transition with a labor lens (docket 1996), and zoning reforms for triple‑deckers and ADUs (dockets 1632 and 1718).

The council adopted the items listed above by voice votes and recorded roll calls where required; the clerk recorded roll call tallies for multiple dockets. The meeting concluded with announcements about community turkey giveaways and memorials.