Year Founded: 1971
Corporate Status: Nonprofit 501(C)3. Status re-instated June 25th, 2016, retroactively.
Mailing Address: 90 Windsor St., Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120
Our Mission
United Neighbors of Lower Roxbury promotes economic, civic, and social engagement to improve the quality of life of the Lower Roxbury community. We
embrace the efforts of individuals and organizations who seek to create a
vibrant and diverse community.
Our Leaders
Board Members
Bill Singleton – President
Ricardo Pierre Louis – Treasurer
Bobby Walker- Clerk
Advisory Board of Friends Of UNLR
Andrew Spencer
Latonya Burnett
Aziza Robinson-Goodnight
Yemi Onayemi
Nataka Crayton
Tomiqua Williams
Frank Williams
Nina LaNegra
Lolita Parker Jr.
London Parker
Patrick King
Maria Faria
Thelma Barros
Yvonne Lalyre
Khari Nelson Moran
Frederick Douglass Sculpture Project
Aziza Robinson-Goodnight – Chairwoman
Dumas F. Lafontant, ML, Consultant
Our History
The UNLR is a grassroots association formed in 1971 by an active group of
neighbors, tenant organizations, and church communities. The group harnessed the activist energy of the time to organize neighbors around protecting and revitalizing the remainder of a neighborhood that had lost three miles of parks, schools, and historic homes during urban renewal. This time period saw over 2000 properties destroyed, countless numbers of people displaced and the natural environment decimated.
Our Key Initiatives
Community development: transforming vacant lots into vibrant public spaces (e.g. Frederick Douglass Peace Park and Bessie Barnes Memorial Park).
Engagement of over 75 volunteers per year to conduct neighborhood improvements in partnership with local residents and educational institutions.
Hosting of regular neighborhood cleanups and social events.
Running of summer programs for youth in partnership with other organizations.
