Interactive Exhibits
The Healthy Neighborhoods Study (HNS) is the largest resident-driven, participatory action research project in the US about neighborhood change processes, like gentrification and climate change, and their impact on health. HNS spans 9 communities including Brockton, Chelsea, Dorchester, Everett, Lynn, Fall River, Mattapan, New Bedford, and Roxbury.
Designed by Resident Researchers from HNS communities, the HNS Data Dashboard is an interactive database that allows anyone to explore, visualize, and download our survey data on residents’ health, well-being, and experiences of living in gentrifying communities. To date, more than 3,000 residents from HNS communities have shared their experiences through our survey.
To better understand challenges related to gentrification and displacement, this interactive mapping portal allows anyone to explore where people of higher and lower economic advantage moved from, and where they moved to in Massachusetts between 2009 and 2019.
This interactive mapper shines a light on the many mismatches between how affordable housing is currently defined, financed, built, structured, and located and what is truly affordable for residents and meets their needs to help communities quantify and visualize these gaps and advocate for change.
Created by a team of residents and researchers as part of the HNS LincLab this scorecard helps communities use HNS data to (1) Re-define affordability on residents’ terms; (2) Assess the current and future state of quality, accessible, affordable housing; (3) Build community resilience through a restorative agreement; and (4) demand and support development that aligns with these terms.
This multimedia organizing toolkit is a collection of activities, how-to guides, facilitation plans, and resources that organizers and residents can use to fight displacement in their communities. This guide teaches users to work together to protect and preserve their communities through collective analysis (from your own knowledge), creating shared goals and actions, and developing guiding principles of equitable development.
Massachusetts Traveling Exhibit
This eight-panel exhibit features the personal stories of 15 individuals affected by mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, OCD, and trauma. Designed to promote understanding and reduce stigma, the exhibit can be set up in public spaces including schools, workplaces, medical centers, and government buildings. By sharing real-life experiences, the mobile exhibit encourages open conversations about mental health and highlights the importance of support, empathy, and access to care.
Better Angels By Heather Kaplow, June-November 2026
This summer, in parks, plazas, and public spaces across Boston, you’re invited to explore Better Angels—a free participatory pop-up installation by Boston artist Heather Kapplow. Step inside a world of inflatable clouds, heavenly gates, and a cast of campy angels, where visitors are invited to reflect, connect, and contribute to a shared experience. Come as you are and encounter a sanctuary from judgment and an invitation for understanding. Locations and hours will vary. Follow Instagram for updates.