Fundraising boosts Catholic school facilities in Boston

May 6, 2008
Schools in Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods benefit

Enrollment in Catholic schools in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood had been falling for years, but now is rising after Catholic business leaders invested tens of millions of dollars refurbishing the schools. A group of businesspeople has raised $25 million toward the $67 million they have pledged. The money will enabled the archdiocese to consolidate, renovate, upgrade, and, in one instance, rebuild aging parish school buildings in the Dorchester and Mattapan neighborhoods.

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