Stories
Status Project’s own words: who we are, what we believe, and how to stand with the Boston Community Impact Fund. We do not publish numbers we have not verified.
Featured · October 22, 2026
On October 22, 2026, Status Project’s Candid seal was upgraded from Gold to the 2026 Platinum Seal of Transparency. Status Project shares its goals, strategies, and capabilities publicly on its Candid nonprofit profile (opens in a new tab).
The organization
Status Project helps Boston individuals and families find housing, health, recovery, community support, and opportunity, in their own language.
Need guidance? Write to statusprojectboston@gmail.com or call (508) 425-1299. Want to help? Give to the Boston Community Impact Fund, or volunteer with us.
Our mission is to improve access to housing stability, behavioral health and substance-use recovery resources, community support, health and social-service navigation, and opportunities for lasting stability and dignity.
Rent assistance. Asylum and work-permit applications. Translation. Hospital accompaniment. Housing, benefits, health, and community resources.
Not sure where to start? Send a message and we will help you find the right path.
Housing stability. Health and recovery. Community support. Opportunities and empowerment. This is how we work toward a stronger Boston for all.
Our values: access, connection, stability, inclusion, and progress.
People committed to opening doors and building pathways for our community: Cesar Castillo Garnica, Founder, President and Executive Director; Elizabeth Valentin, Vice President, Vice Chair and Co-Founder; Elizabeth Castro, Treasurer and Co-Founder; Edson G. Suarez Silva, Clerk (Corporate Secretary) and Co-Founder; and Cristian Sleither Castillo Garnica, Director of Community Affairs and External Relations, Co-Founder.
Together, the 2026 Board is committed to transparency, equity, and community service, supported by volunteers and community partners.
The fund
It is an initiative to strengthen pathways to housing stability, essential resources, and community support for individuals and families across Greater Boston. Your support helps provide housing, health, recovery, opportunities, and pathways for more inclusive communities.
Donate today (opens in a new tab)
Are you a business? Become a sponsor or partner: statusprojectboston@gmail.com or (508) 425-1299.
Weekly interviews with the people building community in Boston. Episodes are not published yet. If there is someone we should talk with, tell us at statusprojectboston@gmail.com.
