"Vanessa Calderón-Rosado, the chief executive of IBA, sees La Casa as 'a true legacy project that continues to build upon the 1968 movement of activists that had a true vision of what a vibrant community, a healthy community and an engaged community looks like.'"
"'An important piece of the work of IBA that makes us unique and recognised is the integration of the arts in everything that we do. From the very beginning, our founders saw the arts not just as a mechanism to celebrate our heritage and our culture, our roots, our history, but also as a critical tool for community-building.'"
Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA) is opening La Casa, a 26,000-sq.-ft cultural center in Boston's South End. This $33 million project aims to foster civic engagement, education, and artistic expression. IBA, founded in 1968, has a history of advocating for housing justice and community development. It is now Massachusetts's largest Latino-led nonprofit, with significant assets and affordable housing units. The integration of arts into community-building remains a core principle of IBA's mission, as emphasized by its CEO, Vanessa Calderón-Rosado.
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