“Chelsea Chronicles: Navigating Life and Transit” offers snapshots of how Chelsea residents live, work, and move around their community.
If you peruse the “Chelsea Chronicles: Navigating Life and Transit” zine, you’ll meet a diverse cross-section of Chelsea residents. “Hugo” rises at 4:30 a.m. to take the bus to the first of his two low-paid jobs, which he uses to support his family back home. “Minoo” gets creative to put meals on the table for her young family. “Stephanie” works hard so she can afford rent and holiday presents for her son.
These characters aren’t real, but the people they represent are. According to a survey conducted by the Healthy Neighborhoods Study, dedicated to improving the health of Massachusetts communities, 11% of Chelsea residents must work extra hours to make ends meet, 16% sometimes go hungry, and 38% receive government housing…