Moakley Forum

In 2010, Suffolk University, in collaboration with community partners created the Moakley Breakfast Forum to honor and promote Congressman Moakley’s outstanding legacy in public service and to evoke his passion for engaging communities in the discourse of public life.

Recent forums focused on topics including:

• Income Inequality: Overcoming the Divide (October 2019)
• The Greater Boston Housing Dilemma: Who Has Skin in The Game? (May 2019)
• The High Price of "Burnout" (May 2018)
• Legalizing Marijuana in Massachusetts (October 2017)

Moakley Public Service Award

Awarded during the Moakley Breakfast Forum, the annual Moakley Public Service Award recognizes individuals who exemplify Congressman Moakley’s commitment and outstanding performance in the public service sector.

In 2019 it was presented to the community partners of The Union at 48 Boylston Street. The property at 48 Boylston was built by the Boston Young Men's Christian Union in 1875, in pursuit of its mission to engage in charitable work, and operated for over 150 years. In honoring this legacy, St. Francis House and the Planning Office for Urban Affairs of the Archdiocese of Boston purchased, developed, and opened the property, The Union at 48 Boylston, as a means of continuing to serve those in need. This collaborative effort created forty-six units of affordable housing to help homeless residents. The Union at 48 Boylston was made possible by key partners and leaders in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors of Massachusetts.