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I am extremely passionate about City Year's mission to help local children thrive and succeed in school.  Education is personally very important to me, as a child of immigrants who went to public school in a small town in Missouri.  City Year is making a reality out of what many can only hope to do: enabling children to reach their potential in school, one child at a time.  I am so proud of City Year's track record.  Where their Corps members intervene, kids are 96% more likely to not only succeed in earlier education, but also go on to graduate high school. I can't think of another organization with such a significant and immediate impact on kids in school.  

City Year Updates

In March, Boston Public Schools (BPS) announced the closure of all 125 schools citywide. These school closures left 50,000 Boston students without access to in-person schooling.  City Year Boston is working closely with BPS to provide innovative distance learning opportunities to students, adapting our Whole School Whole Child program model to suit virtual spaces.

While teachers continue to provide whole-class instruction using platforms like Google Classroom or Zoom, City Year’s AmeriCorps members are providing academic supports in English language arts/literacy and math by facilitating breakout groups, answering questions, and leading enrichment activities.  Our corps members are assisting teachers in planning lessons and reviewing students’ assignments and holding office hours to provide one-on-one and small-group tutoring.  Importantly, our AmeriCorps members are also supporting students’ social-emotional health and placing phone calls home to students and their families as a way to build connectedness, troubleshoot, and communicate updates. 

City Year Boston is one of the only partners to support Boston Public School students throughout the COVID-19 pandemic

City Year’s support of virtual classrooms is a pivotal step in preventing learning loss and generating opportunities for new learning, as well as ensuring greater equity of experience among families who may not otherwise have the ability to facilitate in-home instruction.  Beyond this school year, City Year will continue to engage in the virtual space to support BPS students and will be in schools next year to support students when they will need more than ever.

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  • Gina Perille May 2020
  • Amy Katz May 2020 $105.00
  • Gillian Simkiss A wonderful organization. Thank you for all the hard work. May 2020
  • Anonymous May 2020
  • Jennifer Adams May 2020 $100.00
  • Amy Katz May 2020 $105.00
  • Jennifer Adams May 2020 $100.00

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