The Women’s Leadership Breakfast is City Year Boston’s largest specialty market breakfasts it unites close to 600 women leaders on average every year! Our committee comprised of over 50 women leaders represent various companys MFS Investments, EY Global Limited, TIAA, Eastern Bank and State Street Corporation who are committed to supporting and promoting City Year AmeriCorps members and Boston community.  

For over 10 years this breakfast has raised over $1.5 million dollars in funds to contribute to the Boston community and the 12,500 students City Year Boston serves each year– because “together we can help students build on their strengths and thrive”. 

Please consider supporting the Women’s Leadership Breakfast Starry Night Campaign to help even more students in Boston Public schools get the assistance they deserve from our AmeriCorps members.   

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.