City Connects is hiring: Director of Implementation
Interested in making a difference in the lives of students? Join the City Connects team! We’re hiring a Director of Implementation based […]
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Education Week: “Learning Payoff Found for City Connects Program”
The work of City Connects was featured today on the front page of Education Week: “Learning Payoff Found for City Connects Program.” […]
Attendance Awareness Month: Why school attendance matters
September has been dubbed “Attendance Awareness Month” by Attendance Works, whose recent report, “Absences Add Up: How School Attendance Influences Student Success” […]
Year in review: City Connects by the numbers, 2013-14
As we prepare for the opening of school, we would like to take a moment and reflect on the accomplishments of the […]
New Report Details Positive Outcomes for City Connects Students, Schools
Fifteen years ago, a small team of school, university, and community partners began working on creating the system of student support that […]
Big Sisters Recognizes Quincy School as Community Partner of the Year
Mentoring has an overwhelmingly positive impact on children, reducing rates of high school dropout and increasing enrollment in post-secondary education. City Connects […]
“Making the Grade” Child Trends webinar now posted
Last Thursday, City Connects Executive Director Mary Walsh participated in a webinar hosted by Child Trends related to its recent report, “Making […]
Register now for the Child Trends Student Support webinar on March 6!
On the heels of last week’s Child Trends report, “Making the Grade: Assessing the Evidence for Integrated Student Services,” registration is now […]
Child Trends report on “Integrated Student Supports” features City Connects
A new report issued today by Child Trends, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research center, includes City Connects as an evidence-based example that demonstrates […]
City Connects featured on new philanthropy website
City Connects is featured in a story on a new philanthropy website, Inside Philanthropy. The story, “Six Foundations Give Big to Reduce […]