A book drive thrives, thanks to a community partnership
Before COVID-19, the MassMutual Federal Credit Union used to hold its book drives the old-fashioned way: put a big box in the […]
Category: CityConnects
Rebecca Schmidtberger: a City Connects Graduate Assistant
“I am passionate about the gap that exists between educational research and practice,” Rebecca Schmidtberger says. “There’s a lot of wonderful work that’s […]
City Connects in the news
City Connects Coordinators have been working harder than ever to meet the needs of students, families, and communities. Here’s a roundup of […]
Girls on the Run moves through the pandemic
Girls on the Run is a nonprofit organization that inspires girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum […]
The power of partnership: City Connects and The Salem Pantry
Robyn Burns’ first day of work as the first full-time Executive Director of The Salem Pantry was March 25, 2020. “When I […]
A national conversation on supporting the whole child
The pandemic hit schools hard. But federal Covid relief funding is giving schools an opportunity to recover and grow stronger by making […]
Children Are Resilient: A Letter to the Editor from Dr. Mary Walsh
An April 24 article in the Boston Globe tackled the challenges educators are dealing with in the third year of the pandemic, […]
A City Connects Coordinator shares her superpower: asking people for help
“People want to help. All you have to do is ask,” Kelly Moulin says. Moulin is the City Connects coordinator at Southbridge […]
Giving Back: Daniel Triana Alvarado joins the Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children
Daniel Triana Alvarado was 7 years old when his family moved from Mexico to Westborough, Mass., where he began a journey through […]
Community in action: the Edison School connects with Boston College athletes
When Irina Shumway started working as a City Connects coordinator at Boston’s Thomas A. Edison K8 School last October, she felt “like […]