January 23, 2020Boston Public Schools, CityConnects, Education, Health & Wellness, Nonprofit/Community Agencies City Connects helps tackle “The Great Divide” Last fall, the Boston Globe told a tale of two students — Jada Pierre and Britney Mendez – that shows how harmful […]
January 16, 2020CityConnects, Education, Health & Wellness City Connects launches in Chattanooga/Hamilton County “We are getting services to kids faster and more intentionally than we were before,” Program Manager Jennifer Bronson says of how […]
January 9, 2020CityConnects, Education, Government, Massachusetts, News How City Connects could improve the Nation’s Report Card Across the country, there are student opportunity gaps that — the evidence shows — City Connects can help close. We were reminded […]
December 12, 2019CityConnects, Health & Wellness, Nonprofit/Community Agencies The Sheridan Story gives Minnesota students food for the weekend When City Connects Program Manager Laurie Acker meets with the coordinators she supervises in Minnesota, she routinely asks them a question: “What […]
December 5, 2019Boston, Boston Public Schools, CityConnects, Health & Wellness, Nonprofit/Community Agencies City Connects students win a Sole Train running award City Connects Coordinator Ashlei Alvarez does not enjoy running. When she was in school, she was the cross-country runner who hid in […]
November 22, 2019CityConnects, Education, Springfield Public Schools City Connects: A decade of growth in Springfield In 2010, City Connects launched in Springfield, Mass., and since then we’ve seen a decade of strong growth in the city. We […]
November 14, 2019City Connects in Catholic Schools, CityConnects, Education, Government City Connects takes flight in Ohio Earlier this week, City Connects attended “Leadership for Learning,” the Ohio School Board Association’s annual conference. The event is “Ohio’s premier continuing […]
November 7, 2019CityConnects, Education, Massachusetts, Nonprofit/Community Agencies Harvard’s Education Redesign Lab report shares City Connects’ success We’re proud that City Connects’ work in Salem, Mass., and in Chattanooga-Hamilton County, Tenn., is featured in a new report from the […]