Community partners: Strong Women, Strong Girls
City Connects works with community partners to provide a wide array of services. Often this means helping students get necessities such as […]
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Raising high school graduation rates: the lasting impact of City Connects
The good news is that high school graduation rates have risen steadily in the United States. In 2016, 84.1 percent of students […]
School Climate: a Q&A with Boston College’s Anastasia Raczek
School climate is making headlines – and peaking the interest of researchers and policymakers. So earlier this month, we caught up […]
City Connects coordinators respond to the opioid crisis
The opioid crisis has devastated the country, and here at City Connects we’re seeing the crisis play out in schools. There were […]
Salem: A city getting ahead of the learning curve
Salem is becoming a city that’s prepared to provide children with the support, help, and enrichment that they need to thrive, Emily […]
Sharing what we’re learning: How we can help immigrant students succeed
At City Connects, we always share what we’re learning. It’s a vital way to promote student success. Last month, Eric Dearing participated […]
A national study finds evidence that Integrated Student Supports can have long-term benefits for children
Here at City Connects, we know that providing students with services — such as tutoring, housing, and medical care — helps them […]
The Giving Tree
City Connects Coordinator Erika Griffin spotted a holiday problem. She realized that a community partner who had provided gifts for needy children […]
Community partnerships bring beds to Springfield
Sometimes our community partners are single organizations, the YMCA or a college that provides tutors. Other times we work with community teams. […]
City Connects is recognized for its impact
We are happy to announce that Results for America, a national nonprofit, has added Mary Walsh and City Connects to its Moneyball […]