Making Summer Connections
City Connects Coordinators from Dedham, Massachusetts to Dayton, Ohio have spent months preparing for summer, carefully coordinating the crucial services their students […]
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Riding to Resiliency: Biking Program Builds Confidence for Girls in Dedham
“The program really focuses on helping girls become strong leaders. Even when it’s raining, they do other activities to learn about leadership, […]
Warmth in the Cold: Three Winter Stories
This winter has been colder and snowier than any in City Connects’ students’ lifetimes. Most of the Northeast has received record-breaking amounts […]
Mass. should think outside the classroom and systematize student support: A Letter to the Editor from Dr. Mary Walsh
Mary Walsh, Executive Director of City Connects, had a letter to the editor published in the Boston Globe. Her letterresponds to an […]
City Connects expanded into Dedham, Mass.
Thanks to Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Sara Stetson and a $345,000 grant from Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham, City Connects has been […]
City Connects in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has long emphasized the necessity of addressing the needs of the “whole child.” For years, advocates, educators, researchers, and policymakers have […]