OUTCOMES:
- Recognized for outstanding youth development programming by the City of Boston, Harvard University, the Boston City Council, and the Boston Youth Services Network
- Classes have been taught at six Boston Public Schools, Freedom House, the Harvard Ed Portal, and Boston Public School Headquarters
- Students represent every Boston neighborhood and a diverse population of ethnicity, ability, LGBTQ, homelessness, and special needs
- Community collaboration with over 75 non-profits, numerous government agencies, higher education, and businesses
- YouthWOKE based in the Boston Public School headquarters addressing racial issues in the schools and the community
- A Boston-wide youth homelessness initiative with the Mayor resulting in a homeless youth task force and over $2 million from Liberty Mutual in grant money for youth homelessness and the Mayor’s commitment to end Boston youth homelessness
- A two-day CORI Job Readiness program at Madison Park High School including resume writing, CORI rights, interviewing skills, professional dress (clothing provided), motivational speakers, and onsite interviewing
- A youth voice Gentrification website presented it to the C.O.O. of Boston Housing
- A school-wide bullying at an inclusion school for social/emotional/learning disabled students including testimonies from students and teachers and coping tips
- Youth violence prevention programs including a resource fair, a discussion on youth violence, and a de-escalation workshop
- Pride Day event in Copley Plaza
- A resource fair for families in need on Boston Common
- YouthDOORS provides opportunities for companies to provide specific programming for youth across the community
MEASUREMENTS:
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- Our scores on the national YES Survey are higher than the national averages on 46/48 measurements for emotional, social, and skill development. Our highest scores include:
- Tried a new way of acting around people
- I do things here I don’t get to do anywhere else
- This activity has been positive turning point in my life
- Learned about developing plans for solving a problem
- Learned about setting priorities
- Learned that working together requires compromise
- Our program is a life changing according to the majority of our student survey responses
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