Resource web sites
Click on the web links below to access resources and information from our
partner organizations.
ACTION
FOR BOSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
ABCD, Inc. is a private non-profit human services agency providing
opportunities for upward mobility to hundreds of thousands of Greater Boston
residents through innovative, quality programs and services since 1962.
http://www.bostonabcd.org
BOSTON AFTER SCHOOL AND BEYOND
Boston After School & Beyond (Boston Beyond) was formed in 2004 as the
successor to Boston After-school for all Partnership and the Boston
2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative. Boston Beyond is a public/private
partnership to organize the many networks and organizations that make up the
Out-of-School Time (OST) field into a coherent system with the goal of
expanding access to high-quality programming for all of Boston's families.
http://www.bostonbeyond.org/
BOSTON CENTERS FOR YOUTH AND
FAMILIES
On July 1, 2002, the City of Boston's human service functions were
merged into a new department called the Boston Centers for Youth & Families
(BCYF). This exciting reorganization was designed to streamline and improve
the delivery of human services to the city's children, youth and families.
http://www.cityofboston.gov
BOSTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
The Boston Children's Museum exists
to help children understand and enjoy the world in which they live. As an
early museum experience for children, the environment is informal, but the
purpose is serious. The museum wants children to grow up feeling secure and
self-confident with respect for others and the natural world. Boston
Children's Museum encourages imagination, curiosity, questioning, and
realism. As it provides opportunities for new insights, involvement with the
world and understanding of human differences with world-class exhibits and
programs. http://www.bostonkids.org
BOSTON COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FOR CHILDREN
The Community Partnerships for Children (CPC) program is
designed to build a collaborative system of early childhood programs and
comprehensive services within a community or group of communities.
http://www.bostoncpc.org
BOSTON CONNECTS
A
school-community-university partnership linking the Cluster Five Boston
Public Elementary Schools, the YMCA and other community partners, and Boston
College to coordinate resources to serve over 3,200 school children and
families.
http://www.bc.edu/bostonconnects
BOSTON MAIN STREETS
The Boston Main Streets program focuses its
efforts on providing merchants and community residents with the tools for
their historic commercial districts to compete in today’s market. The
Main Streets program helps the local districts capitalize on their unique
cultural and historic assets while focusing on the community’s economic
development needs.
http://www.cityofboston.gov.
BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER
Boston
Medical Center provides a full spectrum of pediatric and adult care services
from primary to family medicine advanced specialty care. Boston Medical also
has the largest 24-hour Level 1 trauma center in New England.
http://www.bmc.org/
BOSTON PARENTS
ORGANIZING NETWORK
The
Boston Parent Organizing Network (BPON) supports and advocates for the
improvement of the Boston Public Schools. Every day, parents, and
community members are getting involved at every level, from meeting with a
child’s teacher to helping shape major policy decisions. http://www.bpon.org/
BOSTON PARTNERS
IN EDUCATION
Boston Partners
in Education is a catalyst for community involvement in education.
Founded in 1966, Boston Partners in Education has for 39 years partnered
with the Boston Public Schools to support student achievement and
advancement in all grades
K-12, by bringing to bear on the greater Boston community the skills and
dedication of volunteers from across the city.
http://www.bostonpartners.org/
BOSTON
PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION
The nation’s
first health department and traces it’s roots back to 1799 when Paul Revere
was named the first health officer. Back then the board of health was
formed to fight a potential outbreak of cholera. Two hundred years
later, that tradition continues through the Boston Public Health Commission.
http://www.bphc.org/
BOSTON
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Established in
1848, the BPL was the first publicly supported municipal library in America,
the first public library to lend a book, the first to have a branch library
and the first to have a children’s room. Today, the BPL boasts 27
neighborhood branches, free Internet access, two unique restaurants, an
award-winning website and an online store featuring reproductions of the
BPL’s priceless photographs and artwork.
http://www.bpl.org/
BOSTON PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
America's first and
oldest school district is also one of its most modern. Boston is now engaged
in an ambitious process of school reform. BPS has new curricula in every
major subject, clearly defined outcomes for student achievement, a
comprehensive plan for training all of our staff in new instructional
approaches, and a tough but fair system to assess our results in terms that
everyone in the community can understand.
http://www.boston.k12.ma.us/
BOSTON TEACHER'S
UNION
The Boston Teachers
Union is committed in continuing its effort to reach out to parents and
community groups. During this school year the Boston Teachers Union has
instituted an innovated new program, Homework Helpers. This program has been
a joint venture of Superintendent Payzant, Mayor Menino and the teachers
union.
http://www.btu.org/
BOSTNET
For the past 18 years, Build the Out-of-School Time
Network (BOSTnet) has been working with parents, providers and policymakers
to build out-of-school time opportunities for children, youth and families.
In December of 2004 BOSTnet, formerly Parents United for Child Care, adopted
its new name to reflect its focus and expertise in the field of
out-of-school time.
http://www.bostnet.org/
CHILDCARE CHOICES OF BOSTON
Child Care Choices of Boston (CCCB) is
the Child Care Resource and Referral Agency (CCRA) for Boston, Chelsea,
Winthrop, Revere and Brookline. As a CCRA, Child Care Choices of Boston
provides and maintains a key role in making child care work for everyone,
regardless of cultural, linguistic or ethnic background. We offer support,
resources, technical assistance, training and child care expertise to
families, child care providers, employers and the larger community.
http://www.childcarechoicesofboston.org/
CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL BOSTON
Children's Hospital
Boston is a 325-bed comprehensive center for pediatric health care. As one
of the largest pediatric medical centers in the United States, Children's
offers a complete range of health care services for children from birth
through 21 years of age. (Our Advanced Fetal Care Center can begin
interventions at 15 weeks gestation and we treat adults in special
situations.)
http://www.childrenshospital.org/
CITY OF BOSTON
Need
to conduct some business with the city? You can use this site to access the
e-service feature page to make payments, apply for licenses and more. You
can also use the MyGov feature to personalize this site and sign up for
notifications from the City. Or you can visit a City department or
division's page by choosing from a list of city services.
http://www.cityofboston.gov
FAMILY NURTURING CENTER
The Family
Nurturing Center of Massachusetts (FNC) is a unique learning organization
that has been called "small, but mighty" by many who know it. FNC is a
community based non-profit that was founded in 1994 with the goals of
reducing child maltreatment and abuse and promoting healthy families and
communities.
http://www.familynurturing.org/
HEALTH CARE FOR ALL
Health Care For All is
dedicated to making quality and affordable health care accessible to
everyone in Massachusetts. The organization seeks to educate
Massachusetts residents about the health care system and encourage them to
join Health Care for All in changing it.
http://www.hcfama.org/
JUMPSTART
Jumpstart is a national
non-profit early education organization that combats the rising trend of
preschoolers in low-income communities entering school without the skills
needed to succeed. The program operates 57 sites throughout the nation, each
supervised by a highly skilled site manager. Jumpstart's five regional
offices support the work of each of these sites and ensures high quality
implementation of the Jumpstart program.
http://www.jstart.org/
MA OFFICE OF
CHILDCARE SERVICES
OCCS is
a new approach to childcare and early education in Massachusetts. This
organization was created in 1997 to bring together all aspects of childcare
services in Massachusetts. OCCS provides families with real choices.
The mission is simple -- invest in children. Help families. Improve the
quality of childcare.
http://www.qualitychildcare.org/
MAYOR'S OFFICE
OF NEW BOSTONIANS
The Office of New Bostonians was established in 1998 to
meet the needs of the growing and changing immigrant and newcomer
communities in Boston. The ONB’s mission and objectives were formed
through a democratic process that included dialogues across immigrant groups
in Boston. http://www.cityofboston.gov
READBOSTON
For
nearly a decade ReadBoston has been driven by its mission to have children
in Boston reading on grade level by the time they complete third grade.
Founded by Mayor Thomas M. Menino in 1995 to address low literacy levels
among Boston’s youth, ReadBoston has since grown into a city-wide leader in
the field of early literacy.
http://www.cityofboston.gov/bra/ReadBoston/JCSRB.asp
UNITED WAY OF
MASSACHUSETTS BAY
The United Way works to
unite the collective resources of the community to create lasting change for
children and families by providing the resources and opportunities necessary
to help every child 0-18 grow to be an independent, productive adult.
http://www.uwmb.org/
URBAN PRIDE
Urban PRIDE is a
community resource center founded to improve the availability of and access
to culturally responsive disability related support, information, and
training for culturally and linguistically diverse families who have
children with disabilities and young adults with disabilities in urban
Boston. Urban Pride works with families in ways that build on their
strengths and existing resources in the community.
http://www.urbanpride.org/about.asp
WGBH EDUCATIONAL
FOUNDATION
The
purpose of this not-for-profit corporation is to promote the general
education of the public by offering television, radio, and other
telecommunications programs and services that inform, inspire, and
entertain, so that persons of all ages, origins, and beliefs may be
encouraged, in an atmosphere of artistic freedom, to learn and appreciate
the history, the sciences, the humanities, the fine arts, the practical
arts, the music, the politics, the economics, and other significant aspects
of the world they live in, and thereby to enrich and improve their lives.
http://www.volunteersolutions.org/boston/org/214935.html
Y/BPS
Y/BPS is a partnership between the Greater Boston YMCA and the city's
school system to help families answer the question, "Why should I choose
Boston Public Schools for my child's education."
http://www.ybps.org
Making Connections for School Readiness
Countdown Corners presentation
Countdown Clubs presentation
Family Fun Nights presentation
Readiness Kits presentation
Mind In The Making
presentation 4-7
Playgroup pictorial description
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