What's Happening
Summer Youth Employment Expansion A grant from the Barr Foundation allowed Boston Youth Environmental Network to activate network members to swiftly act to take advantage of ARRA funds, address park maintenance labor shortages, get new projects off the ground, and tap the expertise and experience of other network member organizations. Read the background and highlights from this project here.
Neighborhood networks launch public websites Four neighborhood-based networks of youth serving organizations, supported under the banner of the Teen Initiative, launched public web sites this summer, a victory for their collaborative efforts. Read more about these efforts here.
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East Boston Youth Task Force - http://www.eastbostonyouth.org/
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GOTCHA - http://www.gotchayouthjobs.org
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Jamaica Plain Unidos/United - http://www.jpuu.org/
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Lower Roxbury Youth Collaborative - http://www.lryc.org/
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Boston Youth Service Network - http://www.bysn.org/
New Research
Child Trends, an independent research and policy center focused on improving outcomes for children, recently published the following research briefs related to youth participation in out-of-school-time programming.
BostonBeyondNews
Read Boston Beyond's July e-newsletter!