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Goals of this Living Art program:> Increase awareness of how essential art is to humanity > Broaden knowledge of art history across cultures > Explore individuality in art making > Give Students the tools to express themselves visually > Place equal emphesis on process and product > Strengthen patience and self-discipline > Build confidence and self-esteem > Work as a team > Encourage discovery Learning > Encourge imaginative work > Develop a sense of pride in craftsmanship > Explore a museum for artwork that each student likes and dislikes > Expose students to different careers in the visual arts > To empower individual children, teens, and adults by developing their abilities to think visually and to practice creative problem solving > To unite diverse groups within Dorchester, Roxbury and surrounding communities around the process and products of visual art making > To build meaningful connections between the Dorchester community and major cultural institutions
Key Strategies: > Providing individualized instruction that enables participants to develop their own ideas > Designing programs that enable participants to impact their community through the public exhibition of their large-scale works > Delivering programs locally within the different sub-neighborhoods of Boston > Collaborating with local businesses and organizations, and with major cultural institutions
Founded in 1994 by Vietnamese refugees and immigrants, VietAID was established as a response to a community wide need for human services, childcare, and a safe place to commune and celebrate. Now in our 25th year of service, we are proud to continue to uphold our founders' vision, opening our doors everyday to hundreds of community members, from all backgrounds and walks of life. The organization was created in response to a lack of services for families and individuals in the area, and over time grew to accommodate those needs, including childcare, affordable housing, youth development and leadership, and senior day programming.
In 2001, one of those needs grew to be a safe space for the community to gather; VietAID, along with the support of a multicultural organizing committee, responded to this by designing and constructing what is now the Vietnamese American Community Center (VACC). It became a place where folks could seek safety, sense of belonging, and comfort for themselves and their families; having a place named for and after the diaspora evoked pride in the immigrants and refugees, who not only had to rebuild their lives in a foreign country, but otherwise did not have much cultural familiarity elsewhere.
To this day, VietAID continues to operate out of the VACC, along with several other community partner organizations. On a typical day, the community center is shared by over 250 people, a majority of whom are children and elders seeking services. The hallmark of VietAID's programming is its comprehensive nature, even recently prompting an informal motto that our programs accommodate those from 2 years 9 months, in our bilingual, bicultural preschool, to 102 years old, in our senior day program; that century span reflects our belief that in order to build and maintain a strong community, we must advocate for all those in need. Here at VietAID, we aim to provide resources and guidance with linguistic capacity, cultural competence, and accessibility woven into our approach.
Our programming staff is often comprised of those who are from the very communities we serve, truly making our organization of and for the community. There is a relatability and sensitivity we apply to our approach that marks our program as uniquely qualified to serve not just the large Vietnamese American population in Dorchester, but also many of the underrepresented community members in the Boston area, including immigrants/refugees, low-income families and individuals, and others in need.
The goal of SAYPA is to show the African immigrants how to succeed in life in America, just like any other prior immigrants. First, by learning the English language and assimilating into the American culture. Second, by seeking and taking advantage of the opportunities that America offers and how to accomplish and complete the American Dream not only for themselves but their friends and for the following generations as well.
Victory Programs' ReVision Urban Farm is an innovative community-based urban agriculture project that grows produce in its own fields and provides access to affordable, nutritious and culturally appropriate food to residents of our ReVision Family Home and our extended community. In association with ReVision Family Home, we also provide job training for youth and Boston's homeless. Our ReVision Urban Farm began as a small garden in 1990 alongside the shelter for homeless mothers that is now the ReVision Family Home. With the purchase of three abandoned lots across the street, a plot of land was reclaimed in the heart of the city to become the ReVision Urban farm we operate today.
REEP since 1995 objective is to empower all the youth of Boston to believe in a just world by giving them opportunities to learn from each other and cross differences. Like our annual youth summit that welcomes youth from across the city state and country to share their knowledge of EJ and how we can use our collective strengths to get that just world.
Teaching Assistants are current high school and recent alumni of exam schools (BLS, BLA, OB), as well as some from district high schools, who support the teaching, learning, and overall operations of the program. TA's serve as role models and resources for students, and customer service representatives for parents/families and stakeholders. TA's will take part in professional development that will prepare them to serve in the classrooms as well as weekly reflections/workshops to process their experiences as educators and learners.
Youth Staff Assistants support the staff of a company or organization, assuring that their operations run efficiently and helping other staff members to adequately fill their roles. They also provide administrative support to staff members, often answering calls and emails or scheduling appointments.
Camp Counselor is responsible for planning, leading, and implementing core and non-core programs and experiences for children in a small group setting. They will also be responsible for the general safety and development, growth, and skill achievement of the participants in his/her group.
Youth Athletic Staff is responsible for planning, leading, and implementing core and non-core programs and experiences for children in a small group setting. They will also be responsible for the general safety and development, growth, and skill achievement of the participants in his/her group.
We support children, youth, individuals and families through a wide range of programs and services. We manage 36 facilities, including community centers and pools.
Educating the next generation of conservation stewards and leaders is at the heart of Zoo New England's mission and we are committed to providing meaningful experiences that will positively impact young minds. It is extremely important to Zoo New England that the program participants and guests walk away with gained knowledge about animals, the role of zoos, and conservation. Through programming and interpretation, the zoo brings visitors one step closer to understanding the natural world while learning different steps they can take to positively impact their community and the environment around them. The ZooTeens are a group of young people that work together to further the mission of Zoo New England. The program provides meaningful work experience to Boston youth in several different departments, including Education, Animal Care, Guest Services, Horticulture, and as Junior Camp Counselors. Each department is responsible for training the ZooTeens in their respective areas, with staff often coming from decades of experience working in their fields, as well as working with and training young people.
Administrative interns will work in the YES office and support YES staff with daily operating tasks and online database maintenance. Outdoor Adventure Leaders work alongside an adult trip leader to support youth in the outdoors by helping teach activities such as rock-climbing, paddle-boarding, kayaking, and mountain biking as well as planning and leading games with youth.
To provide our youth the opportunity to work within their community gaining experiences and knowledge to help them navigate the professional landscape whilst also giving them direct experiences to draw from.
To provide our youth the opportunity to work within their community gaining experiences and knowledge to help them navigate the professional landscape whilst also giving them direct experiences to draw from.
To provide our youth the opportunity to work within their community gaining experiences and knowledge to help them navigate the professional landscape whilst also giving them direct experiences to draw from.
To provide our youth the opportunity to work within their community gaining experiences and knowledge to help them navigate the professional landscape whilst also giving them direct experiences to draw from.
To provide our youth the opportunity to work within their community gaining experiences and knowledge to help them navigate the professional landscape whilst also giving them direct experiences to draw from.
To provide our youth the opportunity to work within their community gaining experiences and knowledge to help them navigate the professional landscape whilst also giving them direct experiences to draw from.
To provide our youth the opportunity to work within their community gaining experiences and knowledge to help them navigate the professional landscape whilst also giving them direct experiences to draw from.
To provide our youth the opportunity to work within their community gaining experiences and knowledge to help them navigate the professional landscape whilst also giving them direct experiences to draw from.
To provide our youth the opportunity to work within their community gaining experiences and knowledge to help them navigate the professional landscape whilst also giving them direct experiences to draw from.
WriteBoston's Summer Journalism Institute (SJI) is a rigorous, supportive summer program for Boston teens. The institute provides teens with the hands-on experience of working for a multimedia newspaper. By writing news articles, students learn practices essential to journalism: interviewing, researching, and writing. In the process, they gain the skills necessary to being effective students and employees: self-discipline, time management, openness to feedback, teamwork, and the ability to communicate. The three primary objectives of SJI are to: 1) increase student mastery through writing by the opportunity to publish stories in TiP newspaper and online; 2) increase in self-efficacy (growth in confidence, motivation, and personal responsibility); and 3) support post-secondary success.
