Archive for the ‘Roxbury’ Category

Roxbury Youth Initiative Term

admin / September 21st, 2009 / Comments Off

PBHA’s Roxbury Youth Initiative Term-Time strives to provide continuous, year-round academic and emotional support to youth of our summer program (Roxbury Youth Initiative). Our main focus is on homework and academic help and providing a safe, educational space for youth after the school day. We

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Roxbury Youth Initiative (RYI)

admin / July 2nd, 2009 / Comments Off

Roxbury Youth Initiative is designed to give academic enrichment and personal support to campers aged 6 through 13 from the Roxbury community. All summer long, the camp provides daily morning classroom academics, which are geared toward teaching fundamental concepts in math, science, and literacy as

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David Walker Scholars Program

admin / July 2nd, 2009 / No Comments »

The David Walker Scholars Program (DWS) was created by members of the Harvard Black Men’s Forum to empower young men in under-resourced African American communities. Today, DWS is a collaborative multi-ethnic effort with the same message of empowerment for both African-Americans and Latino Americans. Specifically,

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Aiming for Higher Emerson Academic Development (AHEAD)

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AHEAD is a tutoring program working to teach and build relationships with the youth of R.W. Emerson School in Roxbury. Our aim is to help disadvantaged children use their academic and personal strengths to succeed academically and personally. There are two parts to the afterschool

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Admissions Scholars

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PBHA’s Admissions Scholars, together with the dedicated teachers and college counselors at Madison Park High School, provides SAT training, college advising, and essay writing assistance to high school juniors and seniors. Our volunteers offer strategic guidance and personal encouragement, designing and running workshops that target

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