Our mission is to have every child engage and learn in school by connecting each student with the tailored set of intervention, prevention, and enrichment services he or she needs to thrive.
City Connects serves as a hub for student support activities in schools.
Our school-based model identifies the strengths and needs of every student and links each child to a tailored set of intervention, prevention, and enrichment services in the community. We efficiently and cost-effectively address students’ academic, social-emotional, family, and physical well-being.
City Connects, formerly Boston Connects, is active in Boston and Springfield, Mass., and is a project of the Center for Optimized Student Support at Boston College's Lynch School of Education. City Connects also has a program in Boston Catholic schools.
Our data show that this systematic and scalable approach to meeting the needs of urban students helps children thrive in school, improves academic performance, and significantly narrows the achievement gap. Learn more about our data in our publications.