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Our program at a glance:

  • City Connects uses the existing structures of public schools and
    the resources of local community agencies to deliver tailored supports for students.
  • In 2011-12, across all City Connects sites, 8,900 students were linked to more than 44,500 services and enrichment opportunities, ranging from tutoring to athletic programs.
  • Principals, teachers, and community agency collaborators report a
    92% or higher satisfaction rate
    with our intervention.
  • City Connects is cost-effective—
    less than $500 per pupil.
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Welcome to City Connects

We are an innovative school-based intervention that revitalizes student support in grades K-8. City Connects collaborates with teachers and school staff to identify the strengths and needs of every child. We then create a uniquely tailored set of intervention, prevention, and enrichment services located in the school and community designed to help each student learn and thrive. By addressing the in- and out-of-school factors that impact children, we help students succeed in school.

New Balance Foundation Health & Wellness Program

New Balance Foundation
Health & Wellness Program

Together with the New Balance Foundation, City Connects works to help children make positive decisions about health, nutrition, exercise, and relationships. We believe that health is a core component of optimized student support.

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Expanding in Boston in 2010-11

2012 Progress Report Published

This report shows strong evidence of the positive effects of City Connects. For students, new analyses show exciting improvements in middle school report card scores, less chronic absenteeism, and lower probability of dropping out of school.

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