Meet the Kids

Meet the Kids: Edwin

10-year old Edwin is a camper at Hale Reservation through a partnership with Dorchester’s Bird Street Community Center…

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Meet the Kids

Meet the Kids: Saverio

Congratulations to our America Scores Boston’s National Slam candidate, Saverio, whose poem “Stuck” will be featured in the next Men In Blazer’s blog The Raven…

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Meet the Kids: Ronique

As the primary caretaker of her family, Ronique, 17, was cooking, packing lunches and making sure everyone’s needs were met…

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Meet the Kids: Hannah

Middle school student Hannah Levine recognized early warning signs of her cancer and, thanks to the 15-40 Connection programs, she knew what to do next…

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Meet the Kids: Zachary

Zachary faced the hardships of poverty and homelessness throughout school, but with the help of School on Wheels he held on tight to the one thing in his life he could control—his education…

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Meet the Kids: Naishka

Prior to being referred to The Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps’ Detention Diversion Advocacy Program (DDAP) for an assault and battery charge, Naishka was a victim of bullying and had suicidal…

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Meet the Kids: Victoria

Victoria, was a shy, three-year-old who had not spoken a single word. Her mother, Rebecca, enrolled in Raising A Reader to help her…

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Meet the Kids: Robinson

Robinson went to the South Boston Neighborhood House Preschool Program in 2007 as a four year-old boy with very limited language skills and considerable behavior management issues…

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Ride for Kids

Who Needs a Bike to Make a Difference?

Become a Virtual Rider and help make a difference for over ¼ million Massachusetts kids without ever getting on a bicycle! A Virtual Rider is anyone who is passionate about the Rodman Ride for Kids…

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Disney for Kids

Disney for Kids is Pure Magic

Since 1992, Disney for Kids has sent over 2,000 at-risk kids to Walt Disney World in Florida. Nobody is better qualified to convey the Disney for Kids impact than Mary Scannell, VP of Education at the…

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Marilyn Rodman Theatre for Kids

Summer at the Theatre: Disney’s Newsies

To help kick off the long-awaited summer vacation, we sent 500 kids to the Boston Opera House to see Disney’s Newises on July 1 as part of our Marilyn Rodman Theatre for Kids initiative…

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