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Sociedad Latina The Summer Seedlings program at Sociedad Latina serves 60 youth, ages 6-12, from the Mission Hill/Roxbury community and is designed to promote child development, encourage a healthy lifestyle and provide a well-rounded recreational and educational experience. Over 20 teen youth leaders gain work readiness skills by assisting with the management of the program and helping engage parents of participants in activities that help them support their child's education throughout the year. Project HIP HOP The Young Men's Group at Project HIP HOP trains youth from the Dudley Square area of Roxbury to take leadership to improve their communities and their lives. The program takes a three-tiered approach to addressing young men's health, including mentoring, health and wellness/violence prevention and future pathways/career and education planning. America SCORES New England The elementary and middle school soccer and health education program at America SCORES New England provides 75 low-income 6th and 8th grade students from selected schools in Jamaica Plain and Roxbury with after-school physical activity and health education opportunities. Additionally, 5 Boston Public School teachers from the selected schools will be trained through the program as Wellness Instructors, participating in expert-led trainings throughout the school year. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay The mentoring program at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay (BBBSMB) creates and supports relationships between children in need and qualified, caring adult volunteers. Through CPF funding and a recent partnership with the Bromley-Heath Tenant Management Corporation, BBBSMB is expanding its services to provide youth living in the Bromley-Heath housing development in Jamaica Plain with one-on-one mentoring and preventative programming to curb community violence. Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry The Renewal House at the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry is a shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children in Mission Hill. The art therapy sessions at Renewal House address the special needs of children who have experienced domestic violence and are an effective way to begin therapy for children in the aftermath of a traumatic event, improving communication and interaction between children and parents. Fenway CDC The Walk to Work program at Fenway CDC is a community-based workforce development program that helps low- and moderate-income Fenway residents move toward a stronger economic future. The program provides career counseling, job-readiness, job-search support and referrals to supportive services and training programs, with the goal of placing Fenway and Boston residents into jobs with local employers. Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston The Health and Fitness Programs at the Yawkey Club of Roxbury serve primarily low-income families in need of physical activity opportunities and access to health services. The goals of the Health and Fitness Programs are to increase access to health screenings, services and education and to create new opportunities for members to engage in physical activity and develop skills for life-long fitness.
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