The mission of Anchor Literacy Academy (ALA) is to create a community of lifelong learners by providing 20 Boston Public School (BPS) students agest 12-15 who are at risk of failing or dropping out of school, or who have been expelled from BPS, with an alternative middle school program. While students are at Anchor Literacy Academy, we hope to increase school attendance, to improve academic performance, to address social emotional needs, to affect positive behavior changes and to increase parent/guardian involvement. Anchor Literacy Academy uses a hands-on, project-based approach that improves students' basic academic skills through individulatized interdisciplinary projects, homework assistance, tutorial support and MCAS preparation. Anchor Literacty Academy, 76 Monument Street, Charlestown, MA 02129 Telephone: 617-635-5221 The Adolescent Life Option Program (ALOP) is located in Roxbury within the walls of Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center. The Program is non-profit and provides academic enhancement and peer leadership/development to 12-18 year olds who reside in the Greater Boston Area. Program staff include a Boston Public School teacher of science and math, a Program Coordinator with ten years of experience both nationally and internationally and a Program Manager with extensive knowledge in child development. As a team these staff members serve as a link between youth, parents and area schools. Their primary focus is to provide high quality academic support and social development to the Program participants. For over ten years ALOP has been dedicated to helping young adults maximize their “life after school.” ALOP plans to continue this work for many decades to come. Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center, 435 Warren Street, Roxbury, MA 02119 Telephone: 617-442-7400 The W.Y.S.E. (Whittier Youth Service & Enrichment) program is a peer leadership program that provides youth with jobs as community health educators. W.Y.S.E. is part of a comprehensive support network that offers health services, tutoring, mentoring, and a number of specific programs, that all help to encourage positive youth development. Some of the programs that we offer at W.Y.S.E. are: "On Our Own" (co-ed ages 10-12), "Decisions" (females only ages 14-18), "Young Men of Color" (males only ages 14-18) and "Youth Making A Difference" (co-ed, ages 14-18). For additional information, contact David Jefferson at (617) 989-3032. MYTOWN is a non-profit organization that uses history as a youth development and community building strategy. by using what young people see to challenge who they are, what they have learned, and what they think, MYTOWN provokes young people to use their life experiences as a starting point for understanding local, national and global events. By discussing the accomplishments of local change-makers, MYTOWN demonstrates the need for young people to assume community leadership and ownership. Finally, MYTOWN guarantees that young people will always have access to diverse role models for thought and action. For more info: www.mytowninc.com 617-536-8696 - contactus@mytowninc.com Madison Park Computer Learning Center (CLC) is a BCC/Microsoft Computer Learning Center. The primary goal of the CLC is to prevent a society of information "haves" versus "havenots". This project makes technology, and more importantly, the information resources the technology provides, accessible in neighborhood locations - convenient to where people live. The purpose of the CLC is to offer computer classes, skills training, community access, and technology resources to meet the needs of BCC participants and programs. Madison Park Community Center, 55 New Dudley Street, Roxbury, MA 02119 617-635-5206 Family Sound works 9th and 10th grade students who require a supportive, alternative environment that recognizes and enhances their different learning styles. Family Sound creates opportunities for students and their families to gain access to resources they need to successfully move through the educational system and expand their academic and career options. Family Sound provides academic enrichment, MCAS preparation, workshops and seminars designed to develop and enhance life skills. We also work with parents to develop and enhance advocacy skills. Contact info: Roxbury Multi-Service Center, Inc. 617-427-4470 ext 70-260 Location of Prgram: John D. O'Bryant Community Youth Center, 434 Warren Street, Dorchester, MA 02121 The After School Collaboration for Educational Success is an interactive and educational tutoring and enrichment program for ninth grade students who want to improve their academic level and develop their life skills. The program meets Tuesday's, Wednesday's and Thursday's from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Jamaica Plain Community Centers, Inc., 20 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 617-635-5195 In October 2000, the Ella J. Baker House opened the Martin Luther King, Jr. Computer Lab and After-School Program. Developed and operated in partnership with Harvard University's W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research, the MLK computing program educates middle school and high school students from days a week in history, research, writing, personal computing and web design.Classes are taught in a brand new (10/2000) computer lab inside the Baker House featuring high-speed Internet acces and the Encarta Africana CD-ROM encyclopedia. Through the program, young people acquire the knowledge about people of African descent worldwide, and at the same time acquire the cyber-skills they will need to navigate to success in the 21st centry. The Baker House is the pilot site for a nationwide rollout to black churches and community based organizations. The Ella J. Baker House 411 Washington Street Dorchester, MA 02124 617-282-6704 The Urban Dreams Youth Development Program (UD) is a model after-school youth development program for selected at-risk Boston youth, ages 13-19. UD fills the gapsbetween school and home, providing a safe haven from the streets and opportunities for urban youth to realize their potential and meet their needs. UD is one of the few after-school programs that serve teens, even though urban teens are at very high risk without supervision. The UD program offers a comprehensive program in four areas: (a) Academic preparedness, (b) Intense Social and life skill education, (c) Self Awareness, and (d) Long-Term Leadership and career training development. Urban Dreams Youth Development Program 895 Blue Hill Avenue Dorchester, MA 02124 617-436-7448