“It’s so nice to know that not everybody out in society has written us off” Concord Prison Outreach’s annual Holiday Gift Bag Project has become a tradition of remembering our incarcerated neighbors at both NECC and MCI Concord to let them know that they are not entirely forgotten by those on the ‘outside’. Many of [...]
November 2011
A Bridge to Hope: Domestic Violence Services Network, Inc. (DVSN-DVVAP)
Categories Climate for Freedom
by Jacquelin Apsler, Executive Director Autumn in New England invokes thoughts of family, feasts, vibrant colors, and anticipation of holiday cheer. Yet, for too many of our friends and neighbors, home is the scariest place to be. There are no warm colors. Family feasts are frightening. Terror replaces holiday cheer. Domestic violence is prevalent and [...]
METCO Program Update
Categories Climate for Freedom
by Sarah Napier, METCO Family Friend Concord’s METCO Family Friends Program, which matches Boston and Concord families to foster friendships and support, is off to a great start this year. The three elementary schools welcomed 16 new Boston students, joining the 167 students in older grades. In October, Boston and Concord Families met at Alcott [...]
The Abby Fund: A METCO Program Legacy
Categories Climate for Freedom
by Charisse Gilmer, METCO Alumni 2004 What is the METCO program really about? Of course it’s most commonly known for its historical necessity, designed as a way to desegregate suburban schools by bussing inner city students out to these areas to offer the inner city students a better education. Even today, it is one of [...]
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