United Housing Management’s Neighborhood Network Center in Dorchester has been selected to host the first Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools® program in Boston — one of three in Massachusetts. As a site sponsor, the Neighborhood Network Center becomes a member of the network of organizations across the country utilizing Children’s Defense Fund’s innovative youth summer learning model. The framework is built around the theme: I can and must make a difference in myself, my family, my community, my country and my world. From July 6 – August 14, 2015, the program will serve fifty families living in and around United Housing Management properties. The Neighborhood Network Center CDF Freedom Schools site will be located at Christian Science Church 33 Elm Hill Ave. Dorchester, MA.
Since 1995, over 125,000 children and families have been touched by the CDF Freedom Schools program experience. In summer 2014, CDF Freedom Schools sponsor partners served over 12,700 children in 107 cities, 28 states and Washington, D.C. The program, modeled closely after the Freedom Schools of the 1960’s , focuses on promoting the love of reading, cultural enrichment, and community engagement through an integrated reading curriculum. The model has garnered accolades from the likes of Dr. Cornel West, Tavis Smiley, and current US Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan.
Applications are available at the Neighborhood Network Center, 402 B Blue Hill Avenue, until April 10, 2015. For additional information, contact Cathy Draine, UHM Resident Services Coordinator/Neighborhood Network Center CDF Freedom Schools Executive Director: cdraine@uhmgt.com.
United Housing Management, LLC provides professional property management services. Founded in 2003, the Dorchester based company currently manages a portfolio of over 1700 units throughout greater Boston.
