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143,821 youth served in quality programs

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In 2008 United Way served 143,821 youth in high quality afterschool and out-of-school time programs. Of these, over 13,000 are high risk youth. Research shows that participation in quality afterschool programs improves youths’ feelings of self-confidence, self-esteem, attitude towards school, school grades, achievement test scores, and reduced problem behaviors.  read more »

Arlington Boys & Girls Club

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Agency Code Number: 
359688
City/Town: 
Arlington
Arlington Boys & Girls Club
Website: 
http://www.abgclub.org

Arlington Boys and Girls Club, Inc. The Arlington Boys and Girls Club's mission is to inspire all young people, especially those from challenging circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens and to help build a community that cares about children and takes seriously its obligations to them.

BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life)

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Agency Code Number: 
606163
City/Town: 
Dorchester
BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life)
Website: 
http://www.bellnational.org

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay

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Agency Code Number: 
353988
City/Town: 
Boston
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay
Website: 
http://www.bbbsmb.org

www.bbmb.org

Big Sister Association of Greater Boston

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Agency Code Number: 
354088
City/Town: 
Boston
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston
Website: 
http://www.bigsister.org

www.bigsister.org

Bird Street Community Center

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Agency Code Number: 
650788
City/Town: 
Dorchester
Bird Street Community Center
Website: 
http://www.birdstreet.org

Bird Street Community Center's mission is to serve, through a unique partnership with residents, the needs of a vibrant community by providing quality, affordable child care and recreational, educational, and developmental activities for youth and their families.

http://www.birdstreet.org/

BOSTnet (Build the Out-of-School Time Network)

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Agency Code Number: 
669988
City/Town: 
Boston
BOSTnet (Build the Out-of-School Time Network)
Website: 
http://www.bostnet.org

BOSTnet (formerly Parents United for Child Care) is a multi-racial organization of low-and moderate-income parents dedicated to increasing the supply of quality, affordable child care in Massachusetts and to providing a parent voice on public policy issues related to families, children, and the workplace.

www.pucc.com

Boston Asian: Youth Essential Service

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Agency Code Number: 
354588
City/Town: 
Boston
Boston Asian: Youth Essential Service
Website: 
http://www.bostonasianyes.org

Boston Asian: Youth Essential Service's mission is to inspire Asian youth to discover and actualize their greatest potential.

http://www.bostonasianyes.org/

Boston Minuteman Council, Boy Scouts of America

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Agency Code Number: 
355288
City/Town: 
Milton
Boston Minuteman Council, Boy Scouts of America
Website: 
http://www.bsaboston.org

It is the mission of the Boy Scouts of America to serve others by helping to instill values in young people and, in other ways, to prepare them to make ethical choices during their lifetime in achieving their full potential.

www.bsaboston.org

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