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We are a collective impact collaboration of partners, working together to strengthen systems serving Boston's opportunity youth.

Boston, MA
Joined February 2016
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Great suggestion from @LiliAllen2 @jfftweets - make peer mentoring a work study activity to help students support each other. #OYSuccess – at Boston, MA
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Want to see paid work-study for student peer leaders to help new OY navigate - Lili Allen @jfftweets #OYSuccess @BHCCBoston @BostonPIC
77% of @BHCCBoston students enter in lowest quintile economically, they move up 2 quintiles by they time they leave @PamEddinger #OYSuccess
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Solution - collaborative with social service agencies to ensure that students access supports on campus #OYSuccess
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Access to $ undermines college persistence and success for non-traditional students #OYSuccess @MassDHE @jfftweets @therenniecenter
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Boston OYC retweeted
Ron Ferguson - by two years old the achievement gap is already starting to keep children back @hriaction
Gov. Charlie Baker and Mayor Martin Walsh have announced a tuition-free college pilot program. bos.gl/Lby528s
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Boston OYC retweeted
A2: Disconnected youth are 16-24 year olds not in school or the workforce. This is talent and potential we are not embracing. #SaludTues
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Boston OYC leaders talk about collective impact at @AspenFCS this morning #oyif #ciconvening
"Your why has to be just as strong as how are YOU going to take action " Marshall #oyif #opportunityyouth #opportunity #aspen
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"Collective impact means asking the question, 'What would it take to actually solve this?'" -Paul Grogan @AspenFCS @CIForumTweets
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TedX Talk by Patrick McCarthy of @AECFNews on why we need to shut down youth prisons which deprive OY of opportunity, humanity #OYIF #dstpp
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"Students need a place to come back and tell their stories. " -REC manager Emmanuel Allen speaking at @AspenFCS #OYIF @BostonPIC
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Shawnice Jackson walking on stage to give the National Council of Young Leaders recommendations @OYUnited @MissEducateThem #oyif #oyu #ncyl
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We shouldn't have to wait for certain issues to reach certain folks for us to develop solutions. @DevalPatrick #OYIF
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Kicking off this morning with an awesome spoken word from @TeenEmpowerment's Carlos Barbosa #OYIF #YouthVoice
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Attending Opportunity Youth Forum at The Boston Youth Reengagement Center. There are great models out there. #oyif
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Boston OYC retweeted
#bostondstpp ACLU working to eliminate all mandatory minimums for drug offenses to fight disparities @hriaction
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Awesome to see Neil Sullivan frm @BostonPIC sharing best practices @ @ThriveChi Youth Summit,exactly what we hoped for when we created #OYIF
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