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...partnership also represents the first attempt to coordinate investments in afterschool programming throughout the city...
Through the partnership between Harvard, the city of Boston and several private and non-profit companies, a total of $23 million will be provided over the next five years toward expanding the scope of city afterschool programs...
Those who have worked to create the partnership say improving afterschool education is critically important to Boston communities. They point to the opportunity of offering alternatives to children at risk of juvenile crime, substance abuse and early sexual activity during the large periods of time they spend outside of the classroom...
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino has made expanding city afterschool programming a significant part of his agenda. The city created the Boston 2:00-to-6:00 After-School Initiative in 1998 to help reach that goal...
...know the young people who go to afterschool programs have higher grades, form better peer relationships and have better conduct in school," Menino said...