Early Education and Care
Program Name: Infant/Toddler and Preschool
- Description:
- full-day, full-year active learning programs for working families and families referred by the Department of Children and Families
- Location:
- 267 Samuel Barnet Boulevard, New Bedford, MA, 02740 (located in the New Bedford Business Park)
- 725 Shawmut Avenue, New Bedford, MA, 02740
- Age Range:
- Program Outcomes:
- helps children thrive and become confident learners
- gives children a jump-start for kindergarten
- increases children's social skills
- increase high school graduation rates
After School
Program Name: SCHOONER
- Description:
- provides an afterschool program when school is in session; offers a full-day program during school vacations and professional development days for working families and families referred by the Department of Child and Families
- Location:
- Keith Middle School, 225 Hathaway Boulevard, New Bedford, MA, 02740
- Age Range:
- Program Outcomes:
- provides homework assistance and helps children connect to their school
- engages children in activities that enable them to learn new things and use the knowledge they acquire in school
- promotes social skills and sense of belonging to a group of positive peers
Program Name: Massachusetts 21st Century Community Learning Centers
- Description:
- School-based afterschool / summer academic support and enrichment programs for elementary school students at risk of school failure
- Location:
- Sgt. W.H. Carney Academy
- John B. DeVallles School
- Ellen R. Hathaway School
- George H. Dunbar School
- Charles S. Ashley School
- Carlos Pacheco School
- Thomas R. Rodman School
- Abraham Lincoln School
- Roosevelt Middle School
- New Bedford High School
- Age Range:
- Program Outcomes:
- increases academic achievement and motivation to learn
- children show improved behavior and enjoy better relationships with peers and adults
- helps children connect to their schools and encourages involvement in other afterschool programs
Youth Development and Family Support
Program Name: Family Actualization Support and Empowerment Program (FASE)
- Description:
- Using the wraparound approach, FASE provides mentoring, advocacy, and individualized support for children and families referred by the Department of Children and Families.
- Location:
- Acushnet Commons, 53 Linden Street, New Bedford, MA, 02740
- Age Range:
- School- age children and adolescents
- Outcomes:
- prepares youth to make healthy and positive choices
- helps youth to develop a code to live by that promotes mental, social, physical, and spiritual health
- involves youth in self-motivated activities for personal growth and development.
- instills self-reliance; not to accept life the way it is given; seeking out opportunities; going after change for better; not waiting for things to happen-never give up attitude.
- teaches and motivates youth to figure out their learning style and how to articulate their academic needs
- promotes and supports healthy relationships that are characterized by honesty, equity, and responsibility, which reduces out of home placements
- increases graduation rate and broaden their educational opportunities
Program Name: Quantum Opportunity Program
- Description:
- A four year program for youth entering New Bedford High School focused on educational attainment and youth leadership.
- Location:
- Acushnet Commons, 53 Linden Street, New Bedford, MA, 02740
- New Bedford High School 230 Hathaway Boulevard, New Bedford, MA, 02740
- Age Range:
- Outcomes:
- boosts high school graduation and enrollment in college
- improves academic performance and study habits
- increases school attendance
- strengthens a sense of belonging to the school and the community
- cultivates an environment where youth are able to analyze his or her own strengths and weaknesses, set personal and vocational goals, and have the self-esteem, confidence, motivation, and abilities to carry them out.
Program Name: A.R.T. (Achieving Respect Together)
- Description:
- An arts based afterschool program for New Bedford High School students, with an educational component
- Location:
- New Bedford High School, 230 Hathaway Boulevard, New Bedford, MA, 02740
- Age Range:
- Outcomes:
- uses youth interests in hip-hop music and culture to build personal, social, artistic, and academic skills
- encourages youth to be confident, curious learners
- increases school engagement and community involvement
Program Name: Tying on Success
- Description:
- A mentoring program for violence-prone middle-school boys in which the ritual of wearing a tie is a rite of passage into responsible manhood
- Location:
- Roosevelt Middle School,119 Frederick Street, New Bedford, MA 02744
- Age Range:
- Outcomes:
- improves self-esteem
- support emotional well being
- increases studyhours outside ofschool
- increases school attendance
- engages families as partners in learning
Program Name: Acushnet Commons Youth Club
- Description:
- A drop-in afterschool academic support and recreational program for New Bedford children and youth meeting the eligibility requirement
- Location:
- Acushnet Commons, 53 Linden Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
- Age Range:
- Outcomes:
- Keeps children safe and supervised
- Motivates learning and stimulates an interest for reading
- Promotes better health through physical activities
- Connects youth with nature and helps them explore and learn about their world
Program Name: Supervised Family Visitation
- Description:
- Provides a safe, neutral, supervised, child-oriented setting where parents with children referred by the Department of Children and Families and Family Probate Court can visit with them.
- Location:
- 53 Linden Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
- Age Range:
- Outcomes:
- supports parents' desires to strengthen connection with their children and build a stronger bond
- promotes a sense of safety, security, and hope for children and families
