Summer Safety Collaborative

In collaboration with the City of Boston, The Boston Foundation and a number of other local funders, United Way is working to give Boston youth positive options and activities during the summer , when schools are closed and youth violence has traditionally spiked. Through the Summer Safety Collaborative, more than 70 organizations that provide
safe, supervised programs for city youth after school during the summer will receive financial support enabling them to expand their hours of operation. Last summer, the Summer Safety program served an estimated 17,000 youth by making it possible for organizations with effective and popular programs to add days and hours to their schedules, especially on weekends, when concerns about the potential for violence was
heightened. For more information and a list of the programs receiving Summer Safety Collaborative Funding, click here.