The Program

St. Francis/St. Philip / St. Katherine Drexel Parish, located in lower-Roxbury, has a history of over 100 years of service to the people and the neighborhood in which the church is located.  The parish is committed to serving the people of the community, irrespective of their religious affiliation.  The parish primarily identifies with the poor and marginalized, reaching out to them with "no strings attached."  The After School program enrolls approximately 100 neighborhood children ages 5-12.  The families served are mostly African American.  The parish provides a good program to the economically poor, which allows children a safe environment to play and to get their homework done.  The program is sponsored by the church but staffed by neighborhood people who have been involved in an ongoing leadership training program.  The after school program has grown to become a tradition in the neighborhood.

4Boston's Role

4Boston volunteers are involved in:

• individual tutoring as well as academic help groups for children ages 7-12;

• directing activities in sports, art, music, table games, etc. for children ages 5-12; and

• reading with children ages 5-12.

Volunteers are encouraged to share their talents with the children and to come to a deep appreciation of the beauty and giftedness of each child.

Hours

            Monday to Friday, 2 – 5:30 pm .

            Volunteers choose one afternoon per week and leave BC around 1:45 pm.

Council Member

           Kim  Bruttomesso                             bruttome@bc.edu

Location

Volunteers can take the (T) Green Line to Park St, transfer to the Orange Line, and get off at the Ruggles stop. Alternately, take the CT2 bus from the Park St. stop to Ruggles Station. The program is located at: 175 Ruggles St. , Roxbury , MA 02120 .  Google Maps

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